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Violent robberies keep happening in spurts and sprees in Chicago -- dozens of crimes, no arrests

CBS Chicago (News) 12/9 11:22A Tara Molina

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The number keeps growing there have been several dozen violent robberies in Chicago in three and a half weeks - and not one arrest. The robberies have been...

Bucktown, Logan Square apartment buildings change hands

Chicago Biz Journals 12/9 8:49A Alex Zorn

Two three-unit properties — one in Bucktown and one in Logan Square — sold to private real estate investors for a total of nearly $2 million.

Cardiosense raises Series A to use AI to detect heart disease

Chicago Biz Journals 12/9 8:43A Alex Zorn

The company hopes to get regulatory clearance for its CardioTag product, a wearable device for wireless patient monitoring.

Conservatory Apartments break ground on Chicago's West Side

Chicago Biz Journals 12/9 8:37A Wendell Hutson

The development will provide permanent and supportive housing to low-income renters.

Heritage-Crystal Clean relocates headquarters to Bell Works Chicagoland

Chicago Biz Journals 12/9 8:18A Wendell Hutson

Bell Works, the former 1.6 million-square-foot AT&T campus, was chosen with workers' commute times in mind.

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After falling in love over arts, education, couple starts group in Pilsen to teach kids music;...

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 12/9 12:57P Michael Loria

Daniel and Katrise Chávez, co-founders of People’s Center for Cultural and Contemporary Arts, at the former Holy Trinity Croatian church in Pilsen, where they hold classes. A...

First-year engineering students at Wilbur Wright College compete for $5K scholarship

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 12/8 3:42P Emmanuel Camarillo

The team behind ADAM, a robot designed to help prevent uncontrolled fires, on Thursday during an Engineering Idea competition at Wilbur Wright College in Portage Park. Victor...

Chicago private school defends LGBTQ sex ed, tightens security after right-wing viral video

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 12/8 11:20A Char Daston | WBEZ

Francis W. Parker School in Lincoln Park offered strong support for their faculty and staff and for the school’s “inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming, and comprehensive approach to...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez gets $10,200 raise

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 12/8 9:05A Nader Issa

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, shown during an October appearance at Gage Park High School, received the maximum raise allowed under his contract — a contract CPS...

Chicago school board vice president steps down

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 12/7 11:11A Nader Issa

Chicago Board of Education Vice President Sendhil Revuluri is resigning from his role at the end of the month. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Sendhil Revuluri is stepping down as vice...

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City announces permanent bus lanes on Chicago Avenue; advocates worry about enforcement, frequency

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 12/9 2:03P Zack Miller

The No. 66 bus route runs along Chicago Avenue, from Austin Avenue to Navy Pier. Changes being added to the route will include permanent bus-only lanes along Chicago Avenue...

Picture Chicago: This week in 13 photos

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 12/9 6:54A Sun-Times staff

Dantrell Blake (left) blows air into his double walled bowl as project manager N’Kosi Barber (right) heats up his glass cup at the glass blowing studio at the Firebird...

Kanye West’s Honorary Doctorate Rescinded by Prestigious Chicago Art College

WTTW Arts & Entertainment 12/9 4:52A CNN

Kanye West’s Honorary Doctorate Rescinded by Prestigious Chicago Art College Friday, December 9, 2022 - 10:52

Inner-City Muslim Action Network Opens New Art Gallery, Ceramics Studio

WTTW Arts & Entertainment 12/8 4:49P Angel Idowu

Inner-City Muslim Action Network Opens New Art Gallery, Ceramics Studio Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 22:49

Illinois coronavirus: Surgeon General Vivek Murthy pushes for boosters during Chicago visit

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 12/8 1:05P Mitchell Armentrout

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, shown meeting the press in Cicero in September 2021, spoke in Chicago on Thursday. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy...

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A Return to Bar Roma, This Time for Dinner!

Chicago Food Magazine 12/8 8:28A Emily Larsen

Back in 2017, just a few months after Bar Roma first opened in Andersonville, they were kind enough to invite CFM in for a weekend brunch where we enjoyed some outstanding Torticcio alla Trastevere...

Blue Bunny ice cream maker Wells Enterprises bought by Ferrero Group, whose brands include Nutella

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 12/7 8:45A Dee-Ann Durbin | AP

Blue Bunny and Halo Top brand ice cream products. Italian confectioner Ferrero Group is acquiring Wells Enterprises, which makes the ice cream brands. Seth Wenig / AP The...

Uber Eats, Postmates agree to $10 million settlement with city

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 12/5 9:25A Fran Spielman

Uber Eats and Postmates, which it has acquired, have settled with the city of Chicago and agreed to pay millions to restaurants that were overcharged for delivery fees or...

Englewood food giveaway fills gap left by shuttered Whole Foods: ‘I pray that we will never be...

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 12/5 9:05A David Struett

Volunteers pass out boxes of frozen food to people near 63rd Street and Ashland Avenue in Englewood on Monday. Brian Rich/Sun-Times Charlotte Woods braved cold weather for...

Special kitchen prepares food for Jews keeping kosher at World Cup

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 12/2 8:02A Associated Press

Rabbi Eli Chitrik shows bagel sandwiches stored in bright orange cases in his hotel room in Doha, Qatar. The labels declare the sandwiches kosher, or in compliance with...

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Coffee with Liz • December 9, 2022

Sequins and Stripes 12/9 8:00A Liz

Do you typically cook one meal for your family, or do you cook a separate meal for the kids? Separate meals for sure. The hard part is our kids are hungry at 5:30pm and we are not. So I usually make...

