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• Contractor now accused of bribing worker in Cook County assessor's office

  27-03-2023 23:25
  
  A Lemont contractor involved in the public corruption case against former Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin now is charged in a scheme to bribe an employee of the Cook County assessor's office.
  
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• Longtime customers say goodbye as Tribella Bar and Grill in Batavia closes its doors after 26 years

  27-03-2023 23:22
  
  The owners of Acquaviva have purchased the building from Christine DiGuglielmo, who co-owned the restaurant with her husband, Joe. Acquaviva recently closed its restaurant on Water Street in downtown Batavia.
  
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• Boys gymnastics notes: Looking back at memorable night at Meadows invite

  27-03-2023 22:44
  
  O say can you see? And hear?
  
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• BBB Warns Baseball, Music Fans to be on Lookout for Phony Tickets

  27-03-2023 22:14
  
  With Opening Day around the corner for the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, and with some of the biggest names in music coming to the city this summer, the Better Business Bureau is offering tips for consumers to stay safe when purchasing tickets.
  
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• 2 Dead, 1 Critically Hurt After Being Ejected From Vehicle in Stevenson Crash

  27-03-2023 21:43
  
  Authorities say that two people are dead and a third is critically injured after they were ejected from their vehicle in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway Monday evening.
  
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• Nico Hoerner Signs Contract Extension With Cubs: Report

  27-03-2023 20:13
  
  The Chicago Cubs went into spring training hoping to ink a contract extension with one of the key members of their core, and theyve done just that in agreeing to a new deal with second baseman Nico Hoerner, according to multiple reports.
  
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• Chicago's Street Sweeping Season Begins Next Week

  27-03-2023 20:02
  
  In a sign that spring is here, the city of Chicago is preparing to deploy its fleet of street sweepers to remove debris and litter from across the city.
  
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• Collection for Palatine families displaced by condo fire off to good start

  27-03-2023 19:55
  
  People Helping People and Christ Lutheran Church collaborated Monday to organize and host a drive-through collection for items to help the families displaced by a fire in the Windhaven Condominium Complex in Palatine on March 19.
  
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• $550,000 winning lottery ticket bought at Lakemoor grocery store

  27-03-2023 19:49
  
  Two lottery players hit all five numbers in the midday Lucky Day Lotto draw on Sunday, each winning over a half a million dollars, the Illinois Lottery announced in a news release.
  
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• Three generations of flight: Suburban native gets Marine wings, joining grandfather, father

  27-03-2023 19:40
  
  U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Steven Wember remembers spending time with his grandfather and father as a child, listening to their stories about being Marines and flying jets. The Crystal Lake native and 2015 Marian Central Catholic High School graduate decided at age 10 that it was the path he wanted to follow.
  
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• Billy Hamilton, 6 Others Sent to Sox Minor League Camp

  27-03-2023 19:14
  
  The Chicago White Sox have sent seven more players to their minor league camp, trimming their spring training roster to 33 players.
  
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• Johnson and Vallas Court Votes, Trade Barbs as Chicago Runoff Election Nears

  27-03-2023 18:37
  
  Pressure is ratcheting up in the closing days of the Chicago mayoral campaign, as Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson work to showcase their records and to earn every single vote possible.
  
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• Race for Mayor in Naperville Focuses on Key Issues Including Public Safety and Economic Development

  27-03-2023 18:35
  
  In just over a week, voters in Naperville will elect a new mayor for the first time in eight years.
  
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• Women-Owned Businesses Are Growing. One of the First Centers to Help is Based in Chicago

  27-03-2023 18:34
  
  One of the first organizations in the country dedicated to helping women start their own companies is right here in Chicago.
  
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• Amazon truck strikes Long Grove bridge, marking 45th crash since 2020

  27-03-2023 18:22
  
  It's happened again: Long Grove's historic bridge has been struck. Around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, an Amazon delivery truck just over 9 feet tall got stuck under the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge, which has a clearance of 8 feet 6 inches.
  
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• Officials Encourage Voters to Return Mail-In Ballots as Election Day Nears

  27-03-2023 17:41
  
  With Election Day just eight days away, the Chicago Board of Elections is urging voters to submit their mail-in ballots to help expedite the counting process.
  
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• New Chicago Mayoral Poll Shows Vallas With Lead on Johnson as Voters Over 50 Favor His Campaign

  27-03-2023 17:26
  
  Polling data continues to show a tight race between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson in the battle to become Chicago's next mayor, with Vallas holding a slim lead in a new survey released this week.
  
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• Chicago’s Mayoral Race Pits the Teachers Union Against the Police Union

  27-03-2023 16:58 via nytimes.com
  
  In a city known for its unions, two loom over the Paul Vallas-Brandon Johnson race, and no labor leader is as significant as the incendiary president of the Fraternal Order of Police.
  
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• CTA Worker Charged With Beating Man Found Dead at Downtown Station

  27-03-2023 16:03
  
  A CTA worker was charged Monday with beating a man who was found dead this weekend at a downtown subway station.
  
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• Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker Among Windy City Smokeout Headliners

  27-03-2023 15:52
  
  Country music fans will have an opportunity to see some of the hottest acts in the industry this summer at the annual Windy City Smokeout, but organizers say that tickets to the event are going fast.
  
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• 2 Winning $550K ‘Lucky Day Lotto' Tickets Sold in Northern Suburbs: Illinois Lottery

  27-03-2023 15:37
  
  Two lottery players hit all five numbers - 1-5-21-25-41 - in Sunday's Lucky Day Lotto drawing, winning $550,000 each, according to a press release from the Illinois Lottery.
  
