A late-night fire believed to have started in a hot water heater in the basement significantly damaged a popular Bucktown barbecue restaurant, and apartments located above.
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A woman is suing the Chicago Housing Authority for not providing a secure environment, which she alleges led to her being shot outside one of their South Side housing facilities.
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Lake Shore Drive was closed to southbound traffic near Belmont Avenue for about five hours Friday morning after two men were killed and two others were injured in a high-speed crash.
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Over the next five years, the Chicago Park District will rebuild, repair or refurbish 300 playgrounds across the city, the largest investment of its kind ever in the city, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced
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An southwest suburban police officer has been suspended after being involved in a standoff with police outside a Channahon pizza restaurant Wednesday evening.
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In positive news on the housing front, the number of homes hit with foreclosure filings in the Chicago metropolitan area dropped 11.5 percent in February from January, to 11,444, and fell 9 percent fr
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Former Bears player Chris Zorich pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to misdemeanor charges, admitting he didn’t file income taxes from 2006 to 2009 — though he made more than $1 million during t
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