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Thieves break into 6 Chicago businesses in 45 minutes, steal cash registers: police
CHICAGO - The same group of thieves burglarized six businesses in under an hour in Bucktown, Wicker Park and Lake View on Thursday. In each incident, the offenders used a hammer to shatter the front or side glass doors of businesses to gain entry, according to police. Once inside, the offenders stole cash, cash registers or cash boxes before leaving the business.
Ascension selling 9 Illinois hospitals to California-based Prime Healthcare
Ascension is selling nine of its Illinois hospitals — more than half of its hospitals in the state — to a large, California-based health system, it announced Thursday. Ascension plans to sell the hospitals, along with four of its post-acute and senior living facilities, to Prime Healthcare. Neither Prime nor Ascension disclosed the sale price Thursday. The hospitals slated to be sold to Prime ...
When 2 Illinois Men Got Lost in the Woods – Something Found Them
It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.
The chance of showers and thunderstorms return Sunday; severe weather likely to stay west of Chicago
Friday logged the first 100% sunny day in 6 weeks, since June 14, more of the same expected on Saturday…. More haze expected across area skies Saturday from wildfire smoke aloft, but the densest smoke likely to cause air quality issues is to stay well west/northwest of Chicago. The chance...
Boat capsizes on Lake Michigan at 31st Street; one man unaccounted for
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man remained unaccounted for Friday night after a boat capsized near 31st Street Beach on Lake Michigan.Police said the boat flipped at 7:33 p.m. just south of 31st Street Harbor. CBS News Chicago has learned that more than a dozen people were on the boat.A massive Chicago Police and Fire Department response followed, and the Coast Guard was in the air in a helicopter searching for anyone who might have been left in the water.Video taken at the scene showed the boat lying on its side in the water as someone shouted that the Coast Guard...
Culinary Fusion Hits West Town, Smash Jibarito Serves Up Culture and Cuisine at Desert Hawk Bar on Division Street
West Town's bar scene just got a spicy infusion from the pop-up restaurant, Smash Jibarito, which is quickly becoming a local fixture within the walls of Desert Hawk Bar at 2049 W. Division St. Known for its inventive culinary mashup of smash burgers and jibaritos, a Puerto Rican sandwich staple that swaps out bread for fried plantains, Smash Jibarito is serving up culture with a side of crispy beef patties. According to a Block Club Chicago interview, co-founder Josean Irizarry expressed his excitement, saying, "We're excited to not only bring something good to the table, but to kind of put a little culture behind what we're representing in terms of serving a jibarito smash burger."
Beyond Hunger to host benefit concert in November
Beyond Hunger is hosting a fundraising concert this fall to support its hunger-relief initiatives in communities like Oak Park and River Forest. The fall benefit concert will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at The Salt Shed in Chicago. The event, at 1357 N. Elston Ave., will feature CAKE, a California-based rock band.
Workshop Arts Collaborative Aims To Open Studio And Event Space In Albany Park
ALBANY PARK — A developer is trying to get a zoning change to bring a performing arts and gathering space to Albany Park. James Yelen wants to renovate the vacant single-story building at 3741-49 W. Lawrence Ave. into The Workshop Arts Collaborative. It would have rehearsal and instruction studios, pop-up space for local food and beverage vendors and flexible event space.
CPS Won’t Guarantee Busing For General Education Students This Year – But Is Piloting New Strategies
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools won’t guarantee busing for general education students next school year, but officials are trying two new strategies to help more kids get to school. Those strategies, officials said Thursday, include plans to adjust bell times at 36 district schools and piloting a program...
Chicago Board Of Education Passes $9.9 Billion Budget For Upcoming School Year
CHICAGO — The Chicago Board of Education passed a budget Thursday for the coming school year, following weeks of tension and opposition that reached as high up as the mayor’s office. That budget, however, will likely be amended after the district finishes negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union...
Lake Shore Boulevard? Fixing the Mistake on the Lake
State Representative Kam Buckner, whose district stretches from the Gold Coast to Hyde Park, loves the Lakefront. But he doesn’t love the current design of Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive. He thinks it’s too fast and too big, and that it needs to change to better move people around the city and adapt to a warming climate.
CPD seek man in violent robbery on CTA Red Line at 47th Street
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police are searching for the suspect in a violent robbery on a CTA train earlier this month. It happened on the Red Line train at 47th St. on July 14, around 9:53 p.m. Police said the suspect approached the victim while riding the train and became irate. That's when he struck the victim with a pair of pliers, cutting them, and then began strangling the victim. The robber then took the victim's cell phone. The victim was able to get off the train at 47th Street and notified CTA staff, who then contacted the police. Surveillance cameras captured the suspect, who was said to be between 30-35 years old, and was wearing a red baseball cap with a white Bulls jersey and light blue pants at the time of the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bureau of Detectives – Mass Transit at 312-745-4447.
When 2 Illinois Men Got Lost in the Woods – Something Found Them
It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.
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