2022 Holiday Gift Guides: Gifts That Give Back

Sequins and Stripes 12/8 10:00P Liz

Shop this gift guide : No. 1 Miir Wine Set // No. 2 Klei Self-Care Gift Set // No. 3 Everlane Rain Boots // No. 4 Outdoor Voices Teddy Gloves // No. 5 Everlane Cashmere Crew // No. 6 Pela Watch Band...

Nine Fun Holiday Gift Ideas for Neighbors

Sequins and Stripes 12/7 12:00A Liz

Find recipes and instructions here: Reindeer Noses // English Toffee // Cookie Baking Basket // Hot Toddy Kit // Chocolate Orange Shortbread Cookies // Vanilla Sugar Scrub // Fire Starters // Rosemary...

Sequin Tops for the Holidays

Sequins and Stripes 12/5 4:21A Liz

shop the look : Vita Grace Sequin Top (sold out, similar here ), Agolde Riley Jeans , Margaux Demi Flats in Gold , J.Crew Feather Bag (30% off!), Jennifer Behr Earrings We have quite a few holiday...

New Tech Backgrounds for December

Sequins and Stripes 11/30 10:00P Liz

Download this desktop background here Happy December 1st! This time of year gives me all the warm fuzzies — I couldn t love it more. I ve been spending the week making every corner of our home feel...

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High school basketball: St. Rita beats Brother Rice

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 12/9 3:32P Michael O'Brien

St. Rita’s Nojus Indrusaitis (5) drives the ball past Brother Rice’s Ryan Gierhahn (4). Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Great high school basketball teams don’t fall...

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High school basketball: Friday’s scores

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 12/9 1:36P Michael O'Brien

Lane’s Dalton Scantlebury (35) blocks a shot by Taft. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Friday, December 9, 2022 Boys Basketball RED NORTH-WEST Lane 67, Perspectives-MSA 54...

Related: High school basketball: Thursday’s scores Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports

High school basketball: Kenwood’s Mike Irvin explains his brash, outspoken style

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 12/9 6:34A Joe Henricksen

Kenwood’s Mike Irvin calls out directions to his players during a game against Bloom. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times Kenwood has long been lauded as a sleeping giant in...

Chicago Sun-Times High School Football Player of the Year: Prairie Ridge’s Tyler Vasey

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 12/9 2:22A Michael O'Brien

Prairie Ridge’s Tyler Vasey (7) breaks a tackle as he returns a kick against St. Ignatius. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times As Prairie Ridge senior Tyler Vasey, the...

High school basketball: Glenbrook North beats Evanston, makes early statement

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 12/8 3:27P Michael O'Brien

Glenbrook North’s Ryan Cohen (11) reacts after winning the game against Evanston. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times It’s only the third week of the season. Even conference...

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Tech Billionaire Jim Clark Downsizes Into a $12M Florida Mansion

realtor.com® Real Estate News 12/9 11:00A Erik Gunther

Getty Images / Realtor.com Entrepreneur Jim Clark has been busy with high-end Florida real estate deals this year. After selling his sprawling Manalapan estate for $173 million in a record-setting...

Millions of Americans Are Squeezed by Rent: See How Your City Stacks Up

realtor.com® Real Estate News 12/9 10:00A Evan Wyloge

Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Photos: Getty Images (3) More than 4 in 10 renting households are burdened by how much they re paying in rent each month. These tenants are putting more than 30% of...

Get Away From It All — 5 Private Islands Available Right Now

realtor.com® Real Estate News 12/9 9:00A Lisa Johnson Mandell

Realtor.com December might be the merriest month, but it can also be the most stressful. You have all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, plus the pressure of trying to get everything done by the...

If a Newly Elected Congressman Can’t Get an Apartment, What About Everyone Else?

realtor.com® Real Estate News 12/9 8:00A Clare Trapasso

Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Photos: Getty Images (4) The first member of Generation Z to be elected to Congress has a very big problem: He can t get an apartment. Maxwell Frost , who will be...

Christina Hall Is Back—With a New Husband, Home, and Season of ‘Christina on the Coast’

realtor.com® Real Estate News 12/9 7:30A Lisa Johnson Mandell

HGTV Christina Hall has changed—a lot—since many of us last saw her on TV. For one, she s changed her last name from Haack to Hall so she can better match up with her new husband, Josh Hall . She s...

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Spurred by Death of 3-Year-Old, Key City Panel Advances Plan to Step Up Bike Lane Enforcement

WTTW Health 12/8 11:13A Heather Cherone

Spurred by Death of 3-Year-Old, Key City Panel Advances Plan to Step Up Bike Lane Enforcement Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 17:13

FDA Clears Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under Age 5

WTTW Health 12/8 6:15A Associated Press

FDA Clears Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under Age 5 Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 12:15

Drug and Alcohol Deaths Increasing Among US Adults 65 and Older, CDC Data Shows

WTTW Health 12/5 3:39P CNN

Drug and Alcohol Deaths Increasing Among US Adults 65 and Older, CDC Data Shows Monday, December 5, 2022 - 21:39

‘Chicago Tonight’ In Your Neighborhood: Robbins Calls For Federal Help to Fix Aging Water...

WTTW Health 12/1 4:33P Acacia Hernandez

‘Chicago Tonight’ In Your Neighborhood: Robbins Calls For Federal Help to Fix Aging Water Infrastructure Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 22:33

Experimental Drug Slows Alzheimer’s But Can It Make a Real Difference?

WTTW Health 12/1 11:28A Associated Press

Experimental Drug Slows Alzheimer’s But Can It Make a Real Difference? Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 17:28

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