As Washington Park showcases official Christmas tree, community leaders reflect on neighborhood’s recent progress: ‘Start changing the little things’

Last Sunday evening, at least a hundred people flocked to a road median on West Garfield Boulevard and South King Drive to celebrate the Washington Park neighborhood’s first tree-lighting ceremony in recent memory. The ceremony was hosted to shine a bright spot in a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic and social upheaval throughout the…

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Woman found dead in vacant lot in Bronzeville, signs of trauma to her face and body

A woman was discovered dead in a vacant lot Friday morning in the Bronzeville neighborhood, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Man charged in fatal Chatham stabbing after turning himself in to police wearing blood-stained clothing

A man who was wearing bloody clothing when he turned himself in to police police Wednesday afternoon has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a man found in his Chatham neighborhood apartment earlier that same day, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Parents of Chicago teen killed in shooting share their grief and advocacy work on Lisa Ling’s CNN show

On Sunday’s episode of her “This is Life” CNN show, Lisa Ling visits Chicago to meet with the parents of Terrell Bosley, who was shot and killed in 2006. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Extra-alarm fire hits West Side auto supply business, sending 250 firefighters to scene

About 250 Chicago firefighters were battling an extra-alarm fire in a commercial building in the Lawndale neighborhood Thursday morning, according to the Fire Department. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Six Flags Great America adds drive-thru to Holiday in the Park

Starting Wednesday and on select days through Jan. 18, Great America will allow patrons to have, ’’an extremely rare opportunity to drive around inside the park,” said the park’s president Hank Salemi. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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How COVID-19 is devastating household finances in the Chicago area and Illinois, in 5 charts

Census Bureau surveys show Illinois and Chicago-area residents are worried about job security during the pandemic, and the data illustrates who is bearing the brunt of the recession locally. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chief Illiniwek was officially retired 13 years ago. University of Illinois is still trying to remedy his ‘painful impact’ on Indigenous people.

Some critics say the university’s efforts to reconcile with Native Americans don’t go far enough. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Minneapolis council voting on whether to make deep cuts to police department in response to George Floyd’s death

Minneapolis City Council members are voting on whether to cut nearly $8 million from Mayor Jacob Frey’s $179 million policing budget and redirect it to other initiatives. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Man and woman found dead with gunshot wounds in garage of their home in Beach Park

A man and a woman were found dead with gunshot wounds in the garage of a home in Beach Park in Lake County Tuesday night, according to authorities. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Woman charged with pulling away from traffic stop on Near North Side, dragging Chicago police officer

A woman has been charged with pulling away from a traffic stop on the Near North Side, dragging a Chicago police officer and injuring him. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Mexican restaurants pivot to COVID-19 test sites to increase access for communities in need

Moe’s Cantina converts two locations to COVID-19 testing facilities after owner Sam Sanchez had a hard time getting a coronavirus test himself. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Convenience store clerk shoots teen and woman who tried to rob shop, Round Lake Beach cops say

Two people were shot by a store employee after attempting an armed robbery at a Round Lake Beach convenience store Monday night, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Red Cross appeals for blood donations as COVID-19 cases surge; Cook County to announce extension of cash assistance program

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Veteran Calumet City officer suffers medical emergency, dies on duty, officials say

A Calumet City police officer died while transporting a detainee to the courthouse Monday, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Black Michigan lawmaker gets lynching threat from male caller, threatening call possibly from Wheeling woman after voter fraud hearing

A state representative said Sunday she received threatening phone calls after she heard testimony claiming voter fraud following President-elect’s Joseph Biden Jr.’s 154,000-vote win over President Trump in Michigan. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Would-be armed robber fatally shot in Goose Island moments after wounding victim, police say

A gunman who shot a man during an attempted robbery in Goose Island was found fatally shot minutes later, according to Chicago police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Woman fatally shot in vehicle in North Chicago

A 47-year-old woman was shot and killed in North Chicago early Sunday after a gunman fired on a vehicle in which she was a passenger, according to the Lake County Major Crime Task Force. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Daily Illinois coronavirus graphs: 76 new deaths, 7,598 new confirmed and probable cases and 79,538 new test results

As the pandemic continues, the Tribune is tracking Illinois deaths, cases, test results and more here. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Police: Attack on CTA Blue Line train in Oak Park leaves passenger with head trauma, eye injury

Police: Attack on Blue Line train in Oak Park leaves passenger with head trauma, eye injury Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Man, 53, fatally shot in Logan Square, police say

A 53-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon while he was driving in the Logan Square neighborhood, according to Chicago police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Maria Lopez, wife of beloved 911 dispatcher Lupe Lopez, also dies of COVID-related issues. ‘They fought to stay here with us,’ daughter says

The adult children of 911 dispatcher Lupe Lopez, who died last month of COVID-19, thought their mother, Maria was going to pull through the virus and rejoin them at home. But overnight, she was pronounced dead at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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