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Gold Coast restaurant Café Sophie helping feed asylum seekers in Chicago
Café Sophie has partnered with a Chicago alderman to serve 100 meals to migrants once a week, and they're encouraging other restaurants to join in on their effort.
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Café Sophie has partnered with a Chicago alderman to serve 100 meals to migrants once a week, and they're encouraging other restaurants to join in on their effort.
Jack Heller and his coach Matt Kearney will tell you chess is mostly about the love of the game.
One City will unite 28 community organizations working to prevent violence in the city. Each will have its own team.
Even worse, parents were told the summer programs they and other families rely heavily on have been canceled at the site.
Community leaders and neighbors said they have felt unheard – but at the core of the issue is the name Save A Lot.
The company had much red tape to get through as the state's efforts to diversify the industry have struggled.
Ken Blahetka decided to give his son, Kevin, some one-on-one help by enrolling in classes with his son at Joliet Junior College.
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The recipes used at Imee's Mediterranean Kitchen are all rooted in three generations of Lebanese women.
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On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally spoke to the grieving parents.
CBS News Chicago crews found at least 20 shell casings at the scene.
Kara Welsh was set to begin her senior year at UW Whitewater on Tuesday.
A CTA employee told CBS News Chicago multiple people were shot. Police have not released further information.
Israel's biggest union goes on strike as Benjamin Netanyahu faces a surge of anger and demands to nail down a cease-fire with Hamas.
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Reese finished with 17 points and 19 rebounds for her 24th double-double, a league rookie record.
The number hit 107 when the New York Mets beat them 2-0 on Sunday.
Chicago has scored 99 runs in its last 10 games.
Labor Day would not be complete without the annual Chicago Jazz Festival taking over Millennium Park.
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Lake County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a home around 6:45 p.m. in the 38700 block of North Sheridan Road for a domestic battery in progress.
Nicholas Ortiz, 24, appeared in court Sunday morning charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at a person or vehicle.
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The Army said the Arlington National Cemetery official won't press charges.
The FBI's handling of child sexual abuse investigations continues to fall short in key areas, an internal watchdog said in a new report Thursday.
"The size of the budget gap is significant," Johnson said. "There will be sacrifices that will be made."
Four former ComEd executives and lobbyists convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are asking a federal judge to dismiss all charges against them, arguing the case was built "on a rotten foundation."
A Chicago mom who asked to remain anonymous is one of the towing company's latest victims.
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An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
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He's not the youngest or the smallest baby to ever stay, but his length of stay is rare.
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The FTC is seeking to block the merger, arguing it would eliminate competition between the supermarket chains and would lead to even higher prices for shoppers.
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Sotheby's International Realty reported new owners closed on the house at 1932 N. Burling St. in Lincoln Park this week.
Despite the beefy security around McCormick Place, the public will be invited to grab friendship bracelets and get a "Kamala Harris manicure."
Sears first moved into the headquarters in 1992, after receiving a series of incentives.
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Thousands of protesters filled the streets in Tel Aviv, Israel, demanding a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas after the deaths of six Israeli hostages, including one whose parents are originally from Chicago.
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A shooting in The Loop left bullet holes in the windows of a Starbucks early Monday morning.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally spoke to the grieving parents.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally spoke to the grieving parents.
CBS News Chicago crews found at least 20 shell casings at the scene.
Kara Welsh was set to begin her senior year at UW Whitewater on Tuesday.
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Israel's biggest union goes on strike as Benjamin Netanyahu faces a surge of anger and demands to nail down a cease-fire with Hamas.
The transit agency said it is not releasing the exact locations where the technology is being used "for security reasons," but said Thursday that it targeted stations across its system.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights.
Less than a mile from the United Center, staff at Rush University Medical Center prepare for any possibility of a chemical attack.
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An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Reese finished with 17 points and 19 rebounds for her 24th double-double, a league rookie record.
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Chicago has scored 99 runs in its last 10 games.
The White Sox (31-106) dropped their ninth straight to match their mark for most defeats in a season set in 1970.
Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.
The San Francisco 49ers said Ricky Pearsall was recovering from a bullet wound to his chest.
The carjackers fired shots at both the man and woman, grazing the woman in the right shoulder, police said.
The attackers fired shots at the victim, striking him in the back, police said.
Richard Allen is charged with two counts of murder in the 2017 slayings of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.
Experts did not necessarily agree with the metrics the CPD used to declare a success.