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4 dead, 21 injured in weekend shootings across Chicago

Four people were murdered in Chicago over the just-ended weekend, and 21 others survived gunshot wounds, according to preliminary information from Chicago police. The rain-dampened total of 25 victims ties 2017 as the city’s lowest number for the same weekend since at least 2015, according to HeyJackass, a website...
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Man Living On Boat Near Navy Pier Since April Heads South For Winter: ‘I...

NAVY PIER — Matt Jonkman has nowhere to be and not much to do. And that’s kind of the point. “Am I happy? Very much so,” Jonkman said from behind the wheel of his two-story houseboat, wearing a Hawaiian shirt with a hula girl on his dashboard for even more good fortune. “It’s been an adventure.”
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Dunkin’ burglarized in Loop, Chicago police say

Chicago police are investigating a break-in at a Dunkin' in downtown.
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Chicago crime: 2 shot while driving in Englewood

CHICAGO - Two men were shot while driving, leaving one seriously wounded early Monday in the Englewood neighborhood. Cognitive Decline Has Been Linked To a Common Habit. Do You Do It?These 3 symptoms seem normal — but they could be early warning signs of something serious.Cognitive Health News |
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Man charged with armed robbery and home invasion at Oak Lawn condo building

A man has been charged robbing another man at gunpoint during a home invasion on Sunday afternoon in Oak Lawn in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
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Vendors seek support after ICE activity at Swap-O-Rama sparks boycott

Vendors at the Swap-O-Rama Flea Market in the Back of the Yards neighborhood are struggling due to low sales and a growing boycott from people who believe the market could have done more to stop federal agents from entering the property.
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Chicago suburb named among safest cities in U.S. in new report

A Chicago suburb has been named among the safest cities in the country in a new report. Finance site Wallethub released its list of Safest Cities in America for 2025 and only one Illinois spot made the top 50. The ranking looked at more than 180 cities across the U.S.,...
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Husband of woman found dead in Chicago condo building sentenced for domestic violence

The estranged husband of a woman found dead at the bottom of stairs in a Chicago condo building a year ago will be sentenced on domestic violence charges Monday.
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A Tragic Homecoming For Man Killed By ICE Agents In Franklin Park

This story was produced by South Side Weekly, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to producing local journalism that is for, by and about the South Side of Chicago. Sign up for its newsletter here. He came back in a box. A wooden coffin wrapped in cardboard, the kind used to protect...
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Mayor Johnson defends budget proposal: “We’re not going backwards”

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke with CBS News Chicago Monday morning to defend his 2026 budget proposal, which aims to close a fiscal hole of more than $1 billion.

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