Two SIU students from Chicago area killed in downstate crash

The communities of Park Ridge and Des Plaines are mourning the loss of two Southern Illinois University students who tragically died in a head-on collision in Carbondale early Monday morning.

SIU students killed in crash
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Two Chicago-area communities are mourning two Southern Illinois University students who died in a crash in Carbondale early Monday morning.

Best Chicago-area restaurants to dine at for Thanksgiving
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Audarshia Townsend with Food and Beverage Insider lists a handful of Chicago-area restaurants that will make your Thanksgiving meal feel like home cooking.

Rivers Casino data breach
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A data breach has been reported by Rivers Casino.

Chicago woman accidentally shoots boyfriend in Rivers Casino parking lot

A person was hospitalized after being wounded in an overnight accidental shooting in a Rivers Casino parking lot in northwest suburban Des Plaines.

Des Plaines man charged with armed robbery, attempted kidnapping

A Chicago-area man was charged in connection with an armed robbery and an attempted kidnapping Monday afternoon in the Bridgeport neighborhood.

Woman charged in Our Lady of Guadalupe arson in court
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The Arlington Heights woman accused of causing thousands of dollars of damage to a shrine in Des Plaines was expect back in court Friday.

Chicago shooting survivor plays original song for Orange Friday
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Rylan Wilder brought his guitar and inspirational recovery story with him to the plaza for Orange Friday. Wilder was shot four years ago by a suburban police officer at age 15 while interning for a music school on the North Side. After years of rehabilitation, he's playing and producing original music.

Chicago teen mistakenly shot by police wins settlement
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At age 15, Rylan Wilder was a guitar prodigy, but his dreams were put on hold after a traumatic shooting in 2019. Four years later and 19 years old, Wilder is getting back into the music scene and has just been awarded $1.9 million for his life-threatening hardships.

Chicago teen speaks on $1.9M settlement 4 years after being shot by police
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Prodigy Rylan Wilder was shot in the arm by Des Plaines police at a music school in Chicago in 2019. After years of physical therapy, Rylan is now able to play the guitar again. Des Plaines payed him a $1.9 million settlement, though the city and police department do not admit to any wrong doing.

Des Plaines to pay $1.9M settlement to teen shot by police
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The city of Des Plaines will by nearly $2 million to a Chicago teen who was shot by police inside a music school in Old Irving Park in 2019. Officers were pursing a bank robbery suspect when they opened fire in the music studio and struck 15-year-old Rylan Wilder.

Chicago teen shot by suburban police at music school receives $1.9M settlement

A teenage music prodigy who was shot by suburban police pursuing a pair of bank robbers was awarded nearly $2 million in a settlement with the city of Des Plaines. 

Sacred suburban shrine rebuilds after arson
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After several months of planning and fundraising, a chapel located at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is being revived.