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• Naperville police respond to large downtown gathering of people causing disturbances

  28-08-2023 23:57
  
  Numerous police officers were dispatched Saturday night to downtown Naperville when a large crowd of people began causing disturbances, officials said.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 critically injured in East Garfield Park shooting

  28-08-2023 22:31
  
  A man is dead and another is in critical condition following a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Monday night.
  
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• ComEd chooses Libertyville for site of new regional training center

  28-08-2023 21:42
  
  ComEd plans to create north suburban training center at its Libertyville headquarters. The main feature will be an outdoor training area for overhead line workers.
  
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• Flames erupt in Chicago Lawn residence, sending residents scrambling for safety

  28-08-2023 21:37
  
  A fire in a home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood quickly spread to other nearby residences, challenging firefighters and sending residents fleeing for their lives.
  
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• Ukrainian murals near Chicago beach vandalized with swastikas

  28-08-2023 21:18
  
  A walk along Loyola Beach in Rogers Park reveals incredibly colorful murals on the seawall, but racist vandalism has marred their beauty.
  
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• Disaster loans available to residents of fire-damaged senior apartments in Schaumburg

  28-08-2023 21:15
  
  Residents displaced last month after fire significantly damaged a portion of the Emerald Village Senior Apartments in Schaumburg now have a new source of financial assistance.
  
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• All-clear issued for Lincolnshire junior high after bomb threat

  28-08-2023 21:09
  
  Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire was evacuated this morning after the school received a voice mail saying there was a bomb in the building.
  
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• Why Arndt Park pool in Des Plaines won't be ready until May 2024

  28-08-2023 21:04
  
  The public swimming pool being built at Arndt Park in Des Plaines won't open this year as originally planned, Des Plaines Park District officials announced.
  
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• Whiffle ball tournament to raise funds for Bennet Taft Memorial Scholarship

  28-08-2023 21:04
  
  The BT8 Foundation is hosting the first Bennet Taft Memorial Wiffle Ball Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 3.
  
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• Recent Seigle Foundation grants bring giving to over $1 million

  28-08-2023 21:04
  
  The Seigle Foundation recently surpassed $1 million in grants awarded in the Elgin and Dundee area since its formation in 2021 after a recent announcement of awards totaling $283,800 to ten local nonprofits.
  
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• Geneva mulls extending East Side TIF to complete Route 38 improvements

  28-08-2023 21:03
  
  Geneva officials want to extend its East State Street Tax Increment Finance District by 12 years, as the Illinois Department of Transportation's updated construction schedule for East State Street improvements goes past the TIF's 23-year lifespan.
  
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• Shooting, crash closes inbound Bishop Ford Expressway

  28-08-2023 20:57
  
  Illinois State Police say the inbound Bishop Ford expressway is closed because of a shooting and crash.
  
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• 2 charged with shooting man to death in Elgin

  28-08-2023 20:31
  
  Two people have been charged with shooting a man to death in Elgin.
  
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• FEMA to open disaster recovery assistance centers in Cook County

  28-08-2023 20:30
  
  Victims of this summer’s flooding in Chicago and several suburbs will be able to get in-person help at a series of FEMA-led disaster recovery centers in coming weeks.
  
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• Lottery ticket worth $800K sold at suburban Chicago grocery store

  28-08-2023 20:15
  
  A Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $800,000 was sold at a suburban grocery store in recent days.
  
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• ‘Part of our family': NBC 5 anchor Patrick Fazio's family adopts dog during Clear The Shelters

  28-08-2023 18:32
  
  When you meet them face-to-face, it can be tough to say no. Then you end up adding a loved one to your family. That’s what happened to Patrick Fazio when he visited Wright Way Rescue in Morton Grove during NBC’s Clear The Shelters campaign.
  
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• Vehicle with child inside towed from South Loop, Chicago police say

  28-08-2023 18:31
  
  A parent and child have been reunited after a vehicle with a child inside was towed from the South Loop on Monday.
  
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• Numerous Amtrak trains in Chicago canceled due to server issues

  28-08-2023 18:24
  
  Technology issues are impacting numerous Amtrak routes out of Chicago on Monday night, with “server issues” canceling trains between Illinois and Michigan.
  
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• Road work to close Kennedy Ramp onto Ida B. Wells Drive this week

  28-08-2023 17:46
  
  Officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation say that the ramp from the inbound Kennedy Expressway onto inbound Ida B. Wells Drive will likely be closed for the rest of the week for repairs.
  
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• Firefighters battle large fire in Chicago Lawn

  28-08-2023 17:35
  
  A large fire in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood has impacted multiple structures Monday.
  
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• Judge rejects bid to dismiss charges against father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect

  28-08-2023 17:33
  
  A Lake County judge today rejected arguments that he should dismiss criminal charges against the father of the man accused of carrying out the mass shooting at Highland Park's Independence Day parade last year.
  
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• Naperville Park District hosting Wonderful World of Wheels

  28-08-2023 17:09
  
  The Naperville Park District is hosting the 24th qnnual Wonderful World of Wheels event on Sept. 18.
  
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• How to help Libertyville High School students with Butler Lake shoreline restoration

  28-08-2023 17:09
  
  Students at Libertyville High School are seeking community help to plant more than 6,000 native plants along the south shoreline of Butler Lake.
  
