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Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer dies at 51, family says
Chicago Tribune· 41 minutes agoDennis Deer, a Cook County commissioner from the West Side for seven years, died Sunday, according...
Cook County unveils $218 million budget gap for 2025
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is projecting a $218 million budget gap next year, largely driven by raises she granted to county employees...
Judge orders teen detained in slaying of 7-year-old boy on Near West Side
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoCook County prosecutors on Saturday said that copious surveillance video, multiple acquaintances,...
Arguments made after rare midtrial appeal halted case against 2 Illinois’ ex-Cook County assistant...
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoCHICAGO — Months after a rare midtrial appeal halted a case against two former Cook County assistant...
The mysterious New York nanny who helped shape 20th-century street photography
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 46 minutes agoFor decades, Vivian Maier took thousands of photos on the streets of New York and Chicago, keeping...
At least 29 people shot, 8 fatally, over the weekend, police say; 5 shooting victims were under 18
Chicago Tribune· 14 hours agoAt least 29 people have been shot, eight fatally, in Chicago since Friday evening, according to...
Self-proclaimed ‘Wolf of Rush Street’ pleads guilty to arranging sexual trysts
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoA Chicago entrepreneur with business ties to the son-in-law of former Cook County Democratic boss...
Afternoon Briefing: Chicago to expand pilot that pays for homicide victims’ funerals
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoGood afternoon, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson will increase the scope of a pilot program that funds...
Woman sues American Airlines over in-flight incident with ‘uncontrollably drunk’ seatmate
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoHeading home after a guided food-tour excursion in Mexico with her girlfriends, Gretchen Stelter...
Sentencing for ex-Ald. Edward Burke offers referendum on Chicago’s old-school corruption
Chicago Tribune· 17 hours agoAfter a lifetime of backroom wheeling and dealing, former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke faces the most...