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Chicago Remembers Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg at Emotional Funeral
Times News Global
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August 24, 2025
CHICAGO — Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, a legendary figure of the Chicago Cubs, was remembered by fans and teammates on Friday during a memorial service held at Old St. Patrick's Church. Sandberg, who died last month at the age of 65 after battling...
Illinois DOGE Profile: Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County
Quincy Reporter - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $816,804 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data...
Chicago Triathlon set to break records this weekend
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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Chris Navin from the Chicago Triathlon joins us to preview the city’s biggest fitness event yet, from iconic race routes to tips for first-time triathletes. CHICAGO - The Chicago Triathlon is set to return to the city’s downtown this weekend, and...
Chicago woman was carjacked, but still tells Trump not to bring the Guard
WorldNetDaily
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August 23, 2025
Jill Ciminillo In response to President Trump vowing Friday to send National Guard troops to Chicago to help limit crime, as he has done in D.C., on resident of the Windy City says no thanks – even though she admits to being carjacked and...
Chicago Stars’ Shea Groom shares injury update
All For XI
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August 23, 2025
After being subbed off early in the 32nd minute for Monday’s Chicago Stars FC and Seattle Reign match at Lumen Field, Shea Groom provided an injury update.“Unfortunately, I am ending my 11th NWSL season a little early this year. One broken leg & a...
Chicago street gang member arrested in Marion after traffic stop, sheriff says
WSIL - Illinois
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August 24, 2025
MARION, Ill. (WSIL) — A 49-year-old, accused of being a member of a Chicago Street Gang, was taken to jail and faces multiple charges after a traffic stop in Marion on Saturday. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said their deputies pulled...
Chicago Sky’s latest loss — 94-84 to Connecticut Sun — includes coach Tyler Marsh’s 2nd-quarter ejection
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
Tina Charles scored 23 points and had her 200th career double-double, Bria Hartley also scored 23 and the Connecticut Sun held off the Chicago Sky 94-84 on Saturday at Wintrust Arena for a season-best three-game winning streak. Hartley was 8 of 9...
Chicago Bears 2025 53-Man Transaction Tracker
Windy City Gridiron - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
NFL teams have until Tuesday (8/26) at 3:00 p.m. Central to submit their initial 53-man rosters for the 2025 season, and the clubs have already begun making transactions.Our Chicago Bears transaction tracker is below if you want to skip ahead, but...
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Angels preview, Saturday 8/23, 8:38 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
Today’s roster move: The Cubs have optioned Javier Assad back to Triple-A Iowa and recalled Jordan Wicks. This would indicate to me that the team thinks Cade Horton is 100 percent, and the rotation thus is Horton, Matthew Boyd, Jameson Taillon,...
Chicago Woman Who Admits to Being Carjacked and Assaulted Sparks Social Media Mockery After Sending an Insane Message to President Trump UPDATE: Deletes X Account After Getting Torched
The Gateway Pundit
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August 23, 2025
Credit: @jillciminillo A woke Chicago woman proved the old adage that some people are truly beyond help, even after suffering terrifying experiences that should mug them back to reality. As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, President...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Signs Bill Allowing Immigrants to Become Driving Instructors
The Gateway Pundit
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August 23, 2025
Following Illinois’s decision to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses last year, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 3125 into law, expanding privileges. HB 3125 will allow undocumented immigrants to become driving...
Chicago weekend shootings leave 2 dead, 12 hurt, police say
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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By Jeramie Bizzle Jeramie Bizzle Web Producer, CBS Chicago Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written...
Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center
Rock Island Today - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center, Logo | https://scontent.fmnl4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center, Logo | https://scontent.fmnl4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center was approved to receive a $73,800 grant in FY2024,...
Chicago man sues Home Depot, alleging it's secretly using AI facial recognition at self-checkout
PC Gamer
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August 23, 2025
If you're shopping at Home Depot, you might want to watch out for facial recognition at the check-out counter. Benjamin Jankowski, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, is taking Home Depot to court after spotting the hardware store's self-checkout...
Justice Department demands Illinois hand over voter data. Election officials are debating compliance
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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CHICAGO — Illinois election officials are weighing whether to comply with a demand from Republican President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice to turn over by Sept. 1 the state’s full voter registration list, including voters’ birth dates,...
Students in Illinois Can No Longer Be Ticketed at School
97ZOK - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
Illinois just made a major change for students, and this has been far long overdue. Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law this week that officially bans police/law enforcement from ticketing or fining students at school. That means no more walking...
Elderly residents targeted in string of Chicago home burglaries, police say
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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CHICAGO - Multiple offenders are targeting the elderly in a series of home burglaries throughout the Chicago area, according to police. What we know: Chicago Police are warning the public of a string of home burglaries in Garfield Ridge, Brighton...
Generations of dancers celebrate rich legacy of footwork at Chicago House Music Festival
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 24, 2025
All of the footworkers at the Chicago House Music Festival and Conference on Saturday were impressive, but a standout was DJ Corey Hill. Wearing a blue and white jersey, the 20-year-old South Sider displayed the speed, precision, grace and...
Trump: ‘African-American Ladies Are Saying, ‘Please, President Trump, Come To Chicago,’ Clean Up Crime. Black Women: ‘We Didn’t Invite You’
Black Enterprise
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August 23, 2025
Trump says he wants to send the National Guard to Chicago. On Aug. 22, Donald Trump made his latest move to expand many consider a hostile federal takeover of an American city that he believes is overrun with crime, targeting Chicago and its Black...
‘Bald-off': Inaugural battle of bald people set to take place in Chicago
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
After the Jeremy Allen White and Joe Keery lookalike contests of 2024, a competition just for those bearing a resemblance closer to Pitbull or Cynthia Erivo is set to take place in Chicago. Videos advertising the "inaugural Chicago bald-off" have...