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chicagotribune.com  Firefighters responded to a blaze in a townhouse in the North Side's Edgewater neighborhood this afternoon; no injuries reported ...

southtownstar.suntimes.com  A mother, father and two small children were rescued from a three-alarm blaze late Wednesday in Summit that injured a firefighter and displaced 28 residents ...

chicagotribune.com   Two elderly people were injured in a late-night blaze in a four-story Humboldt Park apartment building at 1152 Christiana occupied by a number of handicapped and elderly residents, fire officials said ...

suntimes.com  A South Side man involved in a deadly hit-and-run on the Dan Ryan last year told authorities he didn’t initially stop to check on his teenage victim because he had to deliver marijuana to his customers, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday ...

suntimes.com   Cubs manager Mike Quade’s days as the team manager likely are numbered. The first-year Cubs manager has one year remaining on the contract he received after last season from Jim Hendry. But Hendry’s departure leaves the manager’s job in the hands of his replacement, team owner Tom Ricketts said Friday ...

suntimes.com  A week after the All Star break, with the Cubs’ record having fallen 21 games below .500, team owner Tom Ricketts and his family made

dailyherald.com  A Lisle man accused in a fatal crash over July Fourth weekend has been indicted on additional charges, authorities said Friday. James D. Kisla, 51, now faces charges of driving under the influence of painkillers, in addition to alcohol ...

chicagotribune.com  Naperville North High School officials were handing out suspensions after some students appeared to have shown up intoxicated for the first day of classes Wednesday morning ...

chicagotribune.com  Family members say a Ball State University senior has become the sixth person to die from injuries suffered in a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair ...

chicagotribune.com  The investigation continues today after one man died and another was seriously injured during a dispute inside a Jeep Cherokee as it traveled down Grand Avenue in Gurnee.

arlingtoncardinal.com  Mitchell ATS Barnes, 19, and Joseph K. Stein, 20, have been charged with one count each of attempted first degree murder and home invasion after an attack about 4:00 a.m. Saturday at the Homestead Suite hotel, 51 East State Parkway. Both men are accused of entering the hotel room of a 43-year-old ...

chicagotribune.com   Seven people wounded overnight in shootings across the city, but none of the injuries appeared life-threatening ...

Air and Water Show (rehearsal) today at North Ave Beach starting at 10:00am to 3:00pm. Expect additional traffic in the area.