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A Latin American plaza springs up in Chicago
The Old Town School of Folk Music bustles daily with students carting instruments to classes and echoes of percussive flamenco stepping or drum circles piecing out African beats. But at midweek, the lobby of the main concert hall becomes a Latin American plaza, the traditional center of folk […]
Chicago Rapper Pleads Guilty To Murder
Smith, 35, had faced first-degree murder charges in a case that spawned charges against his girlfriend, who allegedly paid witnesses $1,000 to get them to change their testimony.
The girlfriend, Felicia Hamilton, was convicted earlier this year of obstructing justice and communicating with witnesses.
[via CBS2 Chicago]
Daley’s tax attack would put too […]
All Cities Tested Had Bacteria on Their Playgrounds
So, “Good Morning America” investigated playground cleanliness across the nation by collecting 60 samples at public playgrounds. The samples were tested to determine which playground was the cleanest and which had the most germs.
“GMA” tested 12 playgrounds in four cities including: Washington, D.C., and suburban Virginia and Maryland; […]
Flash Flood Warnings Issued for Chicago Area
Flash flood warnings were issued today for Chicago and nearby areas by the National Weather Service as a series of severe thunderstorms moved across the Upper Midwest.
The storms come packing heavy rainfall that the service could be as much as 5 inches in some locations. These storm drenched eastern […]
Memphis woman arrested with gun at Chicago’s Sears Tower
A Memphis woman was found carrying a loaded revolver at the Sears Tower in Chicago.
Police said 56-year-old Stephanie Warren is charged with one count each of unlawful use of a weapon, failure to register a firearm in the state of Illinois and not having an Illinois firearm […]