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Chicago’s best Halloween decorations: Homes and yards get spooky with ghosts, ghouls and more

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New judge wants to move up Ed Burke’s racketeering trial, but calendars are full

Burke faces charges of using his seat on the City Council to steer business to his law firm in schemes that involved the Old Post Office, a Burger King and a Northwest Side redevelopment project.

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Group serving immigrants on Northwest Side gets new warehouse-size space; site’s first food giveaway set for Saturday

Onward Neighborhood House plans to install a food pantry there plus eventually turn it into a community hub.

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Tenants cited ‘extremely unusual’ texts before landlord’s remains found in freezer during search of home, prosecutors say

Sandra Kolalou, 36, faces counts of murder, concealment of a homicidal death and aggravated battery in connection with the killing of Frances Walker this week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tenant faces murder charge in killing, dismembering of Northwest Side boarding house owner

Sandra Kolalou, 36, is accused of killing Frances Walker, 69. Police say some remains were found in a freezer, others are missing. Friends describe the victim as “gentle, sweet, generous, kind.”

Chicago Sun-Times

A world of mystery and magic awaits behind the drab brick walls of a Northwest Side warehouse

Potter & Potter Auction House specializes in magic memorabilia.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man charged in death of 18-year-old after domestic dispute on Northwest Side

Zack Park, 34, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old John Park on the Northwest Side.

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1 killed, 4 others wounded in shootings Tuesday across Chicago

A man, 18, was fatally shot on the Southwest Side, and a 27-year-old off-duty police officer was shot during an apparent road rage incident on the Northwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago sees one of its most violent weekends of the year: 9 killed, 54 wounded. A third of the victims were 17 or younger

Three police districts that border each other on the South Side bore the brunt of the gun violence. Four shootings across the city involved three or more victims.

Chicago Sun-Times

Attempted kidnapping of 5-year-old girl on Northwest Side captured on video

Video released by police shows the man walking next to a woman and the girl about noon Thursday in the 5100 block of West Fullerton Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nervous and somber, students at Chicago high school return to campus as more details about shooting emerge

CHICAGO — As the Carl Schurz High School students passed under the school’s brown iron gates Thursday morning, community members greeted them with doughnuts and flowers outside the Northwest Side school, a day after a shooting that left four teens wounded, including two Schurz students.

Chicago Tribune

1 killed, 8 wounded in shootings in Chicago Wednesday

Four teenagers were shot in a drive-by attack outside an ice cream shop across the street from Schurz High School on the Northwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

4 people believed to be students are shot near high school on Chicago's Northwest Side, authorities say

CHICAGO — Four people believed to be Chicago Public Schools students, including three age 15 or younger, were shot near a Northwest Side high school Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune

4 injured in drive-by shooting near Chicago high school

Authorities say three juveniles and one adult have been shot near a high school on Chicago's Northwest Side

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‘Where is Taha?’ 5-year-old boy dies when he is hit by two cars after wandering from Northwest Side home

The driver of a Jeep that hit the boy fled the scene, but the driver of a Volvo that also struck the boy stopped and performed CPR, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man killed in Northwest Side hit-and-run

The man, whose age wasn’t known, was found unresponsive about 11:55 p.m. Saturday in the westbound lanes in the 4500 block of West Diversey Avenue after he was hit by a vehicle.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer exchanges gunfire after stopping to check on traffic accident on Northwest Side

The officer and a partner had stopped to check on the car’s occupants in the 5200 block of North Nagle Avenue early Friday when someone in the car opened fire, police said.

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12 shot over 8 hours in Chicago: 15-year-old girl killed and two other teens, 15 and 16, wounded in separate attacks

The shootings occurred across the city, from the Kelvin Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side to South Deering on the Far South Side.

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Chicago police officer hurt after thrown object causes windshield to shatter on Northwest Side

The officer was treated and released for minor injuries at an area hospital.

Chicago Tribune

Delia Ramirez tops Gilbert Villegas for Congress; Jesse Jackson’s son on way to clinching nomination; Rep. Danny Davis in tight fight to keep his seat

Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, opened a lead in a packed Democratic primary fight Tuesday night to grab the nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush.

Chicago Sun-Times

Firefighters battle extra-alarm blaze on Northwest Side

The fire was upgraded to a three-alarm, level one hazmat fire, Chicago fire officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man with machete went on ‘crime spree, wreaking havoc’ on Northwest Side, prosecutors say

Andre Gonzalez, 35, was arrested Monday evening after a fugitive task force team pulled him over near his home in the 10000 block of South Avenue C on the Far South Side, Police Supt. David Brown told reporters Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police question person of interest in string of machete attacks on Northwest Side

Officials confirmed they were speaking with a person of interest in the case but did not provide any additional details.

Chicago Sun-Times

Machete-wielding robber wanted in 6 attacks on Northwest Side, police say

The latest attack happened Sunday night in Irving Park, police said.

Chicago Tribune

Gun battle erupts as wanted teen opens fire at US Marshal officer, prosecutors say

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old man is accused of a shooting that wounded a police dog and an officer on the U.S. Marshals Service as he was being arrested Thursday afternoon on the Northwest Side, prosecutors said in court Saturday.

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