Alexander Sandoval tells reporters when the shooting paused, he grabbed his 5-year-old son and hid him in a dumpster before running back to search for the rest of his family
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My video.. I was at #Highland Park parade.. Terrified people fleeing July 4th parade when shooting started.
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Highland Park Fourth of July parade disrupted by gunfire, multiple people shot
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RIP Dennis Cahill, who grew up on the #SouthSide of Chicago & became a #guitar master of traditional #IrishMusic. He played #Celtic melodies of the #IrishDiaspora but made them sound unscripted as birdsong. #CountyClare #trad
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Very sad news. Norvell Meadows, an All-City basketball player at Prosser and Orr, was fatally shot on the West Side Thursday.
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Lincoln Park robbery victim continues to improve from gunshot wounds, talking now. ‘The world is open to him,’ mom says
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‘Walking Man’ now listed in fair condition after suffering severe burns in attack last month
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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s daughters are about to watch their mom become the first Black women on the U.S. Supreme Court.
History is being made today.
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1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
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Tonight over Chicago Harbor with the Navy Pier Wednesday Night Fireworks. #chicago #news SaveTheLighthouse.org
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Chicago outdoors: Joey-toting opossum, Mich. moose warning, Chicago River regs, centenarian Granddad
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I once heard Africa calling my soul, I now hear America calling me back home
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RIP Jim Schwall, whose Siegel-Schwall Band melded rock & #blues & filled #Chicago clubs. They played Fillmore West w/#JanisJoplin & #JeffersonAirplane, produced a demo for “The Circle Game” for #JoniMitchell & performed w/ & #TheBostonPops.
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Mama Gloria, Chicago's trans activist who created a charm school for LGBTQ youth, welcomed and I into her apartment last month for an interview.
I'm heartbroken to now write her obituary, but grateful for her time and impact.
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Mama Gloria, inspiration to trans youth across Chicago and beyond, dead at 76
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Cook County’s new flag is revealed - Chicago Sun-Times. Thumbs up!
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Climate change could trigger toxic disasters along Lake Michigan, new report finds
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Custody of Heather Mack’s daughter back up in the air: Could she spend the summer in Bali?
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This Land Was Promised for Housing. Instead It’s Going to a Pro Soccer Team Owned by a Billionaire.
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When his tenor soared in sea shanties & ballads of love & loss from his native #Ireland, 'The whole bar would go silent.' RIP John Colgan, #Chicago bartender who welcomed all. #Westmeath #Mullingar #WestmeathGAA #LiverpoolFC #IrishDiaspora #SeaShanty
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LIV Golf is letting us know what the stars are really like, and it’s not pretty
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Thank you for giving the little guy a voice here! It's been an absolutely overwhelming 36 hours of wanting to scream, cry, laugh and dissociate with "Super Nanny." The time to support small businesses and creators is NOW!
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CPS sets aside $70M for long-sought Chinatown H.S., millions more for school playgrounds in new capital budget
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A celebration of life is planned 6/9/22 for #Chicago music maven #HelenWooten, who worked with or encouraged #ChiLites #Jackson5 #Temptations #LLCoolJ #WillSmith #EnVogue #DonellJones #DaBrat.
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Tucked inside Fine Arts Building on South Michigan Avenue, a 125-year-old theater is reborn
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Contrary to a false story widely shared online, an Illinois high school didn’t adopt a “race-based grading system.” has the facts.
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John Lanzendorf knew about beauty & also the beasts. A #hairdresser to #Chicago society, he amassed 1 of the world’s finest private collections of #dinosaur art, forged friendships with paleontologists, visited digs & once said he could name 700 dinosaurs.
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Paul Zimbrakos, ‘Feared But Respected’ Mentor To Hundreds Of Journalists At City News Bureau, Dies At 86
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Steve Warmbir did it all . Edited stories w/grace; skillfully deployed reporters during big news; stood up 2 politicians/power-brokers. & he can write–here’s his touching pandemic story on his stepdad. Best of luck on a new chapter, .
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A list of every known Illinois resident charged in the US Capitol breach
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NEW: Owners of the Chicago Sun-Times said Thursday that Jennifer Kho, former managing editor of HuffPost and Guardian US, has been named the paper’s executive editor. She will be the first woman and the first person of color to lead its newsroom.
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The year is 2022… and a BBC presenter and someone from the British Army are explaining why “micks” actually isn’t an offensive term for Irish people… 🙄🤦♂️
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A wake is planned Sun. 6/5 & funeral is Mon. 6/6 for Paul Zimbrakos, legendary #CityNewsBureau editor who taught #Chicago reporters to make sure they had a pen, to ask tough questions & be fast–but be right. #Crete #GreekAmerican #journalism
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