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Federal judge gives probation sentence to Chicago woman who ran fetish business

When Jessica Nesbitt was first charged in summer 2019, her attorneys insisted her business was legal and that she paid her taxes. “Fetish-based eroticism is not unlawful,” defense attorney Barry Sheppard said.

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Mother of top Ohio State football recruit slain in West Side mass shooting

Ashley Griggs, 40, was killed in a shooting on the West Side that wounded four other people. Witnesses told police shots were fired from a passing car as the group gathered in the 4000 block of West Washington Boulevard after a Marshall High School reunion early Sunday.

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West Side activists slam investigation of alleged Chicago police sexual misconduct involving migrants

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability cannot be trusted, the activists said, urging migrants to seek help from local community groups.

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Plan to rehab West Side grocery ‘like putting a Band-Aid over a terrible wound,’ shoppers say: ‘We need a new building’

Yellow Banana, owner of the Save A Lot, plans to renovate the store, but local shoppers say the building needs to go after decades of rat infestation.

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Civilian Office of Police Accountability acknowledges complaint against Chicago officer for alleged sex with migrant housed at station

CHICAGO — A complaint submitted Thursday to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability spurred an internal Chicago Police investigation into allegations of at least one officer having sexual contact with a migrant housed at a West Side police station.

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Chicago police investigating claims of officers having sexual relationships with migrants housed in police station

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department acknowledged an internal investigation Thursday into allegations that four officers assigned to a West Side patrol district engaged in sexual relationships with migrants who were living in a police station.

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Chicago area cleans up, dries out after record rains flood basements, streets

Sunday’s storm dropped as much as 9 inches of rain in some places. Chicago’s Northwest and West sides were hard-hit.

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Hundreds of kids get free NASCAR tickets at West Side community event

For two days in a row, NASCAR has given out race tickets to thousands of people at events on the South, West Sides.

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Should people in prison serving life for crimes committed when they were under 21 get another chance? Some Illinois legislators say yes

CHICAGO -- Antonio House hasn’t known freedom since he was 19, when he was locked up as a suspect in the 1993 kidnappings and killings of two teens on Chicago’s West Side.

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Family fights potential deportation of longtime Northwest Side resident

Francisco Panuco lived in Belmont Cragin for 18 years before ICE detained him on May 31. Friends and supporters have since rallied to keep him in Chicago.

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Restaurant owners hope outdoor dining changes the mindset of the West Side

Outdoor dining in Austin was relatively unheard of until the pandemic, thanks to efforts by the neighborhood chamber of commerce and the city’s Alfresco program.

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Juvenile driving stolen car causes fatal crash on West Side: police

The crash happened at the intersection of Independence Boulevard and Roosevelt Road.

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Black Wall Street pop-up market symbolizing broader changes coming to West Side reopens this weekend

The market was started by Lavern Herron in 2021 in the wake of the pandemic and reckoning with the death of George Floyd. Three years on, it’s flourishing. Shoppers can find a range of local vendors, plus food and live music.

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Inside the writers' 'guerrilla tactics' to shut down live productions

On a frigid early morning in Chicago last week, screenwriter Michael Gilio bundled into a car in the city's West Side with other writers and made his way to Cinespace studios, located in an industrial zone.

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Who will fill Brandon Johnson’s Cook County Board seat?

The application process for those interested in serving the rest of Brandon Johnson’s term on the county board was announced Wednesday. Those already vying for the spot include three members of the Leaders Network, a West Side faith-based group.

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BBQ for homeless moms is for those ‘who feel they fell short’

Tawana Pope of Diamonds in the Making, a nonprofit that does outreach with unhoused people, will host the free barbecue on the West Side on Saturday.

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Sky’s the limit for West Side training of solar panel technicians

Using space at the former school for St. Agatha Catholic Church, the Sustainability Hub is a venture between a developer and others to address workforce development and economic justice.

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Cannabis infuser opens on Near West Side: ‘It’s surreal. I’m dealing with stuff I would’ve gone to jail for’

Baked Buds produces three varieties of cannabis-infused gummies in its Near West Side plant.

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Lightfoot touts benefits of CHA land deal with Chicago Fire at groundbreaking for team’s West Side training facility

Money the soccer team pays in rent to the housing authority will go toward its projects. “I’d like to make one point crystal clear: CHA will fulfill our commitment to developing new housing in this area,” said CHA CEO Tracey Scott.

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Documentary series about Chicago’s West Side planned

Filmmaker Deontay Wilson, a native of North Lawndale, will screen “Westside Stories: Paradise Lost” on Thursday in Austin. It is the first in a series about the West Side.

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Black-owned cafe opening West Side locations: ‘An investment in peace’

Momentum Coffee is a cafe and co-working space with locations downtown and on the South Side. It recently opened a new cafe in North Lawndale. Another will open soon in Austin.

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Time to explore all of Chicago

Historian Shermann Dilla Thomas leads visits to South and West Side neighborhoods

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Broadway legend Chita Rivera dances through her life in a new memoir

In Chita: A Memoir, Rivera recounts her career originating roles in major Broadway shows. Now 90, Rivera remembers West Side Story from the beginning: "I was there at the first flicker of the skirt!"

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New West Side primary care clinic promises to expand access to uninsured residents

The Thresholds Health clinic in Austin recently opened to the public and will accept even uninsured patients. It’s a step toward reaching a largely uninsured, though advocates say there’s still more to be done.

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90 years and going strong — Moon’s Sandwich Shop still serving up fabulously no-fuss American diner staples

Moon’s Sandwich Shop on the Near West Side has been cooking up stick-to-your-bones fare since 1933.

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