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Apr. 7—LIMA — Lima Rotary members learned from the American Electric Power Energy why the region's energy prices are increasing by 800 percent and how they can protect their businesses Monday. According to data provided by the Manager of the Small Business Solutions with AEP Energy, Rob Kulpa, all PJM region...

A bill in Illinois, the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act, has passed out of the House, aiming to prevent third-party services from listing, advertising, promoting, or selling restaurant reservations without written agreements.

Shooters, who have fired almost 11,000 gunshots in 30 Black Chicago neighborhoods since 2018, have rarely been arrested, according to a report that examined clearance rates statistics in non-fatal shootings recorded by the Chicago Police Department. The report, published in the Chicago Sun-Times, said the overall...

ROBBINS, Ill. - A 19-year-old man was arrested after Cook County Sheriff’s police found him asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle with a stolen, loaded gun, authorities said. The backstory:. On March 19, Ivan Enriquez was taken into custody around 3:12 a.m. near the intersection of 135th...

A pedestrian was struck and killed on DuSable Lake Shore Drive Monday morning at Roosevelt Road, disrupting traffic, Chicago police said. The crash occurred at about 5:09 a.m. in the 1100-block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Police said a Dodge Ram pickup...

DOWNTOWN — As questions about Water Tower Place’s future swirl, city leaders say a new plan will prevent the historic mall from becoming another casualty of the pandemic-era retail collapse — and could spark fresh momentum for the Mag Mile’s ongoing revival. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd)...

At least 15 people were shot, one of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. CBS News reported that the one shooting fatality occurred Saturday around 8:00 p.m. “in the 1300 block of West 76th Street.” A 29-year-old man was sitting inside a vehicle when someone fired from outside,...

Whoever is responsible for this should be caught, locked up and made to replace every tire they tear up. The Illinois State Police warn that someone is purposely dropping huge roofing nails on Illinois interstates. The Public Information Office of the Illinois State Police issued a bulletin today about a...

Harold’s Chicken Shack is legendary. The Black-owned fried chicken chain started 75 years ago on Chicago’s South Side is name-dropped in lyrics by Chicago rappers-gone-big from Common to Juice WRLD to Noname. People argue over which location is the best, even setting out to try every one and rank them objectively. It...

Aurelio’s Pizza to Close Final Chicago Location After a Decade. .After ten years of serving deep-dish and thin-crust pies just steps from Grant Park, Aurelio’s Pizza is preparing to shut the doors of its last remaining Chicago location. The restaurant at 1212 S. Michigan Ave.. will officially close on Saturday, May 31.