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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is in danger of an early re-election knockout
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing a tough re-election battle on Feb. 28, with credible threats...
Fact check: False claim a vigilante shot down the Chinese spy balloon
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: A vigilante 'shot down the Chinese spy balloon' A Feb. 3 Instagram post (direct link,...
Afternoon Briefing: Muslim students embrace challenges of fasting for Ramadan
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood afternoon, Chicago. Several large groups of young adults and juveniles swarmed downtown Saturday night leading to 15 arrests and sparking concern from activists and local officials about ...
Afternoon Briefing: What’s next for Rockford’s Bell Bowl Prairie?
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood afternoon, Chicago. One person is dead and several victims were injured today in an extra-alarm fire at a high-rise building in the Kenwood neighborhood that burnt through several floors ...
Afternoon Briefing: ‘ComEd Four’ jury asks another question bringing parties to court
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood afternoon, Chicago. A federal jury has resumed deliberations in the “ComEd Four” trial alleging a group of executives and lobbyists conspired to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan ...
Afternoon Briefing: Your Memorial Day parade may look different this year
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoGood afternoon, Chicago. Several police departments across the Chicago area said they are planning this year to increase the number of officers working Memorial Day parades and ceremonies nearly ...
‘Wicked Town’ gang faction caused ‘devastating’ amount of violence, prosecutors say as RICO trial...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShortly after he was arrested in 2021 on racketeering conspiracy charges, reputed Wicked Town gang...
How a racketeering case gets made: Wicked Town investigation started small, wound up bringing down...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe sprawling case that brought down one of Chicago’s most notoriously violent gang factions started small. Chicago police organized crime investigators in the fall of 2016 were looking at narcotics ...
Five elite news outfits win two-fifths of all Pulitzer Prizes
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFive elite news outlets now win two-fifths of all Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, dominating a...
Police: 9 dead, 47 wounded in Memorial Day weekend that saw 250 guns seized, 11 from North Avenue...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt least nine people were killed and about 50 others wounded during the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the Chicago’s summer events and violence. Police Superintendent David Brown ...