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• A 'home run': Wheaton shopping center scores Nordstrom Rack, J. Crew Factory

  07-03-2023 22:45
  
  Nordstrom Rack and J. Crew Factory will add to a "vibrant tenant mix" in the Danada shopping area in Wheaton, a retail analyst says.
  
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• Family Says No One Hurt Inside Home Struck by Vehicle After Stolen Car Causes Crash in West Pullman

  07-03-2023 22:36
  
  A frightening scene at 116th and Racine unfolded just after 5:45pm in the West Pullman neighborhood when a chain-reaction crash, caused by a stolen vehicle, left a house badly damaged and two vehicles scorched from a fire that broke out. The now-charred Dodge Durango that was the victim in the crash went careening into the living room of Deon Winter’s...
  
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• Palatine named Tree City USA for 37th consecutive year

  07-03-2023 22:20
  
  Palatine has earned Tree City USA recognition and a Growth Award through the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.
  
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• United Center Food Workers, Levy Officials Aim to Avoid Strike Ahead of Big Ten Tournament

  07-03-2023 20:35
  
  The Big Ten’s men’s basketball tournament will take place this weekend at Chicago’s United Center, but food service at the arena could be impacted amid a continuing impasse between workers and management.
  
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• Learn about campaign funding at March 21 program in Aurora

  07-03-2023 20:23
  
  The League of Women Voters-Aurora Area will host an informative program on campaign funding on Tuesday, March 21.
  
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• Forum set for March 13 on Batavia school district referendum

  07-03-2023 20:22
  
  The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County is hosting a forum on Monday, March 13, focused on the Batavia Unit School District 101 referendum.
  
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• NFL Team Is ‘Tired of Band-Aids' for QBs; Need Bears Pick

  07-03-2023 20:03
  
  Peter King wrote in his latest column teams are tired of the plug-and-play method for filling the quarterback position.
  
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• Chicago Archdiocese Reveals Whether Catholics Can Eat Meat on St. Patrick's Day

  07-03-2023 20:03
  
  With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Friday, Chicago-area Catholics have likely been wondering whether they’ll be able to indulge in corned beef and other delicacies, and the Archdiocese has issued their stance on the matter.
  
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• Lou Malnati's Introduces New Pizza Available For Limited Time

  07-03-2023 19:56
  
  A new announcement from Lou Malnati's is sure to make mouths water.
  
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• Teen charged with Bolingbrook triple murder pleads not guilty in first court appearance

  07-03-2023 19:46
  
  A 17-year-old accused of first-degree murder in the weekend slayings of a man, female teen and a girl inside a Bolingbrook home appeared before a Will County judge on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him stemming from the deadly home invasion.
  
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• Cooper's Hawk in Wheeling awarded $100,000 village grant for renovations

  07-03-2023 19:44
  
  An ever-popular chain restaurant on Wheeling's Restaurant Row will receive a $100,000 municipal grant to help fund a building renovation.
  
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• Stolen Car Hits Another Vehicle, Causing it to Hit House on Far South Side

  07-03-2023 19:42
  
  Authorities are investigating after a stolen car collided with another vehicle before bursting into flames and striking a house on Chicago’s Far South Side Tuesday.
  
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• Stolen Car Hits Another Vehicle, Bursts Into Flames Before Hitting House on Far South Side

  07-03-2023 19:42
  
  Authorities are investigating after a stolen car collided with another vehicle before bursting into flames and striking a house on Chicago’s Far South Side Tuesday.
  
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• Scammer swiped $200,000 in cryptocurrency from Des Plaines man, police say

  07-03-2023 19:42
  
  A Des Plaines man was scammed out of roughly $200,000 worth of Bitcoin cryptocurrency, police said.
  
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• Hyde Park Summer Fest Among Several Music Festivals Returning To Chicago In 2023

  07-03-2023 19:37
  
  Summer 2023 is quickly approaching, and a number of notable Chicago music festivals will be returning in just a few months.
  
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• Watch Live: Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson Face Off in Chicago Election Forum

  07-03-2023 19:05
  
  For the first time since they secured spots in the April 4 runoff election, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a televised forum hosted by NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago on Wednesday, March 8. Here's how you can watch the discussion.
  
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• How to Watch NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago's Runoff Election Forum With Vallas, Johnson Wednesday

  07-03-2023 19:05
  
  For the first time since they secured spots in the April 4 runoff election, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a televised forum hosted by NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago on Wednesday, March 8. Here's how you can watch the discussion.
  
