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Lifeguard shortage threatens opening of Chicago beaches, pools

Friday marks the official start of summer beach season and the city is facing a severe, widespread lifeguard shortage that…

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Valencia, Giannoulias trade barbs at candidate forum.

When the three Democratic candidates for Illinois secretary of state gathered Thursday for a forum in Chicago’s Loop, the moderator…

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Two Chicagoans held without bail, 3rd held in slaying of 9-year-old and shooting his 5-year-old brother: Skokie police

A judge Thursday denied bail for a 22-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy accused in the fatal shooting of a…

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Piping plovers Monty and Rose celebrated at Montrose Beach

Birders, biologists, conservationists and those who happened to be swept up in the tale of two little birds gathered this…

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Chicago may move to “high” Covid-19 level Thursday night

Chicago is expected to move into a “high” community level of COVID-19 as early as Thursday night, officials said, as…

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Chicago man arrested for breaching U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

A Chicago man was arrested this week on charges alleging he entered the U.S. Capitol with his father during the…

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Illinois AG investigating District 211 over ticketing

The Illinois attorney general’s office is investigating whether one of the state’s largest school districts, located in Chicago’s northwest suburbs,…

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Chicago reacts to Texas mass shooting as politicians trade barbs

Aline Stern of the Lincoln Square neighborhood found it difficult to send her two children to school on Wednesday, the…

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Chicago delays early voting start to May 31.

Chicagoans planning to vote early will have to wait until after the holiday weekend as the Chicago Board of Elections…

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Baristas at 2 Starbucks become first to unionize in Chicago

Workers at two Chicago Starbucks voted overwhelmingly to unionize Wednesday, becoming the first unionized Starbucks workers in the city. Baristas…

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