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Metra cancels two trains, others slowed after freight train derailment
Lincolnwood Review News
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Witness Helps Cops Nab Suspected Bank Robbers
NBC ChicagoLocal Beat
Feb 04Two men walked into the bank, at 4854 West Irving Park Rd., and ended up getting away with cash, said FBI Special Agent Ross Rice. »
5 in Custody for NW Side Bank Robbery
Myfox Chicago
Feb 03Five people are in custody after a Northwest Side bank robbery Friday afternoon and authorities believe two of the men are wanted for two other Wicker Park bank robberies last month. »
Metra cancels two trains, others slowed after freight train derailment
Lincolnwood Review News
Feb 03Metra lines continue to have problems during the evening rush, with two trains canceled and others slowed, in the aftermath of a freight train derailment on the Northwest Side on Friday morning. »
Delays extend into evening on Milwaukee District-West and North Central lines
Chicago Breaking News
Feb 03Delays continued on Metra's Milwaukee District-West and North Central lines during the evening rush after a freight train derailed on the Northwest Side earlier today. »
Chicago Police Nab Bank Robbery Suspects
CBS Chicago
Feb 03Five suspects were in custody Friday after a bank was robbed in the Portage Park neighborhood and police pursued a purported getaway vehicle. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
You Can Ring My Bell (Ring My Bell) ...
Uptown Update
Jan 31... but don't expect an answer. All that's left of the vintage apartment building that was on the 4000 block of Sheridan, next to Nick's, for nearly 100 years is the capricious wrought iron fence and the doorbells connected to nothing, in front of an ... »
New Walgreens To Open In A Month
Uptown Update
Jan 31It may look ready to go, but the new Walgreens just built at Irving Park and Sheridan Road is set to open at the end of February or beginning of March. It's right on schedule, and just needs to be stocked with products. While we don't think anyone eve... »
Jessica Vasquez: Cracked Sidewalks
HuffingtonPost.com Chicago
Jan 30There are two truths to growing up and living in Chicago. The first truth was given to me, that being that Chicago is a very diverse city. The second truth is that Chicago is a very segregated city. »
The Yasmin Acree Story: How The Media Has Treated The Case Of A Missing Austin Teen
Beachwood Reporter
Jan 29A complicated tale of family neglect, police malfeasance, racial bias and Hollywood values. »
White guys in the Latino caucus?
Chicago Argus
Jan 28It always amused me that state Rep. Dan Burke, D-Chicago, went out of his way to include himself in the Illinois House’s Latino caucus – making a point of sitting in with other Latino state legislators whenever they would meet privately to derive their... »