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This time the bloodshed that indelibly stains Chicago violated this city’s first chartered hospital, a haven and healer that’s given life for 166 years. We’ll likely learn more in coming days about the why of this massacre on a Monday. For now, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s characterization will suffice: What took the lives of innocents at Mercy Hospital — one of them a Chicago police officer — is the face and the consequence of evil.
Here’s a link to the editorial at the Chicago Tribune.
With the Nov. 26 filing deadline to get on the ballot approaching (the election is Feb. 26), the race to replace Mayor Rahm Emanuel is wide open.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Chicago police Officer Samuel Jimenez, who was fatally shot Monday afternoon, was quiet but serious, the kind of consistent and dedicated officer the department needs, commanders who knew him recalled.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
The father of a west suburban football player is accused of influencing the outcome of a recent game in favor of Nazareth Academy and is at the center of a lawsuit filed by groups associated with Simeon Career Academy against the Illinois High School Association.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
A Chicago police officer and two other people were killed in an attack at a South Side hospital Monday afternoon that sent medical personnel and police scrambling through halls, stairwells and even the nursery in search of victims and the shooter before he was found dead
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel used his latest podcast episode, featuring Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker, to caution about “hubris” that can prevent fundamental issues from getting resolved in Springfield because of Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
A New Jersey couple driving to their wedding in Pennsylvania died after a tractor-trailer hit their vehicle Wednesday.
Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.
A Texico man was arrested on Tuesday in Thompsonville after he threatened a man with a knife who tried to stop him from burglarizing a car.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
A West Frankfort man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly firing several shots inside a residence during a domestic dispute.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
CARBONDALE — “It’s hard to understate how famous Erv Coppi was in Southern Illinois in the 1960’s through 80’s,” said Joey Helleny, a longtime friend and fan of the legendary local radio and TV broadcaster. “He was well known to everyone.”
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
