Chicago duo charged in gaming machine burglaries in southwest suburbs
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These Illinois Roadside Stands Serve Some Of The State’s Best Gyros
Illinois takes its gyros seriously and across the state, small counters and drive-ins keep the rotisserie spinning all day. Fast food, yes. Forgettable, never. These places skip the polish and focus on the payoff. You order at the counter, then watch the knife carve the meat. Soon you get a...
Two Teenage Sisters From Ohio Vanish After Leaving O’Hare International Airport Early Morning in...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Authorities in Chicago are urgently searching for two teenage sisters who were last seen leaving O’Hare International Airport early Monday morning before suddenly disappearing, sparking growing concern among investigators and the public. According to Chicago police, the sisters — Payton Hale, 17,...
Sauk Village Shocked As 36-Year-Old Man Gunned Down On Jeffrey Avenue
A 36-year-old man, identified by the Cook County medical examiner as Aaron Pickens, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Sauk Village, adding another grim chapter to a violent week in the south suburbs. Pickens was found in the 21600 block of Jeffrey Avenue and was pronounced dead around 2...
Man, 24, found shot to death on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO - A 24-year-old man was found shot to death late Monday night inside an apartment building in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Officers responded to a call for service around 11:44 p.m. in the 800 block of West 66th Street, where they discovered an unresponsive man in a hallway with apparent gunshot wounds...
Ramadan nights turn Bridgeview’s Yemeni coffee shops into late-night hubs
A coffee haven has emerged in Bridgeview along Harlem Avenue and 87th Street. Several coffee shops have opened post-pandemic, forming a corridor that centers Middle Eastern flavors, design and culture. Long lines that move quickly, crowded dining rooms and a lively, alcohol-free environment — where people stay and...
Hate crime charge filed against man who randomly attacked 3 women in the Loop
A 36-year-old man with a history of unprovoked attacks on women in Chicago’s downtown neighborhoods is facing hate crime and battery charges after prosecutors said he attacked three women within blocks of each other on a single evening last week. Edwin Barron, the latest in a growing list of...
Bill Kurtis to retire from role as judge on NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell...
A man who is best known to generations of Chicagoans as CBS Chicago's principal anchorman will soon be retiring from his latest act on the airwaves.
Man, 24, shot and killed in apartment building in Englewood late Monday night, Chicago...
A 24-year-old man was shot and killed in an apartment building late Monday night on the city's South Side, according to Chicago police.
South Side Shock as Chicago’s New Crime Playbook Starts to Work
Chicago officials say a new community-driven safety push is starting to show up in the numbers, with early data pointing to drops in violent crime across several neighborhoods that have long carried the brunt of gun violence. City leaders and on-the-ground partners credit expanded outreach, intensive case management...
