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'Emergency Protest' to Be Staged in Front of Donald Trump's Chicago Hotel

People upset about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's victory over Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton will be gathering in front of the president-elect's hotel in Chicago on Wednesday for an "emergency protest."

Blue Lives Matter Group Surrounds Black Activists on Chicago March

More than 500 people chanting “CPD, CPD” and waving Blue Lives Matter American flags convened at the intersection of 111th Street and Kedzie Avenue late Tuesday afternoon near the site where an African-American man was shot by an off-duty Chicago police sergeant last weekend.

Wilmington Man Cracks Open 32-Year-Old Can of Beer to Celebrate Cubs Win

For 32 years, Wilmington resident Thomas Johnson has been waiting to crack open a certain beer. When the Cubs won, he was finally able to.

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2 Teenage Girls Charged in Fight With Boy at Stevenson High School

Two teenage girls injured after they were involved in a fight with a boy at Stevenson High School have been charged after police reviewed a videotape of the confrontation and determined the boy was the victim in the brawl.

Coroner Releases Few New Details Into Fatal Metra Crash

A female victim was killed after being struck by a Metra train on the Milwaukee District West line in Roselle Monday afternoon.

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