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After threats, killings, no fans allowed at Simeon vs. Phillips football game
The Simeon-Phillips game is one of the biggest of the season for the teams.
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Groundbreaking for Obama presidential center set for Tuesday
The complex will sit on 19 acres of the 540-acre Jackson Park and include a museum, public library branch, athletic center, children's play area and a test kitchen. Obama's presidential papers will be available in digital form.
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Two students at Simeon, both 15-years-old, killed just hours apart
Kentrell was a member of Good Kids Mad City, a youth group working to end violence. Jamari played football and loved sports.
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Chicago woman sues park district over son's lake drowning
Cisneros drowned off Pratt Pier in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood after jumping off the pier for a swim. Last week, the city park district placed two sanctioned life rings at Prinz Beach Park, including one at Pratt Pier.
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Mayor: San Antonio superintendent chosen to lead CPS
Martinez previously worked for Chicago Public Schools and replaces interim schools CEO Jose Torres, who had been leading the roughly 350,000-student district after CEO Janice Jackson announced plans to step down in May.
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Chicago awards $20.5M to 2 men allegedly framed by detective
The two men spent 23 years in prison before they were released in 2016. A key witness in their case admitted that he'd lied about hearing them confess because now-retired detective, Reynaldo Guevara, had threatened to beat him if he didn't.
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Sheriff: Chicago woman missed flight and falsely said bomb on plane
The plane was already taxiing out to the runway but had not taken off when it was rerouted.
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Chicago boy, 4, dead after stray gunfire hits him at home
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said Mychal Moultry died Sunday night at Comer Children's Hospital.
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Gunfire strikes 4-year-old boy inside Chicago home
The boy is the second four-year-old child to be hurt by gun violence in the city this week.
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CTA requiring all employees to receive COVID vaccinations
Employees who do not provide proof of vaccination by the Oct. 25 deadline will face discipline in accordance with the CTA guidelines, the agency said.
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Chase Bank employee dies after stabbing in River North
Victim identified as 24-year-old Jessica Vilaythong.
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4th Chicago cop in weeks arrested on excessive force charges
A 21-year CPD veteran faces charges of official misconduct during the arrest of a 17-year-old (who was charged with carjacking a man at gunpoint). The teen was not injured in the incident.