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Chicago police warn of CTA Red Line robberies

ABC Chicago 1/23 6:25A WLS

Chicago police have issued a warning to passengers on the CTA Red Line after a pair of robberies targeting young people in recent weeks.

W Hotel guest in Streeterville robbed after arranging meeting online, police say

ABC Chicago 1/23 6:25A WLS

A 42-year-old man told police he was robbed after going online arranging to meet a person at the W Hotel in Streeterville Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

Hundreds of volunteers to walk streets for Chicago's bi-annual homeless population count

ABC Chicago 1/23 6:25A WLS

More than 400 volunteers will walk the streets Thursday night to count the number of homeless people living in Chicago.

Teen with pellet gun arrested at Wendell Phillips Academy, police say

ABC Chicago 1/23 6:25A

A teenage boy was arrested for allegedly carrying a pellet gun at Wendell Phillips Academy in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood Wednesday, police said.

VIDEO: 4 masked burglars steal ATM from River West liquor store, police say

ABC Chicago 1/23 6:25A WLS

Four masked burglars broke into a River West liquor store and stole an ATM Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

Related: Thieves Steal ATM From Liquor Store In River West CBS Chicago (News)

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Man robbed in Gold Coast

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/22 11:30P Sun-Times Wire

A 42-year-old man was robbed Jan. 23, 2020 in Gold Coast on the Near North Side. | Adobe Stock Photo He arranged online for a male to meet him at his hotel in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive,...

ATM stolen from River West liquor store

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/22 10:05P Sun-Times Wire

Police investigate a robbery at BWS Beverage, 790 N. Milwaukee Ave. Jan. 23, 2020 in River West. | Sam Kelly/Sun-Times About 2:15 a.m., four people wearing masks pulled up to BWS Beverage, 790 N....

Daywatch: New Trier grad allegedly stole $10 million for lavish Vegas life, Pedway fix is finally on...

Winnetka Talk (Lifestyles) 1/22 9:46P Chicago Tribune Staff

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1 killed, 3 wounded Wednesday in Chicago shootings

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/22 9:22P Sun-Times Wire

Three people were shot, one fatally, Jan. 22, 2020, in the 300 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue. | Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times A triple shooting in West Garfield Park claimed the life of an...

One cancer is almost 100% preventable. And Chicago is making a move to eradicate it.

Winnetka Talk (Lifestyles) 1/22 9:00P Darcel Rockett

“It happens when you least expect it. ... It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That’s when I found out.” Morgan Park resident Angela Williams was 40...

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Dinner and a show

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 1/22 8:45A Mike Sula

Theater doesn't have to make you hangry. All too often, a night out at the theater means compromising on an acceptable dinner.…

Getting Lay'd: Lessons in potato chip diplomacy

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 1/15 9:41A Mike Sula

Notes from a Thai and Chinese crisp tasting It's 2020, and weed is legal, and the world is ending, and there's nothing else to do but eat potato chips.…

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A Terrifying Interview About Lake Michigan

Chicago Magazine 1/22 12:26P

Water levels are nearing a record high, and Chicago may be even more vulnerable than other Great Lakes cities, says author Dan Egan.

Courtney Mora from In Masks on an album to take you apart and put you back together

Chicago Reader (Style) 1/22 11:30A Salem Collo-Julin

Current musical obsessions of Courtney Mora from In Masks, Maddie Rehayem from the Cell, and Salem Collo-Julin from the Reader A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who...

Juliet is a naked cry of pain

Chicago Reader (Style) 1/22 11:30A Dmitry Samarov

But Theatre Y's staging covers up the Romanian prison camp story with too many needless additions. As the audience enters The Ready storefront space in Lincoln Square, they're asked to take off their...

Her Honor Jane Byrne remembers when the mayor moved to Cabrini

Chicago Reader (Style) 1/22 11:00A Catey Sullivan

Lookingglass produces the first in J. Nicole Brooks's planned quartet of Chicago plays. Playwright-actor-director J. Nicole Brooks wasn't yet in kindergarten when Mayor Jane Byrne did the unthinkable...

