Renowned Leather-Repair Shop Vanishes—With Its Customers' Luxury Goods
Brooks Shoe Service has been a go-to for fixing high-end accessories for decades. But after it closed suddenly this month, clients can’t get their items back.
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Police: Call of shots fired at Northwestern graduate dorm was ‘swatting’ hoax
A call of shots fired that sent scores of heavily armed officers to a Northwestern University graduate dorm Wednesday afternoon was apparently a case of "swatting," a false emergency designed...
Cook Co. board incumbent Suffredin says employee count ‘right-sized’ as challengers call for consolidations
Commissioner Larry Suffredin , D-13th District, defended his positions on taxes, criminal justice and minimum wage laws on Saturday against a pair of challengers looking to cap his tenure on...
State tax, public education funding top 17th District candidates discussion at League of Women Voters forum
Four candidates faced off Saturday March 3 as part of their bid to represent the 17th district in in the Illinois General Assembly , all vowing to bring progressive zeal...
Republican candidates for 9th Congressional District speak at forum on DACA, guns and bucking party traditions
Three seeking the Republican nomination later this month in the 9th Congressional District sparred over gun laws, health care and immigration at a candidates forum Saturday, all while promising to...
Lawndale Forge Keeps Craft Metalworking Alive On the West Side
The 89-year-old business has survived offshoring and riots, and plans a partnership with the School of the Art Institute to keep the tradition going.
Evanston mayor convenes gun violence forum, encourages citizens to lobby for tighter restrictions
After a former student used an assault-style rifle to gun down 17 people – mostly students – at a Florida high school and Evanston saw its first shooting death earlier...
Niles Park District defends LoVerde turf field amid parents’ concerns about health risks
Niles Park District officials are pushing back against a groundswell of complaints raised by parents over the synthetic turf field at the LoVerde Sports and Recreation Center, denying the presence...
Artist’s tribute to Illinois bicentennial on display at Lincolnwood Village Hall
A display of nearly two dozens paintings that reflects artist Sandra Holubow's travels around the state are on display this month in Lincolnwood. "The First Two Hundred Years: A Celebration...
Lincolnwood trustees green light special use permit for nonprofit paramedic facility
The Lincolnwood Village Board granted a special permit Tuesday for the volunteer paramedic nonprofit Hatzalah Chicago to build a new ambulance bay and teaching facility at the intersection of Lincoln...