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A man was sitting in a car in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue when he was shot in the head, police said.

A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Burr Ridge, Illinois, businessman to nearly five years in federal prison for swindling $2.6 million from hospitals seeking coveted protective gear in the traumatic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and blowing much of it on credit cards and luxury cars.

CHICAGO — More than 100 Benito Juarez high school students joined a walkout midday Monday on the school’s first day of classes since four teens were shot and two were killed Friday.

The man, 27, was sitting in a vehicle in a parking lot in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue when he was shot, police said.

A Chicago woman was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging she participated in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol with her brother, a Chicago police officer who is already facing trial.

The Grammy-winning singer paid visual tribute to the painting “Blue Monday” during her Dec. 17 appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” Annie Lee’s grandson says the performance felt like a gift from his beloved grandmother.

The boy was in a car in the the 8500 block of S. South Chicago Avenue when someone fired shots, police said.

Migrants recently arrived from Venezuela and Colombia enjoy a holiday party at the Salvation Army’s Shield of Hope Center, but many are homesick for loved ones left behind.

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a shoulder sprain during the game Sunday against the Chicago Bears that could sideline him for the next two games, NFL sources told The Inquirer on Monday.

More executives now say they plan to renew leases on office space, and more workers say they want to return to in-person work.

The annual listing of regulations for ice fishing at public sites around Chicago, mostly reminders with a couple changes.