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8 years for carjacking Lyft driver while awaiting trial for 7 juvenile cases

Teen Sentenced to 8 Years for Lyft Carjacking While Awaiting Trial on 7 Other Juvenile Cases

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carjacking a Lyft driver at gunpoint while he was ...

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South Side Tragedy: 7 Shot After Prom Event Outside Saint Sabina Church

South Side Tragedy: 7 Shot After Prom Event Outside Saint Sabina Church

CHICAGO — What should have been a night of celebration turned into one of horror, as seven people were injured in a shooting late ...

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Daily Walking Could Slash Colon Cancer Risk: New Study Offers Hope for Survivors

CHICAGO — In a landmark clinical trial that could change how doctors support cancer recovery, researchers have found that a consistent walking routine can ...

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DUI Driver Sentenced to 18 Years After Deadly Dan Ryan Expressway Crash

DUI Driver Sentenced to 18 Years After Deadly Dan Ryan Expressway Crash

CHICAGO — A tragic 2022 crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway that killed two and injured five others has led to an 18-year prison ...

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Couple Charged in Brutal Hijacking of Construction Worker; Stolen Phone Traced to Walmart Sale

Couple Charged in Brutal Hijacking of Construction Worker; Stolen Phone Traced to Walmart Sale

Construction Worker Attacked in Broad Daylight During Carjacking CHICAGO — A violent hijacking has left a local construction worker injured and two suspects in ...

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Albany Park's Creative Revival: $1.2M City Grant to Transform Vacant Building into Arts Hub

Albany Park’s Creative Revival: $1.2M City Grant to Transform Vacant Building into Arts Hub

CHICAGO — A long-empty building in Albany Park is set to become a vibrant creative space after receiving a $1.2 million grant from the ...

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23 Whitney Young Students Get Perfect ACT Scores in Historic Achievement

23 Whitney Young High School Students Earn Perfect ACT Scores, Setting School Record

CHICAGO, IL — Whitney M. Young Magnet High School has just made history. Twenty-three students at the highly-ranked Chicago public school scored a perfect ...

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Illinois Delivery Tax Proposal Aims to Rescue Chicago Transit

Proposed Delivery Tax Could Rescue Chicago Transit — Downstate Systems Included

SPRINGFIELD, IL — A proposed statewide delivery tax is gaining attention as Illinois lawmakers search for ways to rescue the Chicago-area transit system from ...

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Illinois Lawmakers Pass $55 Billion State Budget — But Transit Crisis Still Looms

Illinois Lawmakers Pass $55 Billion State Budget — But Transit Crisis Still Looms

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois lawmakers narrowly passed a $55 billion state budget before the spring session ended, avoiding a shutdown—but failed to approve a ...

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Social Security Garnishment Resumes for Student Loan Defaulters

Student Loan Defaulters May See Social Security Checks Garnished Starting This Month

Borrowers who have defaulted on federal student loans could soon see a portion of their Social Security checks garnished. Starting June 2025, the Department ...

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