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An officer was hospitalized with a back injury and a 20-year-old man was arrested during the chaotic incident early Monday.

In Chicago, Mike Pence delivers a withering rebuke of Biden’s economic policies, makes no direct references to Donald Trump

CHICAGO — Sounding like a potential presidential candidate, former Vice President Mike Pence contended Monday that the nation’s economic woes were almost entirely the result of Democratic President Joe Biden’s policies, and told an audience at the University Club of Chicago that without a turnaround, Americans will “change leadership very…

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They were shot Monday afternoon while traveling in a vehicle in the 6200 block of South Rockwell Avenue, police said.

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Monique Scott was chosen over two other finalists recommended by a three-person screening committee: Trina Mangrum, chief of staff to Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), and former Chicago Bulls player Wallace “Mickey” Johnson.

The Chicago upstart went viral before the industry knew how to measure it — and an entire subgenre of rap blossomed from his brilliance.

CHICAGO — Chicago Election Board Chair Marisel Hernandez recently included an unusual warm weather addendum to her regular pre-election pitch encouraging voters to cast ballots in the upcoming Illinois primary: Do so before you leave town.