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Teen shot in North Lawndale neighborhood
Chicago Breaking News
Jan 29A 15-year-old boy suffered a serious gunshot wound Saturday night, though few details about the shooting were immediately available. »
Some CPS Students Tossing Out Healthy Lunch Items
CBS Chicago
Jan 25Students in Chicago's Public Schools are eating healthier – if they're eating what's served at school. But some lunchroom personnel say the children are not. »
Arrest made in ruse burglary; some valuable items returned–but not beloved wedding ring
TribLocal Mundelein
Jan 25Janet Riess has mixed feelings about the arrest of a 37-year-old Chicago man accused of stealing jewelry and rare coin collection from her her … »
Police First Deputy: Just Hiring More Officers Is Not Answer To Cutting Crime
CBS Chicago
Jan 24Police First Deputy Supt. Al Wysinger is talking about plans to cut crime in the struggling Englewood and Harrison districts. But Wysinger says simply hiring more police officers is not the answer. »
Police To Saturate South, West Side Districts In Fight To Reduce Crime
CBS Chicago
Jan 23Police Supt. Garry McCarthy is calling on people who live in high-crime areas to help keep their streets safe. »
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First Look- CPS Teams at Niles West
Chicago Public League Sports Blog
Feb 04Runners from (left to right) North Lawndale, Orr, and Calumet prepare right before the 2nd heet of the varsity 600 meter run. I just got back from the Niles West City Meet I. CPS Track fans got a first look... »
A flurry of new three-flats on the market
Yochicago
Jan 26Chicagoans love their two- to four-unit buildings, with the three-flat being one of the more popular configurations. According to the US Census Bureau’s American Housing Survey, nearly half a million metro Chicago housing units are in two- to four-unit... »
Arrest made in ruse burglary; some valuable items returned–but not beloved wedding ring
TribLocal Mundelein
Jan 25Janet Riess has mixed feelings about the arrest of a 37-year-old Chicago man accused of stealing jewelry and rare coin collection from her her … »
Newt Gingrich takes page from Saul Alinsky playbook
Lynn Sweet
Jan 23WASHINGTON -- GOP White House hopeful Newt Gingrich constantly -- the latest time on Sunday -- invokes the name of the late Saul Alinsky -- a Chicago native -- when he wants to assert that President Barack Obama is a "radical." Gingrich, a historian, d... »
A whole lot of thoughts ...
City/Suburban Hoops Report
Jan 19By Joe Henricksen And some random midseason thoughts from the Hoops Report on this mid-January day ... • SIMEON'S LOSS TO FINDLAY PREP means little in the grand scheme of things when it comes to Illinois prep basketball and the balance... »