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Wind-damaged steeple removed from church but cannot be saved

May 16, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

Dashing the hopes of the congregation, the wind-damaged steeple of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church was deemed not worth preserving after it was removed overnight, and instead was broken up and...

Wind-damaged steeple removed from church but cannot be saved

November 3, 2021 at 7:37 p.m.

Dashing the hopes of the congregation, the wind-damaged steeple of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church was deemed not worth preserving after it was removed overnight, and instead was broken up and...

Wind-damaged steeple removed from church but cannot be saved

December 24, 2018 at 5:38 a.m.

Dashing the hopes of the congregation, the wind-damaged steeple of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church was deemed not worth preserving after it was removed overnight, and instead was broken up and...

Church losing steeple after damage by high winds

May 16, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

Workers late Monday night began preparing to remove the towering white steeple atop Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood. High winds Sunday night dislodged several beams, leaving only...

Church losing steeple to high winds

December 24, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.

Workers late Monday began preparing to remove the towering white steeple atop Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood. High winds Sunday night dislodged several beams, leaving only two...

Extra-alarm fire guts strip mall on North Side near Lincolnwood

May 16, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

Firefighters this morning were still putting out rekindled hot spots after an extra-alarm fire gutted a strip mall in the North Side's Peterson Park neighborhood Friday afternoon, according to fire...

Republic Window and Doors CEO Richard Gillman leaves Cook County Jail after his bond was reduced by half, to $5 million Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Chicago.

Former Republic Windows CEO turns down guilty plea

May 16, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

The former CEO of Republic Windows and Doors today turned down an offer from Cook County prosecutors to plead guilty to charges he looted the company in the months before...

Former Republic Windows CEO turns down guilty plea

December 24, 2018 at 5:25 a.m.

The former CEO of Republic Windows and Doors today turned down an offer from Cook County prosecutors to plead guilty to charges he looted the company in the months before...

Despite legalization, not much known about marijuana’s effects

December 24, 2018 at 5:16 a.m.

Even though 20 states, including Illinois, have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana, swayed in part by thousands of personal testimonies, current research hasn't nailed down exactly if, and how, marijuana...

Red Line rush hour commutes go smoothly

December 24, 2018 at 5:08 a.m.

Red Line commuters may not have had a Monday morning commute free from slow zones as they'd been told to expect — but they did have their south branch back,...

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