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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 4m

Investigation into deaths at Naval Station Great Lakes

Video from the scene showed a large police presence in the military housing neighborhood off of Green Bay Road, and two body bags draped with American flags outside a residence.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 9m

Woman leaves finance job to open Pure Barre Chicago

We are celebrating Small Business Saturday with the owner of Pure Barre Chicago.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 1h

Goodman Theatre hosting costume sale on Saturday

Find both modern and vintage clothing, shoes, and accessories, along with props from productions spanning over decades.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 2h

PAWS Pet of the Week: Aquarius

Schedule your in-person adoption appointment at Pawschicago.org.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 3h

Death investigation underway at Naval Station Great Lakes housing unit

Video from the scene showed a large police presence at the Naval Station Great Lakes housing unit.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 3h

Death investigation underway at Naval Station Great Lakes housing unit

A death investigation is underway at a Naval Station Great Lakes housing unit in North Chicago. CBS News Chicago is working to confirm details.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 3h

On a tour in Chicago, state reps hear from museum leaders in an uncertain cultural funding landscape

Rep. Kimberly DuBuclet organized the Thursday tour, which began at the DuSable Black History Museum, in response to federal cuts to the cultural sector.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 4h

Open House Chicago returns next weekend. Here are the top 5 must-see sights.

This year's event includes 30 new places to gawk at, and while all of them are pretty good, there's a few worth checking out.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 4h

Ron Dean, Chicago actor who overcame a troubled past to find a tough guy film niche, dies at 87

Mr. Dean played memorable bit parts in a long list of films that includes "The Fugitive" and "The Breakfast Club."

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 4h

3 Chicago hospitals joining forces to battle breast cancer in new clinical trial

Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 10h

Cool and breezy Saturday, with a few sprinkles possible

Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 11h

Online fundraiser started for man beaten to death after road rage incident on South Side of Chicago

It's been one week since a man was beaten to death with a baseball bat after a road rage incident. As the person responsible is still on the run, his family and friends are raising money to send his body...

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 11h

3 Chicago hospitals team up to fight breast cancer in new clinical trial

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against the disease. Northwestern Medicine, UChicago Medicine, and RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center...

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 12h

Immigration enforcement agents interrogate, detain rideshare drivers at O'Hare Airport

Federal agents detained several rideshare drivers on Friday at a parking lot at O'Hare International Airport, the latest target in immigration enforcement across Chicago.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 12h

Fundraiser held for victim's family after man beaten to death in road rage incident

It's been one week since a man driving through the Fuller Park neighborhood was beaten to death with a baseball bat after a road rage incident. As the person responsible is still on the run, his family...

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 12h

ICE agents detain rideshare drivers at O'Hare Airport parking lot

Federal agents detained several rideshare drivers on Friday at a parking lot at O'Hare International Airport, the latest target in immigration enforcement across Chicago.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 13h

Man charged with sexually assaulting woman during Chicago home invasion

A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a home invasion on Wednesday night in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 14h

Boy, 15, wounded in Woodlawn shooting

The boy was shot in the foot and hospitalized in good condition, police said.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 15h

Boy, 15, found shot in the foot outside Mount Carmel High School in Chicago

A 15-year-old was found shot in the foot on Friday afternoon outside Mount Carmel High School in the Woodlawn neighborhood.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 15h

Women arrested by ICE in front of Chicago elementary school, accused of stalking agents

Two women were arrested by ICE agents on Friday in front of a Chicago elementary school near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on the West Side.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 15h

Blind runner and triathlete from Serbia competing in first Chicago Marathon

Milan Petrović has come to Chicago to run his first major marathon. At 38 years old, he's run more than 30 half marathons and a full marathon overseas, and he's done that as a person who has been blind...

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 16h

Blind runner and triathlete defying limitations to race in Chicago marathon

Milan Petrović has come to Chicago to run his first major marathon. At 38 years old, he's run more than 30 half marathons and a full marathon overseas, and he's done that as a person who has been blind...

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 16h

2 hurt after car crashes into Hanover Park home

Two people were injured when a car crashed into a house Friday morning in northwest suburban Hanover Park.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 16h

Shelter dogs trained by Cook County Jail inmates visit domestic violence courthouse as therapy dogs

Tails of Redemption is a program from the Cook County Sheriff's Office, pairing up inmates at the Cook County Jail with shelter dogs.. Now they're helping others as therapy dogs.

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Chicago Connected @chicagoconnected.bsky.social · 16h

Loyola University mourns death of Sister Jean, beloved chaplain of Ramblers basketball team

The Loyola University community in Chicago is mourning the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt.

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