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Chicago, Heat Advisory

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Chicago sweats it out as heat index expected to reach 102 degrees
Chicagoans are stepping up to help one another during another heat wave in the city.

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Extreme heat brings health warnings in Chicago
Chicago weather: Heat Advisory will go into effect Wednesday morning

Chicago’s Dirksen Courthouse on lockdown

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Armed man prompts Dirksen Federal Courthouse lockdown for several hours in downtown Chicago
CBS News Chicago witnessed the man being tackled by law enforcement and removed from the courthouse lobby on a stretcher.

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Lockdown of Dirksen federal courthouse ongoing Tuesday after man with knife enters lobby
Hours-long Dirksen Federal Building lockdown, standoff ends

1st practice of Chicago Bears training camp

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Chicago Bears new head coach Ben Johnson holds first training camp
The Chicago Bears held their first practice of new head coach Ben Johnson's first training camp at Halas Hall Tuesday.

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6 takeaways from Day 1 of Bears training camp
Photos: First practice of Chicago Bears training camp

West Side, Chicago police and finding gun

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2 charged after toddler shot with unsecured gun inside home Chicago's West Side
Tyree Johnson, 26, and Deonte Johnson, 23, were each charged with one misdemeanor count of child endangerment.

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2 being questioned after toddler shoots himself with unsecured gun inside Chicago home
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Toddler injured after finding gun in West Side home, Chicago police say

Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals

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Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals odds, tips and betting trends | July 23
The favored Cubs (-147 moneyline odds to win) play at home against the Royals (+123). The scheduled starters are Colin Rea (8-3) for the Chicago Cubs, and Seth Lugo (6-5) for the Kansas City Royals. These teams meet again after the Cubs took down the Royals 6-0 yesterday.

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Cubs vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 23
Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs play in game 2 of series
Gov. JB Pritzker announces another tenant at South Chicago's quantum park
Infleqtion plans to build the first utility-scale quantum computer in Illinois at the state's quantum park and create at ...
Chicago Public Schools agrees to pay feds back $1 million over misallocated grants
A Department of Education investigation found Chicago Public Schools wrongly obtained $1.1 million by misidentifying South ...
Ald. Walter Burnett’s wife violated Chicago Housing Authority ethics policy
Burnett, the wife of the front-runner to be next Chicago Housing Authority CEO Ald. Walter Burnett, violated the housing ...
American Airlines reinstating flight from Springfield to Chicago. What you need to know
Needing to catch a quick trip to Chicago? You'll soon have another flight option to choose from in Springfield.
Gov. Pritzker says state of Illinois is seeing major drop in violent crime alongside Chicago
The crime numbers are shaping up to be the story of the summer in the city. Through this past weekend, homicides are down 30% ...
Laura Washington: Chicago mayoral wannabes are already edging to the gate
The potential Chicago mayoral race competition is getting itchy. My wild card: Lisa Madigan who might resume her political ...
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Prominent Chicago Defense Lawyer Thomas Durkin, a Zealous Advocate for Clients, Has Died at 78
Thomas Anthony Durkin, an internationally prominent criminal defense attorney who for five decades was a fixture in Chicago’s ...
Where are new Chicago residents moving from? U-Haul releases list of top origin states
It's officially moving season in Chicago. If you're wondering which states your new neighbors are hailing from, U-Haul has ...
Johnson announces $40M investment to modernize Chicago shelters for the unhoused
With 750 permanent shelter beds in seven neighborhoods slated to become “fully accessible,” Johnson called it “the most ...