Campaign trail tracker: Where Trump, Biden and their running mates have traveled in presidential race’s final weeks

In the final sprint ahead of the Nov. 3 election, both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have ramped up their campaign travel despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Starting in September, Biden abandoned his months-long virtual campaign from his basement in Delaware while Trump has accelerated his travel and is once again welcoming…

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Man shot, another stabbed in separate attacks in downtown Chicago overnight

One man was stabbed and another was shot in separate attacks in downtown Chicago Wednesday night and early Thursday, according to police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,941 new known COVID-19 cases and 35 more deaths reported as Big Ten football set to come back alongside ‘significant medical protocols’

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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Two shootings in two days, a block apart in Albany Park. ‘It’s too much blood. It’s not going to stop because people don’t know how to forgive.’

Mariuxi Benitez heard seven gunshots. Her teenage daughter thought it sounded like two guns firing. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Visitor to Chicago comes to the aid of man shot in drive-by at Morse ‘L’ station. ‘I’ve never been around gunshots that close in the city.”

Troy Laird used a water bottle from a friend to wash his bloody hands outside the Morse “L” station in Rogers Park. The glass door of the station was shattered from a drive-by shooting that killed a man Tuesday night. Inside lay Laird’s T-shirt he had used in vain to save the man’s life. Top…

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Chicago Ethics Board to enforce ban that would prohibit elected officials outside the city from lobbying City Hall

Chicago’s Ethics Board announced Tuesday it would start enforcing a ban on elected officials lobbying City Hall at the end of the month, meaning a south suburban official likely would need to either give up his elected post or stop lobbying Mayor Lori Lightfoot and aldermen on behalf of his clients to be in compliance.…

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Porn, guns and racism: Days into the new school year, virtual classrooms have been disrupted by hackers and pranksters

“Our students are being attacked for just coming to class and all the protection is falling on the educators,” one teacher said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Inspector general finds failures in city’s system for promptly releasing video in police use-of-force cases

The city of Chicago has in some instances failed to release video and other evidence in excessive force cases involving Chicago Police with 60 days, as its own policy requires. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Smoke from West Coast fires reaches Illinois, turning sky a milky white

Smoke from fires rampaging on the West Coast wafted Sunday into northern Illinois, turning the sky a milky white shade and potentially making temperatures cooler. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lawry’s opens its historic mansion for tours: How Chicago restaurants are adapting to draw you back in

How Chicago restaurants are adapting to bring customers back in during the coronavirus pandemic. A running list. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘You’re very lucky. Very lucky,’ cop tells Uber driver after car is shot up and passenger killed

A man was shot and killed early Monday after he got into an Uber in the 1200 block of West Leland Avenue in the Sheridan Park neighborhood on the North Side. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lockport police ask residents to look for hidden weapons following Friday’s shooting incident

An AK-47 style pistol loaded with 7.62 rounds was recovered Friday and two more weapons were recovered Saturday after a resident in the subdivision discovered one of the weapons in their garbage can. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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New details emerge in killings of prominent Oak Park attorney couple found stabbed to death in their home

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Teens carjacked at gunpoint in Morton Grove driveway, police say

Two teenage boys were the target of an armed carjacking and robbery in the driveway of a Morton Grove home earlier this month, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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With deadline looming, Chicago is badly lagging in census response, especially in communities of color

With the census deadline looming, responses in the city of Chicago are still substantially behind the rest of the state, particularly in communities of color that stand to be hit the hardest by the consequences of an undercount. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Arrest made, no one hit after Chicago police officers exchange gunfire with individual on Far South Side

Chicago police officers fired shots at someone after police said the person shot at officers Saturday morning on the Far South Side, according to the Chicago Police Department. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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2 wounded Saturday morning in shooting on West Side

Two men were wounded in a shooting Saturday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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CPS first-day attendance down from last year as remote learning begins; some schools see fewer than 50% of students participate

Citywide, 84.2% of students attended a remote learning class Tuesday, increasing to 90.2% Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,145 new known COVID-19 cases and 32 additional deaths reported

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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Former Chicago Public Schools chief of staff pleads guilty to charges of lying to FBI

A former top aide to Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of lying to the FBI about whether he passed secret bid information about a massive $1 billion custodial contract to an operative working for one of the bidders. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker to announce new support for residents who’ve lost jobs due to COVID-19; 10 things science has learned about the virus so far

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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Armed man holed up inside South Loop building

A man with a gun is holed up inside a South Loop building late Thursday morning, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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