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67-year-old man found dead in Rogers Park was killed in assault: Autopsy

Vincente Antunez was found dead at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 7300 block of North Rogers Avenue, according to Chicago police.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2022

Protesters demand justice for the ‘comfort women’ of World War II on Global Action Day

Protesters took turns sitting with a replica of the “Statue of Peace” — or “Sonyeosang” in Korean — an artwork installed in 2011 outside the the Embassy of Japan in Seoul, South Korea, as a monument to the women.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2022

Residents in Little Village, Lawndale push for Riot Fest to leave Douglass Park

After a heated community meeting, neighborhood groups are calling for artists to drop out of the weekend music festival as they continue to push for changes to how the West Side park is used.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

Lightfoot: Latest challenger’s call for top cop’s ouster ‘astounding,’ progress on crime is ‘remarkable’

The mayor expressed “total confidence” in CPD Supt. David Brown and said mayoral challenger Ald. Sophia King and others calling for Brown’s removal sound like people who “don’t know anything about public safety.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

City’s budget forecast includes $42.7 million increase in property taxes

The proposed increase would cost the owner of a home valued at $250,000 just $34 more a year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said, “about the price of an Al’s Italian beef — hot, dipped, with extra cheese — for a family of four.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

High school football preview: The top 10 defensive players

The state’s only consensus five-star prospect and six Big Ten recruits are among the area’s top 10 defensive players for 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

Chef Damarr Brown’s Southern roots at the heart and soul of his cooking success

The Black, Southern cuisine that the Harvey-raised chef learned at home has made Hyde Park’s Virtue the hottest spot on the South Side and made him a success on “Top Chef.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

Man stabbed after argument with woman on CTA Red Line platform

The man, 37, was arguing with a woman on the train when they exited onto the platform at the Fullerton stop and the woman stabbed him twice in the neck, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

Illinois gearing up for significant investment in EV charging network along highways

The federal government will be delivering $5 billion over the next five years across the country — with Illinois receiving over $148 million — so states can build out electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support climate-friendly modes of transportation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

How a truck driver turned massage therapist became a legend at Oak Street Beach

Bruce Groeper is a massage therapist at “the beach to see and be seen” who will tell you he’s a bit of an unknown legend. He may be right.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022