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Restaurants prepare for St. Patrick's Day and severe weather threat
Chicagoans and visitors had an early start to the St. Patrick’s Day festivities Friday night, enjoying outdoor spaces at pubs with temperatures nearing 80 degrees. The pleasant weather turned windy by Friday night, with possibly severe thunderstorms approaching the region and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour persisting overnight into Saturday. Bars and restaurants with outdoor dining spaces…
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Stabbings of mother, 11-year-old tied to Amber Alert for 8-year-old in Chicago
A young mother and an 11-year-old boy found stabbed multiple times roughly one hour apart in Chicago appear to be connected to the abduction of an 8-year-old child, who was the center of an Illinois Amber Alert overnight, police confirmed Friday.
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President Trump signs executive order to make IVF more affordable
President Trump signed an executive order this week, aiming to make fertility treatments more affordable and accessible to families.
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Dehydration, frostbite and more can occur during the extreme cold. How to stay safe
Doctors recommend staying inside – if possible – as wind-chills across the Chicago area dip well below zero for the next few days.
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‘It was terrible:' Skokie restaurants hit hard by boil order during Valentine's Day weekend
Skokie residents and businesses on Sunday marked the third day of a boil order following a massive water main break that flooded streets, garages, closed schools and businesses.
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Boil order partially lifted after water main break in Skokie
A boil order remains in effect in Skokie and northwest Evanston after a major water main broke Friday morning, with cleanup and repair efforts underway.
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Plans to remove homeless encampment in Chicago's Gompers Park delayed
For months, residents near Chicago’s Gompers Park have raised concerns about a homeless encampment, saying it’s a safety and quality of life issue. Now, a youth baseball league, which utilizes the baseball diamond just yards away, could be displaced.
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Chicago restaurant prepares to dish out 9K wings for Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday is just days away. The TVs will be on and the gameday tables will be loaded with food.
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Local egg farmers navigate flocks amid bird flu threat
As a bird flu outbreak has caused the loss of 14 million egg-laying hens nationwide, local egg farmers are navigating through a difficult time.
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Civil rights complaint filed against 165 Chicago-area realtors, brokerages
The complaints accuse realtors, brokerages and landlords of breaking Illinois law, discriminating against housing voucher holders