Todd Barry marks three decades in stand-up with Stadium Tour

Chicago Reader (Style) 1/22 10:50A Dan Jakes

Call him “bone dry” if you must, but don't call him “alt.” The laid-back, unassuming, eminently cool aesthetic of Pilsen's Thalia Hall is such a harmonious fit for veteran stand-up Todd Barry that...

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Bulls Overcome Big Performance By Karl-Anthony Towns, Beat Timberwolves

CBS Chicago (Sports) 1/22 4:25P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (AP) Zach LaVine scored 25 points, Lauri Markkanen added 21 and the Chicago Bulls overcame a big performance by Karl-Anthony Towns to beat the skidding Minnesota...

New Fire Coach Raphael Wicky Wants a ‘Team of Passion’

NBC Chicago (Sports) 1/22 4:09P Mike Berman

As he spoke publicly for the first time since being named head coach of the Chicago Fire FC, Raphael Wicky’s enthusiasm for his new job was obvious. “There is something going...

Related: Chicago Fire FC Introduces New Head Coach Raphael Wicky CBS Chicago (Sports)

Charles Tillman Reassures Bears Fans He’s Still Alive After ‘Mr. Peanut’s’ Death

NBC Chicago (Sports) 1/22 3:52P

After Planters started a #RIPeanut hashtag on Wednesday after the “death” of spokespeanut Mr. Peanut, Chicago Bears fans had to do a double-take to make sure that one of the...

Sox Player’s ‘Kopech Kut’ Raises $10K For Kids: ‘I’m In A Position To Help People’

CBS Chicago (Sports) 1/22 1:07P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) A sold-out Soxfest is just a few days and their young promising right-hander Michael Kopech might be the most excited player to get going again. Kopech has been...

Quenneville Coaches Panthers to 4-3 Win Over Blackhawks

NBC Chicago (Sports) 1/22 6:05A Jay Cohen

The Florida Panthers got Joel Quenneville a win in his return to Chicago, using a hat trick by Frank Vatrano to beat the Blackhawks 4-3 for their sixth consecutive victory....

Related: Joel Quenneville Returns To United Center With Florida Panthers, Who Beat Blackhawks CBS Chicago (Sports)

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467 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Bluff

Daily North Shore (Real Estate) 1/22 6:00A Mindy Kovco

6 Bedrooms / 5.1 Bathrooms $949,900 Exclusively Presented By: Carleigh Goldsberry & Kim Shortsle, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago 224.558.1993 CGoldsberry@BHHSChicago.com,...

1576 Eastwood Avenue, Highland Park

Daily North Shore (Real Estate) 1/15 9:12A Mindy Kovco

4+1 Bedrooms / 4.1 Bathrooms $855,000 Exclusively Presented By: Michael Heagney, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago 847.456.4290 MHeagney@BHHSChicago.com The large open floor plan boasts gleaming...

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Travelers From China Concerned About Coronavirus As They Come Into O’Hare

CBS Chicago (Health) 1/22 12:02P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) New efforts have begun in the interest of containing the spread of the frightening new coronavirus strain. The Chinese city of Wuhan where the outbreak started,...

Chicago’s O’Hare To Begin Testing For Coronavirus

CBS Chicago (Health) 1/21 11:43A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The race to contain the spread of a deadly strain of coronavirus. Passengers arriving at Chicago s O Hare Airport will be screened for the virus. For the first...

O’Hare Screening For Wuhan Coronavirus After Hundreds Sickened, Six Die In Asia

CBS Chicago (Health) 1/21 7:59A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS/CNN) The United States has its first confirmed case of a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, last month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Visually Impaired Say There’s Big Benefit To MyEye 2, An Eyeglass-Mounted Device That Reads And...

CBS Chicago (Health) 1/20 5:27A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) A new device is changing the lives of people with vision problems. As CBS 2’s Audrina Bigos reported Monday, the device amounts to eyeglasses that can read text...

3 Legionnaires’ Cases Reported At Carol Stream Retirement Community

CBS Chicago (Health) 1/18 4:48A Health – CBS Chicago

CAROL STREAM, Ill. (CBS) DuPage County officials announced Saturday that they are investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease that have occurred since May of last year...

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