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Chicago’s Magnificent Mile At Risk For Massive Store Closures, Alderman Says

CBS Chicago (News) 8/7 5:43P Chicago Breaking News from CBS C

CHICAGO (CBS)   Is Chicago s Magnificent Mile at risk for massive store closures? Just two months ago it was the epicenter of unrest. Then this week there was a murder on Oak...

3 People Shot, 1 Of Them Killed, On Oak Street Near Magnificent Mile

CBS Chicago (News) 8/4 1:30P Chicago Breaking News from CBS C

CHICAGO (CBS) Three people were shot in broad daylight Tuesday afternoon on Oak Street near the Magnificent Mile, police said. One of them was killed. The gunfire happened at 70 E. Oak St., between...

Cabrini Green shooting: Suspect charged in fatal shooting of boy, 9, on Near North Side

ABC Chicago 8/4 12:02P WLS

A suspect has been charged in connection with the shooting of a 9-year-old boy in Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood Friday night.

Related: Cabrini Green shooting: Suspect in custody after boy, 9, killed on Near North Side ABC Chicago, Cabrini Green shooting: Boy, 9, killed in Near North Side, Chicago police say ABC Chicago

Leaders call for witnesses to speak up after 9-year-old killed on Near North Side, reward offered

WGNtv.com 8/2 1:15P Brónagh Tumulty

WATCH ABOVE: Anti-violence activists speak Sunday after a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed on the Near North Side Friday CHICAGO — Community leaders returned to the spot...

‘My One and Only Child:' Chicago Mother Mourns Loss of Boy, 9, Killed in Shooting

NBC Chicago (Local) 8/1 6:28P

A Chicago mother has been left with an unbearable loss after her only son, a 9-year-old, was fatally shot Friday night, becoming the latest young victim of gun violence in the...

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The Mix: Dance for Life and more cool things to do in Chicago Aug. 6-12

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 8/5 2:00P Mary Houlihan - For the Sun-Time

Giordano Dance Chicago performs “Tossed Around.” | Gorman Cook There’s a whole lot of local entertainment options to enjoy online and in person in the week ahead. Dance for all Chicago Dancers United...

3rd man charged in murder of 7-year-old girl at July 4 party on West Side

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 8/4 5:35A David Struett

Natalia Wallace (left) was shot to death in the 100 block of North Latrobe Avenue in Austin on the Fourth of July. | Provided; Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times A man faces a first-degree murder charge in the...

Related: Murder charge filed in fatal shooting of 9-year-old on Near North Side Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment), Chicago sees 139% jump in murders, uptick in shootings in July 2020: police Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment)

Beating back violent crime in Chicago starts with one word: trust

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 8/3 12:37P CST Editorial Board

Nine-year-old Janari Ricks was shot and killed at about 6 p.m. on July 31 as he and friends were playing on the 900 block of North Cambridge Avenue in Chicago. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times The police have...

Suspect arrested in shooting of 9-year-old boy

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 8/3 6:41A Sam Charles

Chicago police investigate the scene where a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed in the 900 block of North Cambridge, near the former site of the Cabrini-Green housing project. | Tyler...

Related: Killed while playing outside, 9-year-old Janari Ricks had plans to ‘rebuild the community,’ mom says Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment), 9-year-old boy shot, killed on Near North Side: police Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment)

9 killed, 21 wounded so far in weekend shootings across Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 8/2 12:19P Sun-Times Wire

A memorial for 9-year-old Janari Ricks is erected on the Near North Side on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times The weekend closed out a July that saw a 139% jump in citywide murders...

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Chicago rapper-singer Osa North brings Nigerian pop back home on 5 Boys 3 Cars

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/7 12:00P Leor Galil

Osa Obaseki, aka rapper-singer Osa North, grew up in Uptown, but in 2006 his parents sent him to live with his aunt and uncle in the capital of Nigeria’s Edo State, Benin City. He was 11 when he...

Is your lovin’ worth two transfers?

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/7 11:00A Salem Collo-Julin

What our listings coordinator is musing about this week Something occurred to me as I was making plans to see a friend this week. In a pre COVID-19 Chicago, some of us would miss out on events because...

How to safely enjoy summer

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/7 8:30A Eugenia Viti

A comic about distancing, sanitizing, and adulting in baby pools

Chicago rapper HateSonny adds depth to his battering-ram flow on Golden Child

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/7 7:57A Leor Galil

Greater Grand Crossing native HateSonny delivers sawed-off raps with a terse punch that makes him sound spring-loaded—at any moment he could burst with fury and beat the track into submission. When he...

Chicago Film Archives discovers The First Degree

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/7 1:00A Kathleen Sachs

The regional archive brings Edward Sedgwick’s 1923 silent film back to life. Much of silent cinema is lost to us forever. In an illuminating report from 2013 titled “The Survival of American Silent...

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With COVID-19 Persisting, Loyola University Says Residence Halls Will Not Be Opening In The Fall

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/6 2:38P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Loyola University Chicago on Thursday announced that it will not be opening dormitories “until conditions are favorable” amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Evaluating current health...

Illinois Secretary Of State’s Diversey Express Driver Services Facility Closed After Employee Tests...

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/6 11:32A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The Illinois Secretary of State’s office Diversey Express Driver Services Facility in Kelvyn Park will be closed until Monday, Aug. 10, after an employee tested positive for COVID-19....

Related: Workers Say They Walked Off Job After Illinois Secretary Of State’s Employee Tested Positive For COVID-19, But Only Half Of Chicago South Building Was Closed CBS Chicago (Health)

‘The Virus Infects The Heart Itself’: Cardiologist Says COVID-19 Linked To Variety Of Cardiovascular...

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/6 9:35A Health – CBS Chicago

(CBS Local)   The spread of COVID-19 around the world has become the biggest story of 2020. Each month, doctors and medical professionals are learning more about the virus s...

Multiple Teachers’ Unions Around Illinois Consider Strikes If They Are Asked To Return To School And...

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/4 12:13P Health – CBS Chicago

WINNETKA, Ill. (CBS) As we make our ways closer to the first day of school, some teachers’ groups are making their way closer to a possible strike – with concerns over safety...

Study Set To Bring Antibody Treatments Right To Doors Of Long-Term Care Facilities

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/3 1:28P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) When a person recovers from COVID-19, their body builds up antibodies that can then be used to help others fight the disease. Now, one pharmaceutical company is using antibodies for...

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