Burglars target ATM, gaming machines at Elmwood Park restaurant, owner says
The burglary happened at the Gringo & Blondie Taqueria and Cantina, at 7514 W. North Ave., the owner said.
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The burglary happened at the Gringo & Blondie Taqueria and Cantina, at 7514 W. North Ave., the owner said.
The front door of the restaurant was broken, and the gaming machines inside the restaurant were ripped open and cleared of money, the owner said.
The Taste of Elmwood Park will also feature a fitness in the park session Saturday morning, followed by a bocce tournament, and a meatball-eating contest later in the day.
Parks with a lot of leaves on the ground—something of which there are many in the fall—can be an issue during red flag warnings.
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The boy was biking home early one morning when a car "plowed right into him" in west suburban Elmwood Park.
A west suburban mother was furious after her son was hit while riding his bike a block from home. She said the driver kept going and left her son injured and crawling for help.
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The community is calling for change after a student brought a gun to campus last week and the school was not placed on lockdown. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The community is calling for change after a student brought a gun to campus last week and the school was not placed on lockdown.
That student was found about a block from the school and charged.
The school's head of security told CBS 2 about his concerns about how the school handled a recent security threat.
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One western suburb is fighting back against catalytic converter thieves, but they need residents to help.
One western suburb is fighting back against catalytic converter thieves, but they need residents to help.
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Police are investigating several break-ins that were reported on Northwest Side and Northwest suburbs overnight.
A pair of dogs behind two attacks in the suburbs last spring has apparently struck again.
Inbound trains are stopped near Metra's Elmwood Park station after a pedestrian was hit Saturday afternoon, according to a Metra spokesperson.
Chicago is keeping with the stay-at-home order until at least the beginning of June, even as other parts of the state get the green light for some degree of reopening as soon as later this week.
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The FBI was called out Wednesday afternoon for the robbery of a US Bank branch in Elmwood Park.
Trains on the Metra's Milwaukee District West and North Central Service lines were halted Monday morning, after a Milwaukee District West train struck and killed a pedestrian near Elmwood Park.
AI has had a top-to-bottom effect on the American workforce, cited as the force behind mass layoffs and a valued skill in workers at the same time.
A driver was ejected and killed in a crash on an off-ramp on Interstate 57 in Chicago's south suburbs overnight Sunday into Monday.
University of Chicago researchers have begun examining data collected by a device transported by a NASA balloon that flew over Antarctica for 23 days.
Prosecutors in Lake County, Illinois, are expected Monday to argue for a woman and a man to be held until trial in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
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President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
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Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
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Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
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A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
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Prosecutors in Lake County, Illinois, are expected Monday to argue for a woman and a man to be held until trial in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
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