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Family Wants Answers After Eugenio Escriba Died At Jewel-Osco Where He’d Been Detained By Security

CBS Chicago (News) 12/8 6:04A Chicago Breaking News from CBS C

CHICAGO (CBS) Friends and family continue demanding answers, more than two weeks after the death of Eugenio Escriba, a proud member of the LGBTQ community who died at Jewel...

Khalil Mack pays off all holiday layaway accounts at Florida Walmart

WGNtv.com 12/8 5:42A WGN Web Desk

FORT PIERCE, Fl. —Khalil Mack recently paid off everyone’s holiday layaway accounts at a Florida Walmart near his hometown. We here at Walmart would like to thank the Khalil...

Rapper Juice WRLD Dies After Medical Emergency At Midway Airport

CBS Chicago (News) 12/8 5:18A Chicago Breaking News from CBS C

CHICAGO (CBS) Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD has died, after reportedly suffering a seizure early Sunday at Midway International Airport. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s...

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Carjackers Crash Stolen Minivan In Belmont Cragin

CBS Chicago (News) 12/8 4:42A Chicago Breaking News from CBS C

CHICAGO (CBS) Carjackers stole a rideshare minivan at gunpoint late Saturday in the Belmont Central neighborhood, and crashed several minutes later in the Belmont Cragin...

Retired Priset Charged In Orland Park Hit-And-Run

NBC Chicago (Local) 12/8 3:49A

The retired priest charged with a deadly hit-and-run that killed one teacher and injured a second as they were leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park told police he blacked out before the... Photo...

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‘You smoke weed?’ Teacher says her medical pot use led to harassment in suburban district

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 12/8 6:25A Tom Schuba

Valley View Early Childhood Center in Romeoville | Google The teacher filed a charge of discrimination last year against Valley View School District 365U with the Illinois Department of Human Rights....

Steger man killed in Chicago Heights crash

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 12/8 6:12A Sun-Times Wire

The intersection of Illinois Route 1 and Sauk Trail in Chicago Heights | Google Maps The 37-year-old crashed Saturday morning at Rt. 1 and Sauk Trail, according to the Lake County coroner’s office in...

Puppeteer Who Played Big Bird on 'Sesame Street' Dies at 85

NBC Chicago (Top Stories) 12/8 6:09A CAILYN BLONSTEIN

The Connecticut-based puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" has died. Photo Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images This story uses functionality that may not work in our app....

Rapper Juice WRLD Dead at 21 After 'Medical Emergency'

NBC Chicago (Entertainment News) 12/8 5:54A

Authorities say Chicago-area rapper Juice WRLD has been pronounced dead after a "medical emergency'' at Midway International Airport. The Cook County medical examiner's office says it was notified...

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New life for Chicago Harbor Lighthouse?

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 12/8 4:45A Mitch Dudek

The Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, located a mile into Lake Michigan, doesn’t need a lighthouse keeper — automation has rendered that job unnecessary. Ever since the federal government handed it over to...

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Christmas around the world

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 12/4 12:00A Reader staff

Spend the holiday on a culinary trip around the globe without leaving Chicago. Al Bawadi Grill — Middle Eastern Must-have dish: Makdous, aka oil-cured baby eggplants stuffed with crushed walnuts, red...

Cambodia on a bun

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 11/27 10:00A Mike Sula

Hermosa’s Ethan Lim looks around the globe and asks “will it sandwich?” Ethan Lim's family members were apprehensive about the Cambodian fried chicken sandwich. Among Lim's parents and nine siblings...

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Chicagoland foursome Mt. Pocono know what makes punk a life force

Chicago Reader (Style) 12/6 6:16A Leor Galil

Elgin punk band Mt. Pocono aren’t reinventing the wheel—they just want to make sure that when theirs rolls, it does it with a brilliant burst of new energy. The four-piece seem to subsist on a steady...

Two Popes, two performances

Chicago Reader (Style) 12/6 6:00A Adam Mullins-Khatib

But the buddy movie leaves us with little hope for the future of the Catholic church. Adapted from the 2017 play The Pope and written by Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour,...

Four Cookbooks for the Chicago Foodie in Your Life

Chicago Magazine 12/6 5:03A

From whitefish pizza to coconut eggnog, unexpected dishes and drinks star in holiday recipe books from local luminaries.

Coffee with Liz • December 6, 2019

Sequins and Stripes 12/6 12:00A Liz

I m in search of a happy medium with my winter shoes. I ve got plenty of cute sneakers and plenty of 3-4 inch heeled booties. I m wanting something a little more in between. More of an all-day shoe...

Catherine Lamb and Rebecca Lane explore liminal musical experiences with precision

Chicago Reader (Style) 12/5 10:47A Bill Meyer

A secondary rainbow is a faint visual echo that appears outside a rainbow when light bends twice while passing through raindrops. Composer, violist, and occasional vocalist Catherine Lamb uses careful...

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Ruiz-Joshua Title Fight Raises Fears of Saudi Arabia 'Sportswashing' Human Rights Record

NBC Chicago (Sports) 12/7 12:05P

Anthony Joshua's status as boxing's rising star might not have been the only reputation on the line in Saudi Arabia this weekend, NBC News reports.British fighter Joshua on Saturday reclaimed his...

White Sox Offseason Checklist

NBC Chicago (Sports) 12/6 9:24A

The White Sox want to take a big leap forward in 2020, and free agency could help them do it.

Cubs Offseason Checklist

NBC Chicago (Sports) 12/6 8:08A

The Cubs are looking to retool heading into the 2020 season, and some big decisions need to be made.

Blackhawks Place Shaw, Keith on IR

NBC Chicago (Sports) 12/6 7:20A

The Chicago Blackhawks have made a roster move Friday, placing defenseman Duncan Keith and forward Andrew Shaw on injured reserve. Photo Credit: NHLI via Getty Images

WWE’s Xavier Woods Embraces Inner Media Maven As Achilles Heals

CBS Chicago (Sports) 12/6 4:34A Chicago Sports News And Updates

( CBSNY /CBS Local) WWE Superstar Xavier Woods is expected to be out of action for the foreseeable future after rupturing the Achilles tendon in his left ankle in October. And...

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472 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest

Daily North Shore (Real Estate) 12/4 6:33A Mindy Kovco

5 Bedrooms / 3.2 Bathrooms  $1,299,000 Exclusively Presented By: Luke Mutter, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff LMutter@KoenigRubloff.com This faithfully restored five-bedroom home, with...

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Several Products From Trader Joe’s Are Being Recalled Over Possible Listeria Contamination

CBS Chicago (Health) 12/4 5:36A Health – CBS Chicago

(CNN) Trader Joe s  announced  a voluntary recall on Monday of a number of its products that may have been contaminated with listeria. So far there are no reports of anyone...

Chicago Commemorates World AIDS Day With Events Around City

CBS Chicago (Health) 12/1 2:01P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Sunday marks World AIDS Day – a time to promote understanding of HIV/AIDS, and the medical, social and political challenges of the disease. A total of 1.1...

City Health Officials Urge Chicagoans To Get Flu Shots Before Peak Season

CBS Chicago (Health) 12/1 6:30A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Health officials in Chicago say it’s not too late to get a flu shot. The Chicago Department of Public Health is hosting four flu clinics this week, offering...

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