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  • The City of Chicago is holding its first-ever food truck rally Friday in Daley Plaza.
  • The City of Chicago is holding its first-ever food truck rally Friday in Daley Plaza.
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  • Inmate describes death-defying Chicago jailbreak
  • Joseph 'Jose' Banks, a convicted bank robber, describes his escape from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago last December.
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  • Nine alleged members of the Hobos street gang face murder and drug charges, as well as federal racketeering charges under RICO laws.
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  • North Side residents butt heads with nearby factory
  • A chicken processing plant in a North Side neighborhood is under fire after neighbors launch a series of complaints.
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  • Dozens of people try their skills at human-powered flights as they take part in in the annual Red Bull Flugtag.
  • Dozens of people tried their skills at human-powered flights as they took part in in the annual Red Bull Flugtag.
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  • A neighborhood ribbon cutting ceremony was held Saturday morning in Shabbona Park near 69th and West Addison Street.
  • A neighborhood ribbon cutting ceremony was held Saturday morning in Shabbona Park near 69th and West Addison Street.
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  • A big crowd turned out Saturday for the first-ever Brighton Park Festival held at Kelly Park on the citys Southwest Side.
  • A big crowd turned out Saturday for the first-ever Brighton Park Festival held at Kelly Park on the city's Southwest Side.
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  • People welcomed this first fall weekend by attending the 26th annual Apple Fest at the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce.
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  • A special report found ''no additional indictments would be sought'' into the 2004 death of David Koschman after a bar fight with Richard J. Vanecko, the nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley.
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  • Ashland bus-only lane planned from Irving Park to 95th
  • A heated meeting was held Tuesday night over the CTA's proposed bus rapid transit line along Ashland Avenue.
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  • Three miles of Milwaukee Avenue on the citys North Side was shut down for the Open Streets event Sunday.
  • Three miles of Milwaukee Avenue on the city's North Side were shut down for the Open Streets event Sunday.
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  • Make-A-Wish hosts costumed walk
  • Make-A-Wish Illinois hosted a costumed family walk and run took off from Montrose Harbor Sunday morning to benefit the mission to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
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  • The city celebrated Mexicos independence with a parade through downtown Chicago.
  • The city celebrated Mexico's independence with a parade through downtown Chicago.
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  • A man has been taken into custody following a barricade situation on the North Side.
  • A man has been taken into custody following a barricade situation on the North Side.
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  • Drivers who get caught tossing litter from their car windows in Chicago could soon get hit with a big fine.
  • Drivers who get caught tossing litter from their car windows in Chicago could soon get hit with a big fine.
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  • City on hook for millions after controversial settlement
  • There are new questions Monday night about the death of a teenager six years ago.
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  • Air and Water Show to attract millions to lakefront
  • A crowd of about two million people are expected to pack Chicago's lakefront this weekend for the annual Air and Water Show, and final preparations are being made for the event.
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  • Those positions will be added at the company location at 225 West Randolph.
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  • A Chicago alderman who wants to stiffen penalties for littering on city streets is getting support from Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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  • Mayor Rahm Emanuel is throwing his support behind an ordinance to penalize littering on Chicagos streets.
  • Mayor Rahm Emanuel is throwing his support behind an ordinance to penalize littering on Chicago's streets.
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  • Many people were out across the city enjoying this perfect Sunday weather.
  • Many people were out across the city enjoying this perfect Sunday weather.
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  • Northerly Island offers nature in the city
  • Some city kids are enjoying activities not normally offered in the center of a major city at a summer camp on Northerly Island.
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  • A community alert has been issued to residents in some North Side neighborhoods following a string of armed robberies.
  • A community alert has been issued to residents in some North Side neighborhoods following a string of armed robberies.
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  • Columbus is now closed from Monroe to Roosevelt and Balbo is closed from Michigan to Congress.
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  • They call for keeping some of the original buildings, but the interiors would be redone. New buildings and retail space would be added.