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• Predicting the 2023 Cubs' Opening Day Roster

  27-03-2023 14:58
  
  The Chicago Cubs are still working to finalize their Opening Day roster, and while theyve already made several key decisions, there are still a few that will need to be made in the coming days. Here's where we feel like things stand.
  
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• Report: Chicago Bears Salary Cap Still Has Room for Spending

  27-03-2023 14:45
  
  Bears GM Ryan Poles has already signed some significant free agent contracts, and traded for DJ Moore, but they need to spend even more cash in 2023.
  
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• An Aurora Family Asked a Police Officer to Help With a Gender Reveal. He Delivered in a Big Way.

  27-03-2023 14:35
  
  For a recent gender reveal, an Aurora family decided to take a unique approach - and recruit a police officer to break the much-awaited news.
  
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• How Lamar Jackson's Trade Request Could Impact Bears' Rebuild, Future

  27-03-2023 14:30
  
  Anytime a star quarterback changes teams, there are seismic implications across the NFL.
  
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• Islamic group marks Ramadan with food distribution to communities in need

  27-03-2023 13:58
  
  ICNA Relief, a national domestic relief and faith-based group, has launched a Ramadan Food Box distribution across its network of more than 50 food pantries in 24 states, reaching more than 24,000 families.
  
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• Highland Park Mother Visiting Nashville Delivers Plea After Deadly School Shooting

  27-03-2023 13:47
  
  A Highland Park mother who was present at last summer's Fourth of July parade mass shooting addressed reporters on the scene of Monday's deadly mass shooting at a school in Nashville, pleading for lawmakers to pass gun safety laws in hope of reducing mass shootings.
  
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• 5 Planets Will Soon Align in the Sky At the Same Time. Will it Be Visible in Chicago?

  27-03-2023 13:26
  
  Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a five-planet hangout: Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Marswill all line up near the moon. And in the Chicago area, it may just be clear enough to see the parade at its peak.
  
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• How a controversial law allows local governments to recapture refunded property taxes

  27-03-2023 12:56
  
  Hundreds of taxing bodies throughout the suburbs now can reclaim millions of dollars in refunded property taxes thanks to a controversial law passed nearly unanimously by the state legislature two years ago.
  
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• Where's Illinois' Best Eggs Benedict? Not in Chicago, Yelp List Says

  27-03-2023 12:01
  
  While there are no shortage of highly rated breakfast and brunch places across Chicago, you might have to venture further out to find the best eggs benedict in Illinois.
  
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• Chicago Band Wilco Announces Endorsement in Mayoral Runoff Race

  27-03-2023 11:38
  
  Chicago-based Wilco are taking their voices off the stage and into city politics, endorsing Brandon Johnson in the race for the next mayor of Chicago.
  
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• How Bulls Might Land 2023 1st-Round Pick Despite Portland's Fade

  27-03-2023 11:21
  
  The Bulls owe their 2023 first-round pick to the Orlando Magic unless it lands in the top-four picks. But even with that commitment, there's a potential pathway to landing a first-round pick in this draft.
  
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• Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's ‘Rainbowland' Removed From School Concert, Deemed ‘Controversial'

  27-03-2023 09:52
  
  A Wisconsin elementary school has been at the center of headlines after it removed Miley Cyrus' and Dolly Parton's "Rainbowland" duet from its first-grade concert list, deeming the song "controversial."
  
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• John Mayer Adds Second Chicago Date To 2023 Solo Acoustic Tour

  27-03-2023 08:10
  
  Attention, Chicago John Mayer fans: If you aren't able to attend to musician's upcoming solo, acoustic show at the United Center coming up on March 31, you'll have one more chance this year to see him in the Windy City.
  
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• As 2023 Chicago Runoff Election Date Nears, Johnson, Vallas Make Final Pushes

  27-03-2023 06:59
  
  With just over a week before Election Day, the Chicago race for mayor between former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson continues to tighten.
  
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• Chicago Firefighter Charged With Running Prostitution Business From His Apartment

  27-03-2023 06:24
  
  A Chicago firefighter is expected to be placed on leave after being charged with running an “erotic massage” business from his apartment.
  
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• Man Hurt in Attack on Grand Crossing CTA Red Line Platform

  27-03-2023 06:11
  
  A man was seriously injured Sunday night at a CTA Red Line platform in Grand Crossing.
  
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• Police Searching For Driver in West Loop Hit-and-Run That Ran Stop Sign, Killed Pedestrian

  27-03-2023 05:48
  
  Chicago police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run over the weekend in the city's West Loop neighborhood that left a 26-year-old man dead as he was crossing the street.
  
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• 'We have to prepare': Towns grapple with more freight trains heading their way

  27-03-2023 04:43
  
  Suburbs along the CP tracks face the reality of at least eight more freight trains a day. Here's what's next.
  
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• Islamic group marks Ramadan with food distribution for communities in need

  27-03-2023 04:42
  
  ICNA Relief, a national domestic relief and faith-based group, has launched a Ramadan Food Box distribution across its network of more than 50 food pantries in 24 states, reaching more than 24,000 families.
  
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• Why tax expert, former state rep says Arlington grandstand's days could be numbered

  27-03-2023 04:38
  
  While the Chicago Bears haven't officially said if or when the stately Arlington Park grandstand built by Dick Duchossois will be demolished, its days are likely numbered, according to one expert.
  
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• How this dog's death led to a bitter race for Wayne village president

  27-03-2023 04:37
  
  Were it not for a dog named Ludwig, Eileen Phipps might be cruising unopposed to a seventh term as village president of Wayne. But her husband's killing of a neighbor's pet triggered a contentious race for Phipps' office and three trustee seats.
  
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