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• How to Watch NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago's Runoff Election Forum With Vallas, Johnson

  07-03-2023 19:05
  
  For the first time since they secured spots in the April 4 runoff election, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a televised forum hosted by NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago on Wednesday, March 8. Here's how you can watch the discussion.
  
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• Vote-By-Mail Applications Open for April 4 Runoff Election as Early Voting Starts in Less Than 2 Weeks

  07-03-2023 18:56
  
  While over 500,000 Chicagoans just finished casting their ballots for the first round of the 2023 municipal elections, it's already almost time to head back to the polls.
  
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• Joseph Zucchero, Whose Mr. Beef Sandwich Shop Inspired ‘The Bear,’ Dies at 69

  07-03-2023 18:54 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. Beef, the Chicago restaurant Mr. Zucchero co-founded in the 1970s, specializes in the Italian beef, a classic American sandwich. The acclaimed FX series “The Bear” was partly filmed there.
  
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• Here's Why Flags Are Flying at Half-Staff in Illinois

  07-03-2023 18:28
  
  Flags at publicly-owned buildings in the state of Illinois will fly at half-staff this week to honor the memory of Chicago Police Officer Andres Vasquez Lasso.
  
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• Pete Crow-Armstrong Makes Stupendous Catch Vs. Rangers

  07-03-2023 18:00
  
  Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong is already being hailed as one of the best defenders in all of minor-league baseball, and he brought his talents to the field in a big way during a Tuesday game against the Texas Rangers.
  
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• Chicago's Glessner House Celebrates ‘Mother of Forensic Science'

  07-03-2023 17:53
  
  Although she was born into a wealthy and influential Chicago family and did not have to work, Frances Glessner Lee not only became the first female police captain in the U.S., she established the first department of legal medicine in the country, which we now know as forensic science.
  
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• Authorities: Lake County jail inmate attacked guard, tried to escape

  07-03-2023 17:51
  
  Additional charges were levied against a Waukegan man being held at Lake County jail, who officials said attacked a guard and tried to escape while being transferred from a cell to the Waukegan courthouse last week.
  
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• Chicago man faces murder charge in Glenview motel shooting

  07-03-2023 17:37
  
  A Chicago man was charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday at a Glenview motel.
  
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• Church leader gets 15 years in prison for sex assault, abuse of child

  07-03-2023 17:25
  
  A lay pastor at a Big Rock church has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault, abuse of a child.
  
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• Officials, Restaurateurs Blast Possible Taste of Chicago Move From Grant Park as ‘Logistical Disaster'

  07-03-2023 17:23
  
  While the city has not yet officially announced when, or where, the 2023 Taste of Chicago will take place, officials are already blasting an apparent plan to move the festival to Navy Pier, and to hold it the same weekend as a NASCAR race shuts down the event’s normal home at Grant Park.
  
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• Founder of Chicago Beef Shop That Inspired ‘The Bear' Dies

  07-03-2023 17:22
  
  The founder of the no-frills Chicago sandwich joint Mr. Beef, which inspired FX’s “The Bear,” has died at 69. Joseph Zucchero died unexpectedly on March 1 at Rush Medical Center while undergoing treatment for cancer, said his son, Christopher Zucchero. “He was a magnificent human being. He was charismatic. He loved his restaurant ... He loved his family, his children,” Zucchero said. Nothing will be the same at Mr. Beef without his father, Zucchero said. The River N
  
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• Pickleball Injuries Pick Up As Popularity Grows, Doctors Warn

  07-03-2023 17:15
  
  As pickleball rises in popularity across the country, doctors at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH are seeing more injured patients.
  
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• White Sox' Mike Clevinger Feels Weight Lifted After MLB Investigation Ends

  07-03-2023 17:03
  
  MLB announced White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger will not be suspended after an investigation into domestic abuse allegations concluded.
  
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• Bears' Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus Recount How They Met

  07-03-2023 16:50
  
  Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus explain how they met and how they've built a relationship leading up to their respective hires with the Bears.
  
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• Fox All-Area Girls Basketball Captain: Alyssa Hughes, St. Charles North

  07-03-2023 15:50
  
  Last summer, St. Charles North girls basketball coach Mike Tomczak installed a new defensive strategy -- a full court pressing and trapping style -- with the hope it would translate into added offensive opportunities.
  
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• Man Shot to Death During Fight in Bridgeport, Leaving Family Devastated

  07-03-2023 15:42
  
  A man was fatally shot during a fight in Bridgeport Tuesday morning.
  
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• Man Shot to Death During Fight in Bridgeport

  07-03-2023 15:42
  
  A man was fatally shot during a fight in Bridgeport Tuesday morning.
  