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  • A shooting in Chicagos Back of the Yards neighborhood has left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
  • A shooting in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood has left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
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  • Record cold hits Chicago area
  • Chicago recorded the coldest high temperature ever on July 27 with a high of only 65 degrees.
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  • Oakwood Shores is located in the 3700-block of South Cottage Grove. It will offer mixed income housing for 48 families.
  • The site used to be home to the Ida B. Wells, Madden Park and Clarence Darrow public housing developments.
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  • Birds are swooping down at people as they walk in the area of Columbus and Roosevelt.
  • Birds are swooping down at people as they walk in the area of Columbus and Roosevelt.
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  • Summit on urban violence begins in Chicago
  • Hundreds of people gathered at Chicago State University on Chicago's South Side Friday night to find ways to stop the violence in Chicago.
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  • Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) speaks at a national summit on urban violence held in Chicago.
  • Representatives Bobby Rush, Danny Davis and Robin Kelly discussed the reasons behind gun violence in the city.
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  • Former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley
  • Starting Thursday, an archive of memorabilia and papers collected by the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley will be open to the public.
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  • The apartment building fire started a short time ago in the 6900-block of North Bell on Chicagos North Side.
  • Emergency crews are on the scene of an apartment building fire on the city's North Side, as well as a house fire on the West Side.
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  • Man sinks 2 holes-in-one at Burnham Woods Golf Course
  • A Lynwood man has done what many golfers only dream of doing: he got two holes-in-one during the same round of golf.
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  • A mosquito is shown in this undated file image.
  • The spraying is part of an effort to kill adult mosquitos that carry the West Nile virus.
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  • Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge
  • The city's finance committee endorsed a $10 million settlement in another case of brutality involving former police commander Jon Burge on Friday.
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  • Six-year-old Quianna Tompkins is one of two innocent bystanders who were shot Friday night on the 300 block of West 105th Street.
  • Chicago police have released two people who they'd been talking to in connection with the Friday night shooting of 6-year-old Quianna Tompkins.
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  • The front landing gear of a Southwest Airlines plane collapsed after landing Monday at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring nearly a dozen people.
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  • Renewed push for more trauma centers on Chicago?s South Side
  • Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) says there are not enough trauma centers in the city, so he's created a new bill to get more money to build them in the places that need it the most.
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  • Chinatown summer fair
  • There is still time to check out Chinatown's summer fair.
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  • Six-year-old Quianna Tompkins is one of two innocent bystanders who were shot Friday night on the 300 block of West 105th Street.
  • Police have a person of interest directly linked to the shooting of a 6-year-old Chicago girl, and sources say they may end up charging more than one person.
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  • Chicago police sergeant Ronald Watts, attempting to evade an ABC7 photographer in 2012.
  • A Chicago police sergeant has pleaded guilty to stealing drugs from a courier in a South Side public housing complex.
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  • The youth town hall is part of a joint effort with United Way of Metropolitan Chicago called the Positive Image Initiative.
  • Youth from across the city joined us at the ABC7 studios Friday afternoon to discuss solutions to help stop the violence.
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  • Gun offenders are out on Chicago streets, shooting and killing when they could have been behind bars.
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  • A mosquito is shown in this undated file image.
  • The fight against mosquitoes and the West Nile virus is underway Wednesday night despite the stifling heat.
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  • A mosquito is shown in this undated file image.
  • The Chicago Department of Public Health will be spraying insecticide Wednesday night in portions of the Auburn Gresham, Washington Heights and Forest Glen neighborhoods.
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  • The fireman, 52, was shot several times when he advanced towards police in what may be a possible 'suicide by cop' scenario.
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  • At the Hobson/Lucas wedding, the price tag for ten days of setup, park district crews, clean up and parking lots was $125,000.
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  • United and American airlines have filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago over the O'Hare expansion plan. They want to stop the city from issuing bonds to pay for part of the project.
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  • A plan to save the City of Chicago more than $200 million is causing controversy at City Hall.
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