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Finding the best Sunday Brunch restaurants It seems like the Sunday Brunch has gone out of style or something. A lot of the great restaurants that once offered wide variety brunch menus seem to have disappeared. But if you look hard enough, there are a few worth the effort on a late Sunday morning By…
Suspect charged in killing of 16 year old at a Cicero park Cicero Police have formally charged a suspect in the August 22, 2017 killing of a 16-year-old boy who was playing basketball with friends at a local Cicero Park when assailants confronted them and began shooting. The victim, Irving Estrada, 16, was taken to…
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Merry Christmas, and clean up that garbage mess! I live my life by certain principles and conduct and I think that everyone should respect some basic commonsense and acts of respect in our society. These are mine. By Ray Hanania I live my life by certain concepts. Don’t move next door to an airport and…
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23-year-old Berwyn man charged in DUI related deaths Oct. 9 Charges were filed against Jordan Michalak, 23, of Berwyn, who on Oct. 9, 2017 struck another vehicle in Lyons at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 44th Street. The accident occurred at around 6:20 pm. Michalak will appear at Bridgeview today at 1:30 pm in…
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Angeles Sandoval announces bid for 7th Dist. Cook County seat CHICAGO, IL — Surrounded by community leaders from the Southwest Side of Chicago, Democrat Angeles “Angie” Sandoval, formally announced her bid to become the next Cook County Commissioner of the 7th District. She will become the newest and only “Latina” on the Cook County Board….
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Arab American Democratic Club urges Pritzker to apologize Arab Americans in Illinois called on gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker Wednesday to publicly apologize for insensitive comments he made in which he accused a Muslim American group of being “terrorists” when he ran for Congress in 1998. Arab American Democratic Club President Samir Khalil said the comment…
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Breaking: Fatality in accident on 87th Street in Bridgeview An accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on the 87th Street Bridge between Oketo Avenue (about 7400 West) and 78th Avenue (7800 West) has closed off the street to all traffic, Bridgeview Police announced. The pedestrian (either walking or on a bicycle – it hasn’t…
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Video Interview with veteran journalist Bruce DuMont By Aaron Hanania Bruce DuMont was hooked by broadcast journalism when he was just 10 years old. His uncle Allen B. DuMont founded the DuMont Television Network and in 1968 became a producer for WGN 720 AM Radio. DuMont quickly rose to become a well known TV and radio…
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