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The new festival will take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 23 and features live music as well as tours of the renowned Vanderpoel Gallery.
Amy Wu moved from Zhuhai, China to attend Back of the Yards College Prep and is headed to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Emmanuel Fleming, 22, of Hazel Crest set fire to woman's car who was later found dead in Dolton, according to Cook County prosecutors.
Kenon Williams, 37, of Calumet City appeared in felony bond court Wednesday at the Markham courthouse following a shooting May 14.
The sexual assault occurred at 10:30 p.m. June 3 in the 8200 block of south Escanaba Avenue on Chicago's South Side.
The country music festival held in the parking lot of Barney Callaghan's Pub in Beverly drew upwards of 1,000 people last year.
Tribes Beer Co. has opened a taproom and production facility across from the Metra station, and Mokena Brewing Co. is under construction.
The music critic and journalist will help raise money for the fifth annual Beverly Art Walk, which will take place Sept. 23 and 29.
Metra's 91st Street, 99th Street and 111th Street stations will host the family-friendly gatherings aimed at Downtown commuters.
The blood drive is named for the three-year-old boy from Beverly who has battled high-risk neuroblastoma — a cancer of the nerve cells.
Flossmoor's ordinance banning pickup truck parking in driveways dates back to the 1960s and has withstood several legal challenges.
The assault occurred at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 8200 block of south Escanaba Avenue on Chicago's South Side.
