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Chicago Tribune
13 Feb 2026
Sandburg High School Turning Point club raises funds, parents claim harrassment
About 50 students attended meetings Jan. 13 and Jan ... Dominguez Schultz sent the Southtown several screenshots of online comments circulated under Club America posts threatening students with physical violence ... 29, 2026. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown).
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Chicago Tribune
13 Feb 2026
Tots in Cook County District 130 get a head start on school in Families First program
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Chicago Tribune
13 Feb 2026
Will County Forest Preserve applications signal potential harm to state endangered animals
The Will County Forest Preserve District has applied three times in two years for a type of permit required before undertaking work that might harm endangered species or their habitats ... The planned project could endanger two species.
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Chicago Tribune
13 Feb 2026
Housecleaner accused of stealing credit card from Chesterton house
A Chicago-area woman who was working as a housecleaner at a Chesterton home faces multiple fraud charges that accuse her of stealing a credit card from the residence and then engaging in its unauthorized use. Haley A ... On Jan ... Lt ... 27 ... .
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Chicago Tribune
13 Feb 2026
Leaders suspend latest effort to alter Illinois Constitution and curb partisanship in legislative mapmaking
When organizers unveiled the effort on Aug. 19, they aimed to raise $5 million to promote and legally defend the initiative and to collect roughly twice the 328,171 valid signatures from registered voters needed by May 3 to secure a spot on the Nov ... .
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Chicago Tribune
12 Feb 2026
Dolton sues Fifth Third Bank over $1.9 million in alleged misappropriations by former Mayor Tiffany Henyard
Dolton is looking to reclaim almost $2 million from a bank it says failed to take proper steps to identify fraudulent checks signed by former Mayor Tiffany Henyard ... Henyard herself is not listed as a defendant in the lawsuit ... 6 in Cook County, states.
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Chicago Tribune
11 Feb 2026
‘Free the kids’: Why more Chicago families are turning to homeschooling
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Chicago Tribune
11 Feb 2026
Chicago Ridge freight train derailment closes roads, Metra service in south suburbs
A freight rain derailment early Wednesday morning in Chicago Ridge has blocked roadways and cut Metra commuter train service in the south suburbs ... Metra was asking customers to seek alternatives. .
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Chicago Tribune
11 Feb 2026
Southland crime: Home burglary in Homewood, house selling scam in Palos Heights, and more
The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Alsip. RECKLESS DRIVING. Giovanni D ... 17, charged with reckless driving and aggravated speeding/more than 35 mph, police said.
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The Pantagraph
11 Feb 2026
A Chicago Ridge fire fighter responds to a train derailment near the 1000 block of ...
A Chicago Ridge fire fighter responds to a train derailment near the 1000 block of Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge on Feb. 11, 2026 ... .
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Herald & Review - Decatur
11 Feb 2026
Chicago Ridge freight train derailment closes roads, Metra service in south Chicago suburbs
The train did not carry hazardous materials and there is no danger to the public, police said in a statement ... .
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Chicago Tribune
11 Feb 2026
Prayer vigil denouncing ICE actions planned for Oak Lawn’s New Hope United Church of Christ
Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... Sunday at 9717 South Kostner Ave., in honor of people killed during interactions with ICE or Border Patrol agents ... The Rev ... (Steve Hoerger) New Hope United Church of Christ at 9717 South Kostner Ave ... (Steve Hoerger).
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Chicago Tribune
11 Feb 2026
In a flurry of student walkouts, Chicago-area students continue protest of ICE
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Chicago Tribune
10 Feb 2026
James ‘Boz’ O’Brien, owner of the Reilly’s Daughter tavern in Oak Lawn, dies at 75
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