Will Lee
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Windy City journalist/cheeky bastard. I love Soul music, toys and the 1980s. Also pie>cake.
One detective's work demonstrates how CPD improved the homicide clearance rate www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/o...
One detective’s work demonstrates how CPD improved the homicide clearance rate
Records obtained by the Tribune detail how one of CPD’s most effective homicide investigators recently closed a 5-year-old cold case, helping to raise the Police Department’s murder clearance rate …
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January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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A substitute teacher for Evergreen Park’s Queen of Martyr’s Catholic School has been fired after a long history of child molestation allegations came to light.
Chicago Archdiocese dismisses substitute teacher with allegations of child molestation allegations, most recently working at Evergreen Park school
The substitute teacher has worked at four schools on the South Side and Queen of Martys in Evergreen Park over the past 16 months.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
A substitute teacher for Evergreen Park’s Queen of Martyr’s Catholic School has been fired after a long history of child molestation allegations came to light.
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The chefs and owners of Michelin starred Galit next door opened the Mediterranean and French sister cafe in Lincoln Park last March.
Restaurant review: Cafe Yaya exceeds expectations as an ephemeral bakery and neighborhood bistro in Chicago
The chefs and owners of Michelin starred Galit next door opened the Mediterranean and French sister cafe in Lincoln Park last March.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The chefs and owners of Michelin starred Galit next door opened the Mediterranean and French sister cafe in Lincoln Park last March.
Declining enrollment in Chicago Public Schools could lead to crisis if unchecked, report says
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Declining enrollment in Chicago Public Schools could lead to crisis if unchecked, report says
Continued enrollment declines at Chicago Public Schools could escalate into a “crisis” that impact the city’s public education system.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Declining enrollment in Chicago Public Schools could lead to crisis if unchecked, report says
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Man found guilty of murdering Cook County judge in 2017 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/m...
Man found guilty of murdering Cook County judge in 2017
A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murdering a Cook County judge, following a seven-day trial during which prosecutors said the assailants watched the judge and his girlfriend for days befor…
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January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Man found guilty of murdering Cook County judge in 2017 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/m...
Illinois officials launch investigation into landlord’s role in South Shore raid www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/i...
Illinois officials launch investigation into landlord’s role in South Shore raid
The Illinois Department of Human Rights on Wednesday filed a housing discrimination charge against the owner and management of 7500 South Shore Drive.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Illinois officials launch investigation into landlord’s role in South Shore raid www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/i...
Chicago Bears saved their wildest ending yet for the playoffs: Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on the wild-card win www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/11/c...
Chicago Bears saved their wildest ending yet for the playoffs: Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the wild-card win
Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after the seventh fourth-quarterback comeback of the season by QB Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears — this time in the playoffs.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Chicago Bears saved their wildest ending yet for the playoffs: Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on the wild-card win www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/11/c...
Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
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Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
The court’s ruling suggests that using the internet now means agreeing to be searched.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
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Breaking: The Markham cop ordered to release a convicted murderer who had a gun in his car has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and the police chief who ordered her to let the man go.
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Fired Markham cop sues city, police chief who ordered her to release convicted murderer found with gun
A Markham police officer who found a loaded firearm in a vehicle owned and operated by a convicted murderer, only to be fired when CWBChicago asked the city’s police chief why he ordered the cop to le...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Breaking: The Markham cop ordered to release a convicted murderer who had a gun in his car has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and the police chief who ordered her to let the man go.
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CPD recovering a steady number of 'ghost guns' despite legislation meant to curb them www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/22/c...
CPD recovering a steady number of ‘ghost guns’ despite legislation meant to curb them
Through mid-November, records show, CPD officers in 2025 have recovered nearly 400 “ghost guns” — effectively untraceable weapons.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
CPD recovering a steady number of 'ghost guns' despite legislation meant to curb them www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/22/c...
Cop with kidney failure, 6 months away from retirement being terminated, ending his health benefits
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Mount Vernon cop on dialysis following kidney failure, 6 months from retirement being terminated leaving him without insurance | abc7ny.com
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December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Cop with kidney failure, 6 months away from retirement being terminated, ending his health benefits
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Raided South Shore building's tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/13/r...
Raided South Shore building’s tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time
Officials have called the South Shore building that federal immigration agents raided in a controversial middle-of-the-night operation “deplorable.” A court order mandated the structure be vacated …
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December 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Raided South Shore building's tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/13/r...
Dad of 3 ‘Panicked’ and Left His Kids Inside Burning Apartment to Try and Get Help. He Was the Fire’s Sole Survivor www.yahoo.com/news/article... via @@YahooNews
Dad of 3 ‘Panicked’ and Left His Kids Inside Burning Apartment to Try and Get Help. He Was the Fire’s Sole Survivor
"You wouldn't grab the kids first?" mom Jourdan Feasby tells PEOPLE she asked their dad after the fire
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December 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Dad of 3 ‘Panicked’ and Left His Kids Inside Burning Apartment to Try and Get Help. He Was the Fire’s Sole Survivor www.yahoo.com/news/article... via @@YahooNews
Suspected TikTok and drunken driving crashes highlight dangers of impaired and distracted driving www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/s...
Suspected TikTok and drunken driving crashes highlight dangers of impaired and distracted driving
Recent cases of a driver allegedly on TikTok who struck a pedestrian, and a drunk driver who killed a brother and sister, highlight the dangers of impaired driving.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Suspected TikTok and drunken driving crashes highlight dangers of impaired and distracted driving www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/s...
Chicago Housing Authority head told HUD 'we do not recommend' Mayor Brandon Johnson ally as CEO www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/c...
Chicago Housing Authority head told HUD ‘we do not recommend’ Mayor Brandon Johnson ally as CEO
The Chicago Housing Authority board told HUD this fall that Mayor Brandon Johnson was pressuring the agency to install a close political ally to lead the agency.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Chicago Housing Authority head told HUD 'we do not recommend' Mayor Brandon Johnson ally as CEO www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/c...
"Webster," duh. I never did see "Fandango."
Friday night August 14th, 1987: what would you watch?
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"Webster," duh. I never did see "Fandango."
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
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Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
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Narcostate warlord President Donald Trump plans to pardon "once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras. A man was killed in prison to protect him."
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Narcostate warlord President Donald Trump plans to pardon "once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras. A man was killed in prison to protect him."
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Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
Actor and director Robert Townsend raises funds for West Side nonprofits with pop-up film fest www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/r...
Actor and director Robert Townsend raises funds for West Side nonprofits with pop-up film fest
Robert Townsend is in Chicago this week to host a pop-up film festival Dec. 6-7 — one that will showcase films significant to him and raise funds for the Chicago Westside Branch NAACP and The Answe…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Actor and director Robert Townsend raises funds for West Side nonprofits with pop-up film fest www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/r...
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Man to serve 40 years for killing University of Mississippi student Jay Lee
A man who pleaded guilty to the killing of a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to 50 years with 10 years suspended on Tuesday.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Campbell's exec fired after saying company's food is for 'poor people'
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Campbell's exec fired after saying company's food is for 'poor people'
Martin Bally, an executive at The Campbell's Company, was fired after a recording surfaced as part of a lawsuit.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Campbell's exec fired after saying company's food is for 'poor people'
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Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
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Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
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November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
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Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington dies at his desk just 9 months after reelection www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/c...
Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington dies at his desk just 9 months after reelection
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 25, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington dies at his desk just 9 months after reelection www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/c...