El Grito festival in Pilsen sees smaller turnout amid ICE fears
Organizers of the festival said there were rapid response teams ready for the worst-case scenario, but fears led to a smaller turnout at this year's event.
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Organizers of the festival said there were rapid response teams ready for the worst-case scenario, but fears led to a smaller turnout at this year's event.
Angel Casillas, the same man who crashed into ISP Trooper Brian Frank's squad car in 2021, was booked at the Riverdale Police Department in August for a DUI.
A spokesperson for the train company said an inbound Rock Island train hit the boy just before reaching the New Lenox station.
Chicago police said the man was traveling inside a vehicle in the Albany Park neighborhood when he was hit in the chest by a gunshot.
Staff members at Insight Hospital and Medical Center joined in the commemoration of Pope Leo XIV with the unveiling of a new plaque in his honor.
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Five CTA rail stations will now have vending machines carrying naloxone, a drug that quickly reverses opioid overdoses.
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A house is on fire in Round Lake, Illinois, prompting a major response from first responders.
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Joliet police said a man entered the Circle K station, displayed a handgun, and demanded money.
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