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Feb 28

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes on 8 rivals in reelection bid

By Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city's first one-term mayor in decades.

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Feb 28

Chicago’s mayoral election, explained

By Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks — and a runoff election — before a winner is declared.

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Feb 27

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Crime becomes top issue for many voters in Chicago’s mayoral race

By John Yang, Saher Khan, Matt Loffman

It was another deadly weekend in Chicago with at least 14 people wounded and three of them killed by gun violence. More than 70 people have been murdered in Chicago already in 2023. As John Yang reports, crime has become…

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Nov 01

Chicago Halloween shooting injures 15, including 3 children

By Associated Press

Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night.

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Sep 28

Smith & Wesson sued over link to Chicago July 4 parade mass shooting

By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

The 11 suits filed Wednesday cite the 22-year-old gunman accused of opening fire on a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago and killing seven people. The lawsuits are the latest bid by mass shooting victims to hold gun manufacturers legally…

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Sep 21

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Texas sheriff opens investigation into Florida flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

By Stephanie Sy

Outrage over Florida Governor Ron Desantis' decision to fly dozens of migrants to Martha's Vineyard last week has led to legal battles. Investigators in Texas say they believe the migrants were lured under false pretenses into boarding charter planes that…

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Sep 20

8 injured, rushed to hospital in Chicago apartment building explosion

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

The explosion at the 36-unit, four-story apartment building in the South Austin neighborhood occurred at about 9 a.m., officials said.

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Jul 19

Emmett Till’s house among Black historical sites to get landmarks funds

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Emmett Till's Chicago home is one of more than two dozen historically significant sites that will share $3 million in grant money from a preservation organization.

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Jul 06

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Remembering the victims of the Highland Park shooting

By Courtney Norris

Seven people have died from the Highland Park shooting in a suburb of Chicago. We take a moment to remember the victims, the lives they led, and the legacies they leave behind.

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Jul 05

At least 6 dead, 30 hurt in July 4 parade shooting

By Michael Tarm, Kathleen Foody, Roger Schneider, Associated Press

A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks.

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