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Several people in the gallery were escorted out by security after an observer singled them out as supporters of welcoming migrants. Later, the full Council voted to accept donated land at 115th and Halsted streets that will become the temporary site of a winterized tent camp for migrant.

Steelhead going up and down the Chicago lakefront and some early signs of perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus Kurt Justice noted in the northern Wisconsin report that muskies are looking “swoll”!

WeWork, which has locations in Chicago, is also requesting the “ability to reject the leases of certain locations” that the company says are largely non-operational, as part of the filing.

Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence – but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm homicides in the United States in 2021.

The robbers entered the store around 10:30 p.m. Monday, pointed guns at the clerk and demanded money, according to Chicago police. Local business owners have heard of more robberies in the area and say they would like police to do more to keep them safe.

Residents of the ward aren’t optimistic Burke’s trial — or even former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal trial next year — will clean up Chicago corruption.

Rapper FBG Duck was shopping for a birthday present for his son when a gang rival spotted him inside a swanky children’s boutique in the Gold Coast and made a fateful phone call, federal prosecutors told jurors Tuesday.

With Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa departing as zoning chairman and floor leader, Mayor Brandon Johnson has to select a replacement who can help the City Council function effectively and solve the city’s many challenges.

Officials in a suburban Chicago community have dropped municipal citations against a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding