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May 04 2023
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Two wins over the Twins finally gives the White Sox a first in 2023
CHICAGO – It took well over a month, but the White Sox finally have an important first in the 2023 season. It may seem simple, but after a terrible start, it actually means something if the team hopes to claw their way back into the standings. A 6-4 victory over the Twins on Wednesday evening at Guaranteed Rate Field has given the White Sox their first series win of the 2023 season. A victory
WGNMay 08 2023
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Niolis Collazo, school counselor, volleyball coach in Waukegan, dies in shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A volleyball coach and graduate at Waukegan High School was killed on Saturday when gunfire struck her car. Niolis Collazo, 23, was a counselor for the Waukegan School District and a freshman volleyball coach. She graduated in 2018. "It is with great sadness that we report the unexpected passing of Ms. Niolis Collazo," according to a letter sent to school staff on Monday. "Ms
CBS News (Online)May 12 2023
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Woman found fatally shot inside a West Englewood home after officers saw fire outside, police said
Officers on duty early Friday morning saw a small fire outside a West Englewood home and later found a 32-year-old woman fatally wounded inside, Chicago police said. Shortly before 12:45 a.m., officers spotted a fire outside a home in the 6400 block of South Damen Avenue, and when they checked inside they discovered an unresponsive woman who had suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head
Chicago TribuneMay 19 2023
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Abbott sends first busload of illegal migrants to Denver
As promised, Governor Greg Abbott is making good on re-starting his program that busses illegal aliens from the over-crowded Texas-Mexico border to sanctuary cities outside of Texas. He has bussed them to Washington, D.C (and the vice-president’s residence), New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Abbott recently said that more cities would be added to the list, including Denver and Los
HotAirMar 07 2023
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Endorses Brandon Johnson For Mayor
CITY HALL — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is backing Brandon Johnson in the mayoral runoff. The county’s top elected official and former South Side alderperson endorsed Johnson Tuesday morning. Preckwinkle “in her current capacity and in her previous role as a five-term alderperson for Chicago’s 4th ward, has advocated for many of the priorities crucial to Brandon Johnson’s
Block Club ChicagoMay 11 2023
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Bears release schedule: They'll open and close season against the Packers
The 2023 Chicago Bears schedule is here. The NFL released the full slate of games for all 32 teams Thursday night. Below is the Bears' entire schedule. Every team will play 17 regular season games over 18 weeks. The season begins with the NFL's opening night matchup between Kansas City and Detroit on Thursday, Sept. 7. Most of the league will play its first game Sunday, Sept. 10. The regular
The Daily HeraldMay 11 2023
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26-year-old bat wielding woman who assaulted at least 4 on Northwest Side charged with felony battery
A 26-year-old woman was charged Thursday with four counts of aggravated battery after she was allegedly caught on video beating a mother with a baseball bat in the Albany Park neighborhood. The victim was pushing her child in a stroller when Denise Solorzano approached her with a bat and began swinging as the mother tried to ward off the attack, Chicago police said. Throughout Tuesday, at
Chicago TribuneMay 11 2023
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Woman charged with Northwest Side bat attacks
Assault charges have been filed against a woman accused of attacking several other women with a baseball bat on the Northwest Side. Denise Solorzano, 26, was arrested Wednesday after she was identified as the person who struck eight women with a baseball bat in attacks in Albany Park and Irving Park, Chicago police said. Solorzano is facing three counts of aggravated battery in a public place
Chicago Sun-TimesFeb 18 2023
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Man found shot dead on sidewalk in South Side: police
CHICAGO — A 45-year-old man was found shot dead on a sidewalk in the city’s Englewood neighborhood Saturday morning.
According to police, the man was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the body near the 1200 block of West 73rd Place around 6:48 a.m.
The man was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
There is currently no
WGNMar 01 2023
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The Memo: Lightfoot is latest Democrat to fall to anger over crime
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the latest Democrat to fall to public concerns over crime. Lightfoot suffered an ignominious fate Tuesday when she failed to even make the runoff in her bid for a second term. Paul Vallas, a centrist Democrat who topped the Chicago poll by a comfortable margin, has promised to grapple more forcefully with the crime problem in the nation’s third-largest city —
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