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The teen turned himself into police Thursday and was charged with one felony count of unlawful possession of a weapon, Chicago police said.

He was sitting on a porch about 8:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Bennett Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him multiple times, Chicago police said.

Cook County GOP chairman Sean Morrison is a vocal critic of the ruling Democrats and often points to violent crime in Chicago. But Morrison also has benefited for years — starting soon after he became a county commissioner — from “special attention” given to his home by police in south…

CHICAGO – At some point, the streak had to end.

Dr. Helene Gayle is leaving Chicago to become president of Spelman College in Atlanta. But she’s not leaving quietly.

Former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez is launching a new effort called Our Nation’s Future, with the goal of helping 1 million permanent residents become naturalized citizens within four years.

Drivers have been off the job since Monday night at Breakthru Beverage Group in Cicero.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

CHICAGO — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders praised Starbucks and Amazon workers trying to unionize and railed against oil companies over high gas prices in a brief appearance in Chicago late Thursday.