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• DuPage County All-Area Girls Basketball Captain: Lenee Beaumont, Benet

  07-03-2023 15:42
  
  Near the midpoint of her career, Lenee Beaumont hit a crossroads that would change the arc of her future.After a promising first two seasons playing on the varsity, Beaumont was aiming to take her game to the next level to make an even bigger impact at Benet.A pass-first point guard, Beaumont deferred to her teammates on offense. In high school and AAU, Beaumont was often the youngest player on her team. Her team-first attitude fit in perfectly on Benet's star-studded roster.But her AAU coach, R
  
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• From the Course Route to Tickets, Here's What to Know About NASCAR's Upcoming Chicago Street Race

  07-03-2023 15:14
  
  As the seasons start to change, Chicago moves one step closer to a summer and holiday weekend that will feel different than every year in the past.
  
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• Taste of Chicago Heads to Navy Pier as NASCAR Takes Over Grant Park, Officials Say

  07-03-2023 14:43
  
  The Taste of Chicago, a summertime fixture in Grant Park since the 1980’s, will find itself in a new home this year, as NASCAR’s street race in the city will force it to move to a park near the entrance to Navy Pier.
  
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• Taste of Chicago Could Head to Navy Pier as NASCAR Takes Over Grant Park, Officials Say

  07-03-2023 14:43
  
  The Taste of Chicago, a summertime fixture in Grant Park since the 1980s, will find itself in a new home this year, as NASCAR’s street race in the city will force the food festival to move, with several Chicago alderpersons saying that relocation will be to a park near the entrance to Navy Pier.
  
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• 17-year-old was 'sole offender' in deadly Bolingbrook shooting that left 3 dead, police say

  07-03-2023 14:38
  
  A $20 million bond has been set for a 17-year-old teen facing multiple first-degree murder charges over a shooting in Bolingbrook that left three people, including two juveniles, dead, and a woman with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Lake County All-Area Girls Basketball Team

  07-03-2023 14:22
  
  Presenting the Daily Herald's 2022-23 Lake County All-Area Girls Basketball Team.
  
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• Lake County All-Area Girls Basketball Captain: Emily Fisher, Libertyville

  07-03-2023 14:18
  
  More times than not, a great leader does more than just light up a scoresheet.
  
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• 14-Year-Old Arrested in Shooting That Killed Graduate Student, Seriously Wounded Roommate in Walmart Parking Lot

  07-03-2023 14:00
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for a shooting in a South Side Walmart parking lot that killed a graduate student from India and seriously wounded his roommate earlier this year, a law enforcement source said.
  
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• Cook County All-Area Girls Basketball Co-Captains: Katy Eidle and Sophie Swanson

  07-03-2023 13:53
  
  For the past four years, Mid-Suburban League girls basketball fans were able to watch two of the most prolific scorers in the conference's 50-year history.
  
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• 17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Bolingbrook Shooting of Girlfriend, 2 Others

  07-03-2023 13:27
  
  A 17-year-old who is accused of killing his girlfriend and two others inside a Bolingbrook home on Sunday has plead not guilty in Will County Court, officials said.
  
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• 3 Chicago Hospitals Rank High on Newsweek's ‘World's Best Hospitals' List For 2023

  07-03-2023 13:17
  
  Three Chicago hospitals are among the best hospitals in the world and at least a dozen suburban hospitals are among the best in the country, a new report from Newsweek says.
  
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• Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Sold at Indianapolis Gas Station

  07-03-2023 13:09
  
  While there were no significant winners in Illinois in Monday night's Powerball drawing, one ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a gas station in southeast Indianapolis, according to NBC affiliate WTHR.
  
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• An Endorsement Guide to the 2023 Chicago Mayoral Runoff Election

  07-03-2023 12:32
  
  While only a week has passed since the first round of the Chicago mayoral election, candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas have less than a month to win over voters before the April 4 runoff election.
  
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• An Insiders Guide to the 2023 Chicago River Dyeing and St. Patrick's Day in Chicago

  07-03-2023 09:13
  
  We're all Irish on St. Patrick's Day, the saying goes. But in Chicago, we're all Irish the weekend before -- when the Chicago River is dyed green.
  
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• Libertyville village board race pits experience against fresh perspectives

  07-03-2023 07:32
  
  The race for three seats on the Libertyville village board features incumbents who say their experience has put the community in a good position versus political newcomers who contend a fresh perspective is needed.
  
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• 2 Killed in Head-On Crash in Will County; All Lanes on Illinois Route 113 Closed

  07-03-2023 07:19
  
  Illinois State Police and emergency crews are responding after a two-vehicle crash on Route 113 in Will County killed one person, officials say.
  
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