March 2024 - Chicago News Weekly

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Shooting outside downtown Indianapolis mall wounds 7 children, police say

Seven young people between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a shooting outside a shopping mall in downtown Indianapolis late Saturday n...
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29 Easter food deals and restaurant specials for a hoppy holiday

The trees are budding, the days are longer and  Easter  is finally here. Whether you’re craving something savory or sweet to brighten up you...
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Saturday, March 30, 2024

Residents displaced by Bensenville apartment building fire

Multiple residents of a Bensenville apartment building were temporarily forced from their homes on Saturday after a fire tore through the st...
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Migrants start moving out of two Chicago Park District emergency shelters

A bus was parked outside Piotrowski Park in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Saturday afternoon as migrants staying at the park’s f...
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‘Gen V' star Chance Perdomo dead at 27 after motorcycle accident

Originally appeared on E! Online. Hollywood has lost a rising star. Chance Perdomo, a cast member of “ The Boys” spinoff series “Gen V ,” ...
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Friday, March 29, 2024

Parts of Chicago area at marginal risk for severe weather Friday evening

Some western suburbs in the Chicago area will be at a marginal risk for severe weather on Friday evening, with chances of potentially severe...
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Blooming in bunches: 4th annual suburban tulip festival scheduled to open in April

As April approaches, Illinois is beginning to show its colors once again: Reds, yellows, purples and more will fill tulip fields throughout ...
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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Betting on March Madness? Don't forget to report your winnings to the IRS

If you make bets on the March Madness college basketball tournament, don’t spend all of your winnings right away. That’s because the Intern...
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IDOT warns of ‘heavy' traffic across Illinois for total solar eclipse; crowds of up to 200,000 in path of totality

The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning of heavy traffic across the state — especially in southern Illinois, near Carbondale — ...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

These are the 10 best places to live in the Chicago area, according to new report

Several suburbs and one popular Chicago neighborhood just landed on a new ranking of the 2024 “Best Places to Live in the Chicago Area.” Th...
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Authorities searched Diddy's properties in sex trafficking probe. Here's what to know

In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Gramm...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Video shows collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge

Stunning video shows the moment a ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, early Tuesday and sent the bridge p...
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Chicago suburb tops new list of ‘Best Cities to Live in America'

One Chicago suburb just nabbed the No. 1 spot on a new ranking of the best places to live in America. In the 2024 “Best Places to Live” rep...
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Massive Wilmette Wayfair store set to open this spring

A giant, purple Wayfair store will soon open in Wilmette. According to a spokesperson, the Wayfair store planned for Edens Plaza in Wilmett...
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Monday, March 25, 2024

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Chick-fil-A ending ‘no antibiotics ever' pledge for its chicken due to expected supply shortage

The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resi...
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