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Chicago sues after Suzie B. Wilson real estate auction fails

Chicago is now suing the company hired to manage the sales, according to an investigation by Block Club Chicago and the Illinois Answers Project.
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Woman killed in UIC lot was on way to appointment with infant; suspect found...

The person accused of fatally shooting a woman with a baby in a West Side hospital parking garage earlier this month was found dead, officials said.
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Chicago Weekend Shootings leave 2 people dead, 3 others hurt

According to Chicago police, the ages of the victims range from 20 to 37.
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Lakeview Senior High-Rise Empties Out For Nearly 300 New Apartments

A once quiet senior high-rise at 3121 N. Sheridan Road in Lakeview is on track for a dramatic second act. The 1950 building, long used as senior housing, is set to be rehabbed into roughly 296 studio and one-bedroom apartments, according to the buyer. Plans call for a top-to-bottom overhaul that will add a large...
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Buried CPD Report Lays Bare Racial Skew in Chicago Street Force

A court-ordered study quietly finished in March 2025 has concluded that the Chicago Police Department used force on Black and Latino residents at disproportionately high rates, even after controlling for who officers suspected or arrested. The researchers dug through more than 16,000 Tactical Response Reports from...
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South Side Chicago mourns 23-year-old dancer killed in Bishop Ford crash

CHICAGO - Friends and family gathered on Chicago’s South Side to celebrate the life of 23-year-old Lazaruz Gonzalez, a dancer known to many as "Hollywood," who was killed in an early morning crash on the Bishop Ford Freeway. What we know:. Hundreds attended a balloon release in his honor,...
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Man, 17-year-old charged with horrific murder and carjacking spree that claimed 2 lives in...

Prosecutors on Saturday will detail a brutal, deadly crime spree, saying that an 18-year-old man and his 17-year-old accomplice traveled from Boystown to the Far South Side in the early morning hours of February 11, killing two men for no apparent reason as they carjacked and robbed victims across Chicago.
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Loop Office Worker Blindsided Near Daley Plaza as Random Punch Stuns Commuters

A 27-year-old woman on her way to work in the Loop says she was suddenly punched from behind at the Washington and Clark crosswalk near Daley Plaza earlier this week, leaving her hurt and rattled. She recorded and posted a video of the moments after the attack, and says that since a visit to urgent care, she has...
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Massive plume of smoke billows from Chicago building as flames erupt from roof

A building in Chicago was scorched by flames Saturday afternoon, sending a plume of dark smoke into the air and two people to a local hospital. Around 5:20 p.m., a massive plume of grey smoke could be seen rising from a building near the 3000 block of West Madison Street in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood.
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Rare Shohei Ohtani card pulled in Downers Grove | ChicagoLIVE

Big pull in Downers Grove. A teen snagged a rare Shohei Ohtani card worth about $5,000 at Mark’s Card Shop, according to owner Mark Gronek.

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