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3 years, 4 million cases, more than 36,000 deaths: Numbers shape Illinois’ dismal COVID-19 story

Statewide death toll now is nearing 37,000 — roughly the equivalent of wiping out the population of Calumet City. Chicago area accounts for nearly half the deaths — about 8,000 in the city, over 7,500 in suburban Cook County.

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‘Chuy’ García endorses ex-rival Brandon Johnson for mayor, aiming to lock down progressive vote against Paul Vallas

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” García endorsed Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor Friday, giving the Cook County commissioner a potential boost in the April 4 election.

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Chicago firefighter’s wife dies from injuries in house fire that killed 7-year-old son, badly injured their 2 other children

Summer Day-Stewart, 36, died about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Her son, Ezra Stewart, 7, was pronounced dead a day earlier.

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More than 7 inches of snow reported north and northwest of Chicago overnight, but 1 to 2 inches closer to the city

Rockford recorded 7.3 inches, the first time the city has seen more than 6 inches of snow on a March 9 since 1993, the National Weather Service said.

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Who is Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayoral runoff candidate?

Brandon Johnson, Cook County commissioner, has secured a spot in the April 4 Chicago mayoral runoff.

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Man killed in South Shore double shooting

Both men were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center initially in critical condition. One of the men was later pronounced dead, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Former Cook County Land Bank Authority worker pleads guilty to property scam

Federal prosecutors charged Mustafaa Saleh in November with wire fraud for the scheme involving the Cook County Land Bank Authority. The agency’s board is led by Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer.

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Illinois' state witness protection program finally gets millions in funding, but has yet to get off the ground

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing the state spend tens of millions of dollars on a witness protection program that went unfunded for the first nine years of its existence.

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Arrest warrant issued for south suburban woman charged with murder in death of 19-month-old son

Cook County sheriff’s deputies found the boy ”cold to the touch with blue lips” when they were called to a home in Justice on Oct. 17 last year.

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When it comes to smog, Cook County in Illinois is the worst neighbor in the country, EPA finds

CHICAGO — When it comes to lung-damaging smog, Chicago and the rest of Cook County are the nation’s worst neighbors.

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Dueling endorsements in race for mayor

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis lines up behind his West Side neighbor, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. Retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer chooses Paul Vallas, becoming the first mayoral challenger to pick sides in the April 4 runoff.

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Man dies at Cook County Jail less than a day after being booked

Foul play was not suspected. It was the second inmate death at the jail within two days.

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Data error causes some homeowners to get tax delinquency notices from banks

Thousands of Cook County property owners got an unnecessary shock in the mail last week, just days before this year’s first-installment bills were sent out.

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Inmate beaten to death in max security wing of Cook County Jail

Marvell Reasonover, 28, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. His death was ruled a homicide.

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Accused shooter of slain Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso ordered held without bond

CHICAGO — A Cook County judge ordered an 18-year-old man held without bond Friday after he was accused of murder in the death of Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who was shot and killed responding to a domestic-related call this week.

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Picture Chicago: 19 must-see photos from the last week in news

First responders honor a fallen police officer, Election Day reaction and more in our photographers’ best pictures.

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Cook County state’s attorney Kim Foxx issues statement on suspect in Chicago officer’s shooting death

CHICAGO — Cook County state’s attorney Kim Foxx issued a statement Thursday addressing the criminal history of the 18-year-old suspected of killing Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso on Wednesday as the five-year veteran of the department responded to a domestic incident.

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Officer mourned after fatal shooting, Johnson and Vallas speak on upcoming runoff and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Former Cook County official Patrick Doherty sentenced to more than five years for bribery, tax evasion

Former aide to disgraced Cook Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski had pleaded guilty to bribing multiple public officials in several schemes that spanned years.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes in bid for second term; runoff election set for 2 of her opponents

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat Tuesday night, ending her efforts for a second term and setting the stage for Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to run against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, setting stage for race to be between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas

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16-year-old boy among 3 killed in Chicago over weekend, 13-year-old boy among 13 wounded

Also among the wounded were a Cook County corrections officer and a woman on the Near South Side.

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Cook County corrections officer and a woman wounded in Near South Side shooting

Paramedics responded to the first block of East Cermak Road about 1 a.m.

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Chicago is seeing an increase in fatal meth overdoses. Here’s why.

110 people in Chicago died from methamphetamine overdoses in 2021, a steep rise from 47 in 2019. The fatal overdoses are linked to a rise in demand, increased supply and deadlier “cocktails” as dealers cut the drug with fentanyl and cocaine.

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R. Kelly sentenced to an additional year in federal prison, and 19 concurrent years, for ‘horrific’ abuse of underage girls

CHICAGO — The video of R. Kelly sexually abusing his teenage goddaughter, “Jane,” has haunted her for more than two decades, robbing her of her childhood, of her dreams of being a musician, of any chance she ever had at normalcy.

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