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'I got really scared': Couple robbed, kidnapped outside Little Village restaurant they ownFOX 32 Chicago2 days ago
Husband ‘watched his wife’s life leave her body’ after taking her to the ceIIar, placing her head in the utiIity basin, and holding her there until she drowned, then claimed she took her own life; sentencedeugenedailypost.com1 day ago
Body of missing elderly woman found in Chicago's south suburbsCBS Chicago15 hours ago
Video shows crowds take streets over by Kennedy ExpresswayCBS Chicago22 hours ago
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Body of missing elderly woman found in Chicago's south suburbs
CHICAGO — Authorities say that the body of an elderly woman with dementia who was missing for over a week has been recovered 11 days after she had last been seen.Yolanda Howell, 78, had last been seen in the 10088th block of Cedar Avenue in Country Club Hills on Oct. 8. Cook County Forest Preserve police said around 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, a search and rescue drone found a person laying in a ravine in the Forest Preserve's Bartel Grassland property. The body was that of a Black woman who showed no sign of life, police said. There was no initial indication...
Video shows crowds take streets over by Kennedy Expressway
CHICAGO — Video captured the moments overnight when crowds and vehicles overtook a section of North Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago.The video shows dozens of people watching cars and motorcycles doing donuts and tricks in the middle of the intersection.The gathered crowds made it difficult for drivers who were trying to get on and off the expressway, and cameras caught an ambulance with its lights and sirens on but still having a tough time getting through for an emergency.Crews said when police got to the scene, people scattered and quickly drove away.There's no word on whether anyone has been arrested.
Illinois Lottery player wins $9.2M thanks to ‘broken machine’ at Addison Jewel-Osco
ADDISON, Ill. — An Illinois Lottery player has won a whopping $9,200,000 after getting the wrong ticket from a “broken machine.” The jackpot-winning ticket was bought for the Aug. 24 Lotto drawing from Jewel-Osco, located at 140 West Lake Street in Addison. “It was a normal day, just like any other. I was picking up […]
Man shot to death in McDonald’s parking lot on Far North Side
CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed in a McDonald’s parking lot on the city’s Far North Side. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. Friday on the 1000 block of West Wilson Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood. Police said a 45-year-old man was inside a parked vehicle in the fast-food restaurant’s parking lot when […]
U Gazdy Polish Restaurant : Cozy Polish Cuisine, Disappointing Service
I visited U Gazdy in Wood Dale with my wife and nephew on a weekday. My nephew wanted to stay local and had a craving for Polish food, so he suggested we try a local favorite. Who am I to turn down the chance to explore a new place? This brings me to my latest review.
Chicago Man Accused of Impersonating Police Wins Major Court Victory Yet Again
Robert Ellis, notorious for posing as a police officer, triumphs in court as evidence is thrown out in yet another legal battle. CHICAGO — Robert Ellis, a Chicago resident with a controversial history of impersonating police officers, has once again emerged victorious in court. Representing himself, the 66-year-old successfully persuaded a Cook County Circuit Judge to dismiss the evidence against him in a 2021 police-impersonation case. This marks Ellis's second courtroom win this year, leaving prosecutors from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office frustrated and the public divided over his actions.
Possible future home of White Sox could have a second stadium, developer says
The company behind "The 78" development proposed in the South Loop said Friday the exit of the University of Illinois' Discovery Partners Institute from the project opens up new opportunities for the site, including the possible co-location of dual stadiums for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Fire. Crain's Chicago...
Dozens gather in apparent street takeover in Bucktown
CHICAGO — Dozens of vehicles and people gathered in an apparant street takeover in the city’s Bucktown neighborhood. The incident happened just after midnight Saturday near North Avenue and the Kennedy Expressway. Video captured a large group of people and cars, some doing donuts in the middle of the intersection. The group dispersed once Chicago […]
The ‘Tommy gun’ was designed for soldiers. But Chicago gangsters made it notorious.
Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth. Thompson, a khaki-clad military man who was awarded a medal “for exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous service as chief of the small arms division of the office of the chief of ordnance,” was the inventor of the Thompson submachine ...
Walgreens in Illinois Says They Will Close 1,200 Stores Forever
The announcement that came from Deerfield, Illinois was certainly not what many Walgreens employees wanted to hear. The company says they will now close 1,200 stores forever with 500 as soon as this year. I saw this report today from WKYC which shared some of the details of what Walgreens...
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