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• Plainfield youth tennis players prepare for ‘opportunity of a lifetime' at U.S. Open

  28-08-2023 16:54
  
  Young athletes from Plainfield will soon travel to Flushing, New York for the opportunity of a lifetime to play on one of the world's biggest tennis stages.
  
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• Family of 8, including 6 children, live out of van in Chicago's Austin neighborhood

  28-08-2023 16:50
  
  For many families in the Chicago area, finding a permanent place to live can be a real struggle. Such is the case for Alicia, her partner and her six children ages 1 to 14. Since May 2023, the family says they have been living in their mini-van.
  
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• Metra's Rock Island line sees delays, cancellations after earlier derailment

  28-08-2023 16:47
  
  Commuters using Metra’s Rock Island service can expect more delays and cancellations after an earlier derailment on Monday.
  
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• Lincolnshire junior high evacuated, searched after bomb threat left on voice mail

  28-08-2023 16:37
  
  Officials evacuated and searched Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire this morning after the school received a voice mail saying there was a bomb in the building.
  
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• Officials reveal why White Sox game continued despite shooting that wounded 2 women

  28-08-2023 15:31
  
  Two women were wounded in a shooting at a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday, but despite the shooting, play on the field continued.
  
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• Officials reveal why White Sox game continued despite shooting that wounded 2

  28-08-2023 15:31
  
  Two women were wounded in a shooting at a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday, but despite the shooting, play on the field continued.
  
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• Break out your flannel and pumpkin spice: here's when fall starts in the U.S.

  28-08-2023 15:24
  
  Starbucks recently rolled out its annual pumpkin spice lineup, and corn mazes are popping up all over the Midwest, so it’s only a matter of time before we officially enter fall.
  
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• Big changes coming to Chicago driver facilities. Here's what to expect

  28-08-2023 15:20
  
  Before you head out to renew your license, you might want to check first. Changes are coming to Illinois driver facilities starting this week.
  
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• August will end with a ‘super blue moon' that won't be seen again until 2037

  28-08-2023 13:33
  
  The second of two August supermoons is set to rise Wednesday, the Adler Planetarium says. And according to experts, this one is a bit more special than others.
  
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• What we know about Chicago White Sox game shooting as team releases video

  28-08-2023 13:32
  
  Newly-released video from over the weekend showed what appeared to be the moment a shooting unfolded during a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field, but the footage raised questions for many as details on what exactly happened remain unclear.
  
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• Judge refuses to dismiss case against father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect

  28-08-2023 11:23
  
  A judge on Monday refused to dismiss the case against a father who helped his son obtain a gun license three years before authorities say the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago.
  
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• Not Over Yet: Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come

  28-08-2023 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Hospitalizations are still low but are on the rise in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
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• In Chicago, Keeping the Heritage of Black Dance Moving

  28-08-2023 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  An initiative started in 2019 helps to address funding disparities and offers a vision of Black dance as a form whose categories refuse to be static.
  
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• Service to resume after Rock Island Metra train derails near LaSalle Street Station

  28-08-2023 09:55
  
  Service is beginning to resume after a Metra train on the system's Rock Island line derailed Monday morning.
  
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• Rock Island Metra train derails near LaSalle Street Station, ‘extensive delays' anticipated

  28-08-2023 09:55
  
  Some Metra trains are halted and delays are expected after a train on the Rock Island line derailed, Metra officials said.
  
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• As Chicago's sunrise time gets later, here's when daylight saving time ends

  28-08-2023 06:35
  
  As summer across Chicago comes to an end, the days are beginning to get shorter, and the nights are beginning to get longer, signaling the end of daylight saving time.
  
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• Judge to rule on whether to drop charges against father of Highland Park shooting suspect

  28-08-2023 05:43
  
  A Lake County judge on Monday is expected to make a ruling on whether or not to dismiss charges against the father of the man accused of fatally shooting seven and wounding more than 40 others at the 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.
  
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• Judge to make decision on dropping charges against father of Highland Park shooting suspect

  28-08-2023 05:43
  
  A Lake County judge on Monday is expected to make a ruling on whether or not to dismiss charges against the father of the man accused of fatally shooting seven and wounding more than 40 others at the 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.
  
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• 'Find your people': Families to share their stories for International Overdose Awareness Day

  28-08-2023 05:19
  
  Families and friends who've lost loved ones to substance abuse disorder or drug overdoses will gather in Arlington Heights' North School Park on Thursday to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.
  
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• From Howard U. to Elgin: Police internship welcomes students from historically Black colleges

  28-08-2023 05:18
  
  Howard University junior Ayiana Newcombe recently completed an eight-week internship program with the Elgin Police Department through a program desinged to introduce law enforcement careers to students at historically black colleges and universities.
  
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• 'Something I shall never forget': MLK's historic speech still inspires suburban leaders

  28-08-2023 05:10
  
  Suburban Black leaders reflect on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words on the 60th anniversary of his iconic speech.
  
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• Aurora mayor announces three alderman finalists

  28-08-2023 04:17
  
  The city council will approve the final appointee on Sept. 5.
  
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