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Mayor Brandon Johnson formally kicks off reelection campaign
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (433+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his record on a variety of issues during a wide-ranging forum on Wednesday afternoon. Natalie Martinez has a recap. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson formally announced plans to seek reelection on Sunday, ending months of speculation…...
‘We’re just getting started:’ Mayor Brandon Johnson officially launches reelection bid
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (457+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his record on a variety of issues during a wide-ranging forum on Wednesday afternoon. Natalie Martinez has a recap. After months of speculation, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is officially launching a bid for a second…...
Illinois' ‘aid-in-dying' law set to take effect this weekend
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (21+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Illinois' ‘aid-in-dying' law set to take effect this weekend...
Men carrying 220 pounds of pot in a rental minivan arrested after traffic stop in northwest Indiana
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (212+ words) Two men from California who were allegedly transporting 220 pounds of cannabis in a rental minivan were arrested after a traffic stop in northwest Indiana on Thursday, authorities said. A 34-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, who were not named by…...
A new ‘aid-in-dying' law will take effect in Illinois this weekend
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (14+ words) NBC 5 Chicago...
Powerful Emmett Till exhibit imagines his life if he'd returned from Mississippi
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (27+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Powerful Emmett Till exhibit imagines his life if he'd returned from Mississippi...
Pritzker, Bailey trade barbs over governor's trip to Texas for midterm RNC
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (373+ words) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey are trading barbs as both politicians are in Texas this week, as Mary Ann Ahern recaps. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s trip to Texas this week is doing nothing to quell speculation…...
Woman's body found day after car plunged into Little Calumet River
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (214+ words) A car carrying five people lost control and went crashing into water Tuesday in Chicago, leaving at least one person still missing and another seriously hurt. Patrick Fazio has more. Chicago police have found the body of a 26-year-old woman…...
Frankfort mom accused of killing son said she intended to poison husband: Prosecutors
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (29+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Frankfort mom accused of killing son said she intended to poison husband: Prosecutors...
White Sox ‘completely unaware of extent’ of Amtrak facility plans – NBC Chicago
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (566+ words) As community backlash grows against a proposed Amtrak facility that would pave the way for a new White Sox stadium, the team has issued a statement on that project, as Mary Ann Ahern reports. The Chicago White Sox have issued…...