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The former Chicago Police Department sergeant who was fired for leading the botched raid that left Anjanette Young handcuffed while naked inside her home is now a detective in north suburban Niles, even after an appellate court upheld his termination, records show. Illinois’ First District Appellate Court ruled Sept. 8

Doorknobs by the bin, mantels stacked like books, and stained glass catching the afternoon light make one old Illinois warehouse feel like a time machine with price tags. It holds 60,000 square feet of pieces pulled from old buildings, homes, and shops, all waiting for a second life. Wandering the...

A 100-mile bike ride changed the way Megan Wenstrup looked at breast cancer. Wenstrup, owner of Heights Cycle in Palos Heights, took part in a breast cancer fundraiser several years ago. She wasn’t sure how she would feel about riding that far outdoors, but the experience stayed with her.

The 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is right around the corner, and street closures will soon be underway for the big event. The 26.2-mile course winds its way through the city of Chicago and numerous neighborhoods, and while most of the street closures get started on the day of the race, there are some that will

Golfers at Canal Shores no longer have to choose between a great round and a great meal. The Fringe, a new bar and grill on the patio at The Evans, opened Sept. 23. “The Fringe has been open for several private functions and is now operating Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,” said Bill Sullivan, executive dir

A vacant car scrapyard on the northwest edge of Austin could soon give way to a five-story apartment building with 36 units, eight of them designated affordable, just south of where North Cicero Avenue meets West Grand Avenue. The site sits a short walk from the Grand/Cicero Metra station, putting new residents within

Chicago is seeing mostly sunny skies Sunday, with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s around early afternoon and highs expected in the mid 70s. A cold front has passed, but the afternoon is warmer than the earlier forecast suggested; cooler air arrives Monday before a seasonable stretch takes over. The National W

Illinois has a serious bakery tradition, and a lot of it came over from Germany, Poland, Czechia, Denmark, and the Balkans. You can still taste that history in a twisted German pretzel, a jam-filled kolaczki, or a dense loaf of rye. The seven bakeries on this list keep those old-world...

A heavy police presence descended on Chicago's Little Village neighborhood early Sunday morning after a shooting near West 24th and South Rockwell streets left a man wounded. Officers found several shell casings and evidence markers scattered across the scene, and while police confirmed they were conducting a shooting

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