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Shots fired at police during Austin shooting investigation

Shots fired at police during Austin shooting investigation

[ad_1] A shooting suspect exchanged gunfire with police after they were called to the scene to investigate a shooting Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said. Officers were called to the 5700 block of West North Avenue around 12:45 a.m. Saturday and found a person firing shots at another person on the ground, according […]

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Krémas, coquito and rompope: Caribbean and Mexican holiday drinks and where to find them

Krémas, coquito and rompope: Caribbean and Mexican holiday drinks and where to find them

[ad_1] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Each year leading up to the holiday season, Latin American and Caribbean households across the city look forward to traditional drinks. While most of these can be found at holiday

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Hackers access personal information of Illinois Department of Human Services customers, employees

Hackers access personal information of Illinois Department of Human Services customers, employees

[ad_1] Customers of the Illinois Department of Public Health may have had personal information exposed in a hack of an employee’s email. IDHS said it experienced a “privacy breach” through a phishing campaign that was sent to employee emails April 25. Hackers gained access to files that included Social Security numbers of 4,701 customers and

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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing sparks concerns about extremism

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing sparks concerns about extremism

[ad_1] UnitedHealthcare CEO killing sparks concerns about extremism – CBS News Watch CBS News Luigi Mangione, now held in a New York City lock-up, could face the death penalty if convicted of the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The killing is sparking new concerns about violent extremism bubbling across the country. Be the

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New Years's health resolution: How to cut back your sugar intake

New Years’s health resolution: How to cut back your sugar intake

[ad_1] It’s hard to distance yourself from sugar. Sure, it’s in your favorite desserts, but it’s maybe also lurking in your sandwich bread and go-to bottled salad dressing. It’s everywhere in the supermarket, which is why so many Americans are consuming a lot more added sugar than what is recommended. According to the American Heart

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Why my student-athlete days helped me report on Illinois' first girls flag football playoff

Why my student-athlete days helped me report on Illinois’ first girls flag football playoff

[ad_1] I was taking a walk in a local park this fall when I ran into a neighbor. He works with Chicago Public Schools, and he mentioned that the first state championship in girls flag football would soon be underway, and that I should cover it. I was immediately interested because of my experience as

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'Nosferatu' revieiw: Lush horror film offers vampire who's ancient, tormented and far from pretty

‘Nosferatu’ revieiw: Lush horror film offers vampire who’s ancient, tormented and far from pretty

[ad_1] “His face was … aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils … his eyebrows were very massive … the mouth … was fixed and rather cruel-looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth … his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed …” – Jonathan Harker’s diary entry in

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Chicago outdoors: Suburban sandhills and meat-eating ground squirrels hunting in California

Chicago outdoors: Suburban sandhills and meat-eating ground squirrels hunting in California

[ad_1] Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Not all sandhill cranes departed for Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in Indiana. Readers continue to report sightings of sandhills around the area, including Vince Hall on these Dec. 9 in a yard in Holiday Hills. WOTW, the celebration of wild stories

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