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Defense says boyfriend ‘controlled and conditioned' woman charged in officer's killing
The woman charged in the murder of a Bradley, Illinois, police officer waited five years for her murder case to go on trial, and on Friday, it came within a few words of being delayed until 2027.
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Aurora's Marmion Academy opens to female students for first time
For the first time in more than 90 years, Aurora’s Marmion Academy will welcome female students to its classrooms.
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Alarming Perez Hilton incident focuses attention on mental health
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is recovering in a Miami hospital today after an alarming and bizarre incident livestreamed Tuesday night on TikTok.
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Family pleads with driver in fatal Lynwood hit-and-run to come forward
A suburban family is pleading with the driver responsible for a fatal hit-and-run to come forward after a 20-year-old was killed in Lynwood Monday.
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Lakeview man says federal agents violated his rights during Operation Midway Blitz
A lawsuit filed this week in Federal Court claims that immigration officers violated a Lakeview man’s rights when they swarmed his property in 2025.
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Suspect in fatal Fox River boat crash ordered detained
A McHenry County Judge has ordered a suspect in a fatal boat crash on the Fox River held pretrial as he faces homicide charges.
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Video shows woman attack child selling flowers outside River North restaurant
Surveillance video, showing a confrontation and a violent attack on a young girl selling flowers, is raising new questions in the city’s River North Neighborhood.
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Four beluga whales rescued from shuttered Canadian Marineland arrive in Chicago
Four beluga whales were welcomed into their new home at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on Tuesday after a rescue from the failed Marineland of Canada.
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Back of Yards leaders report recent surge in immigration enforcement activity
Back of Yards community and faith leaders are reporting a recent surge in immigration enforcement activity in the area. Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Beluga whales from failed Canadian Marineland to be re-homed at Shedd Aquarium
Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is leading an effort that could soon more than double its population of beluga whales.
