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After six months in ICE detention, a Chicago tamale vendor rebuilds her life

Laura Murillo’s arrest last fall represented a rupture for Chicago’s immigrant community and in the life she had built around work and caring for her daughters. Six months later, she returned home to ...

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CTA deploying violence interrupters, mental health clinicians on trains this fall

The Chicago Transit Authority board on Wednesday approved a $10 million, yearlong Crisis Intervention Safe Ride Specialist Pilot program designed to complement the recent boost in security and police ...

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Bears coach Ben Johnson softens his tone as QB Caleb Williams no longer 'drowning' in offense

Johnson is still coaching Williams hard, but it now feels more like collaboration than scolding as their partnership gets tighter.

Pullman to see Starbucks, other eateries open in 2027

In addition to Starbucks, the other retailers opening include Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Chicago’s first Slim & Husky’s, a pizza chain whose investor includes former Bears running back Matt Forte.

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Shedd Aquarium to receive four more beluga whales from Marineland

The new additions, four females expected early Thursday morning, will increase the aquarium’s total beluga population to 16.

Boy, 14, shot in thigh during Morgan Park argument

The teen, who was in good condition, was shot around 1:45 a.m. in the 11500 block of South Church Street, Chicago police said.

Free summer YMCA memberships draw 3,000 Chicago teens

More than a thousand teens signed up at the South Side YMCA alone. Teens there are playing basketball, lifting weights or just hanging out with friends — and hoping the program continues next year.

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