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Chicago travelers encounter flight cancellations nearly 2 days after global outage
Airlines were still recovering on Saturday, nearly two days after a CrowdStrike software bug paralyzed a number of industries, major airlines and airports including O’Hare International Airport.
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Postal workers demand heightened safety measures after Chicago letter carrier killed
U.S. Postal Service workers expressed grief and frustration on Friday after a letter carrier was shot and killed delivering mail in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side.
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Chicago's Millennium Park marks 20th anniversary
The vast, open greenspace of Millennium Park is officially turning 20 years old this week.
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7 injured, homes damaged during NW Indiana fireworks malfunction
An unknown malfunction occurred Saturday night at a private fireworks show in northwest Indiana, injuring seven people and damaging at least four homes, police said.
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Neighbors startled by overnight protest outside US Rep. Schneider's Highland Park home
The Highland Park Police Department has added police patrols after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a quiet neighborhood near Ravinia during the early morning hours Saturday.
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Buckingham Fountain closed ‘until further notice' after overnight vandalism
Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain was abruptly closed on Saturday after the fountain was vandalized overnight, according to the Chicago Park District.
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Cicero liquor store clerk shot to death while trying to stop burglary
A liquor store clerk in Cicero was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon while trying to stop two customers from stealing a bottle of liquor.
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‘A gentle giant:' Recent HS graduate struck and killed while changing tire on Eisenhower Expressway
An 18-year-old man who was struck and killed while changing a tire on the Eisenhower Expressway graduated from high school just one week prior, according to relatives. Erik Christopher Cox was one of two people who were killed at around 3 a.m. on Sunday in the westbound lanes of the expressway near Damen Avenue. Three others were injured, according to…
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Crisis counselor shot and killed in Dunning planned to propose on Mother's Day: family
Zet Rodriguez, a Chicago crisis counselor and proud father of a baby girl, had big plans for Mother’s Day. Sandra Torres reports.
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Fire heavily damages new Asian Fusion restaurant in Edgewater days before opening
The grand opening of an Asian-fusion restaurant in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood will be significantly delayed after smoke and fire tore through the kitchen. The fire at Chicago Lunchbox occurred on Wednesday night, just hours before the restaurant was set to undergo an inspection prior to opening. “I came to make sure the restaurant was ready for inspection,” said Lunchbox...