Bernie Sanders, in Chicago, blasts oil companies over high gas prices: Pass a ‘windfall profits tax on those crooks’

Sanders returns to Chicago Friday to back two Congressional candidates in Illinois’ June 28 primary election. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lifeguard shortage will delay Chicago public pool openings until July 5

Despite the record-breaking heat wave that has hit the city in recent days, Chicagoans will not be able to enjoy the cooling relief of public pools until July 5. Pools were expected to open for the summer June 24, but a lifeguard shortage across the nation has affected Chicago, too. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois…

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Boy, 11, dies after hit-and-run in Lawndale, police say

An 11-year-old boy died Thursday morning after he was hit by a vehicle in Lawndale, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Abbott again halting baby formula production at its Michigan facility after flooding

Less than two weeks after restarting formula production at its Michigan facility, Abbott has again had to halt manufacturing there amid flooding. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Heat wave snaps Chicago temperature record Wednesday

Wednesday’s heat wave broke a 28-year-old Chicago record when temperatures climbed to 96 degrees at O’Hare International Airport. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Officials say Round Lake Beach father charged with drowning children left note at scene: ‘If I can’t have them neither can you’

Karels is accused of three counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his children, Bryant, 5, Cassidy, 3, and Gideon, 2. Authorities said he drowned the children in a bathtub at his home in the 200 block of East Camden Lane sometime over the weekend. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution…

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Chicago weather: Monday EF-0 tornado confirmed in Roselle, heat hitting records

An EF-0 tornado touched down during Monday’s supercell storm, and temperatures are expected to hit record highs Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Yorkville man charged with killing Aurora woman Tyesha Bell who went missing 19 years ago

A Yorkville man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of an Aurora woman who went missing 19 years ago and whose remains were discovered in Kane County in late 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lawyer for R. Kelly asks for mandatory minimum 10-year sentence on New York racketeering conviction

The lawyer for R. Kelly has asked a federal judge to sentence the onetime R&B; superstar to a mandatory minimum 10-year prison term. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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19 people from Illinois have been charged for taking part in the US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

Nineteen people from Illinois have been charged so far for allegedly taking part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Six have pleaded guilty. One has received a short jail sentence. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago weather: Supercell thunderstorm spurred 84 mph winds, downed trees, no tornado activity reported

A severe thunderstorm tracked through northern Illinois and into northwest Indiana Monday night, leading to dozens of damage reports throughout the area. No tornadoes have been reported as of Tuesday morning, according to the weather service. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Severe thunderstorms, 75 mph winds could hit Chicago before heat wave brings record temps

Heat indices will hit 105-degrees this week, and severe thunderstorms, large hail and a brief tornado are possible Monday, the National Weather Service said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Toby Keith cancels Ribfest appearance as he recovers from cancer treatments

Country music star Toby Keith has canceled his Friday night Ribfest performance as he recovers from stomach cancer treatment, the Exchange Club of Naperville said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Candy giant Ferrero plans Bloomington expansion, adding 200 jobs

The confections company known for producing Nutella and Kinder products announced a $214.4 million expansion of its facility in Bloomington. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Daywatch Special Edition: Chicago during the Boss years

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some highlights from the Chicago Tribune’s archives in honor of the newspaper’s 175th anniversary. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Expressways divided city neighborhoods and spurred explosive suburban growth

After World War II returning GI’s flooded the market for housing while new expressways helped spur suburban growth. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago planted trees at a higher rate in wealthier, whiter neighborhoods over the past decade, Tribune investigation finds

Trees can soak up water dumped during intense storms, which already disproportionately affect communities on the South and West sides with basement flooding. And they can lower neighborhood temperatures. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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South suburban man charged in 2020 fatal shooting of 30-year-old man in West Pullman neighborhood, police say

A 35-year-old Saux Village man was charged with first degree murder in a 2020 fatal shooting that happened in the West Pullman neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago drill rapper FBG Cash killed and a woman wounded in Auburn Gresham shooting

31-year-old Tristian Hamilton, who performed under the name FBG Cash, was pronounced dead at Christ Hospital Friday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Woman, 37, among 3 fatally wounded in overnight shootings, police say

A 37-year-old woman was among three people fatally wounded in overnight shootings on the West and South sides, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s opponents are trying to link the incumbent to crime spikes, but their biggest issue is just staying on the ballot

The issue of who is on and off the ballot has superseded much of the discussion about the issues in the sheriff’s race. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘We’ve gotta kill it. Period.’ New details on ComEd bribery probe emerge in latest unsealed search warrants

A newly unsealed search warrant in the ComEd bribery probe centered on former House Speaker Michael Madigan provides the greatest detail yet about an alleged behind-the-scenes effort to kill an energy bill supported by Madigan’s daughter, the then-Illinois attorney general. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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