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Civil rights complaint filed against 165 Chicago-area realtors, brokerages

A national civil rights watchdog group launched an undercover investigation into housing discrimination in the Chicago area. The group, Housing Rights Initiative (HRI), spent nine months in the undercover sting operation to see if real estate brokerage firms, agents and...
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Violent Chicago robbery leaves man critically wounded on South Side

CHICAGO - A man was robbed and stabbed in the neck Monday night in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicagio's South Side. Around 11:22 p.m., officers found the 35-year-old victim with a stab wound to the throat and bruising to the face in the 7800 block of South Wood Street, police...
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Frankly, a steal: Armour hot dog family estate, featured in 1983 movie, sold

The Armour family played a pivotal role in Chicago’s economic and industrial rise. Armour & Co., once the world’s largest meatpacking company, helped earn Chicago the nickname "Hog Butcher for the World." The company’s influence extended beyond meatpacking, shaping many...
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Man stabbed to death in Humboldt Park home, police say

A homicide investigation is underway on the city's Northwest Side. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Chicago police found the victim at about 6:40 p.m. at Christiana Avenue and Chicago Avenue on Monday. Officers responded to calls of a person with a gun...
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Police release video from fatal shooting in Heart of Chicago neighborhood

CHICAGO (CBS) -- New surveillance video shows the car and suspect police are looking for after a shooting killed a man and wounded a baby in November in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. Police said a stolen Dodge Charger pulled up alongside a Jeep SUV on Nov. 20, 2024, in the...
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Chicago man charged in Evergreen Park cemetery shooting

A 23-year-old Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder after a Sheriff’s police investigation found he shot two people last week at a cemetery in Evergreen Park, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday. Sheriff’s police responded to a shooting Wednesday,...
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Woman attempts to kill officer with scissors, police say

Police arrived at the CTA Blue Line station in Forest Park Jan. 29 for reports of a battery. The person who called the police department told authorities that a woman hit her inside a convenience store. Police detained the woman, who tensed her body and kicked an officer to...
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Expressway shooting investigators charge man wiht possessing two machine guns

CHICAGO — A state police investigation of an expressway shooting culminated in a high-speed chase and the seizure of two machine guns, officials say. But, so far, the man they’re accusing of possessing those guns and driving the highway shooter’s car is not charged with firing...
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Hidden in Plain Sight—Illinois Man Stumbles Upon $5 Thrift Store Find Worth Wayyyy More!

CHICAGO, IL – One local man’s $5 thrift store buy turned into a windfall worth thousands. John Carcerano, a seasoned antique hunter from Illinois, thought he was simply getting a great deal when he picked up a plate at Goodwill. Little did he know, the humble porcelain piece...
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Police chase through South Side ends in Englewood; at least 2 people in custody

A Chicago police chase through the city's South Side ended with two people taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon. CPD said officers responded to the Fuller Park neighborhood's 4200-block of South Wentworth Avenue around 1:40 p.m. for a report of a person with a gun inside a...

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