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For the 18th time in half as many months, police have arrested a person on firearm-related charges at the Naperville Topgolf parking lot.
Last month, the Naperville Sun reported that between Aug. 10, 2023, through April 23, 17 people had been arrested for gun-related charges outside Naperville’s Topgolf facility based on information provided by the Naperville Police Department, arrest records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request and DuPage County court records.
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Steve Albini, legendary Chicago music producer, dies at 61
The cause was a heart attack, according to Taylor Hales of Electrical Audio, the studio in Chicago that Albini founded in 1997. Read more here.
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- Lake County sees increases in suicides and overdoses, especially involving fentanyl
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Rue21 clothing chain to close all Chicago-area stores in wake of bankruptcy filing
Rue21, a teen clothing store often found in malls around the U.S., filed for bankruptcy last week and announced the closing of over 540 stores including 20 across Illinois, citing declining sales and revenue. Read more here.
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Chicago Bears Q&A: Will this be known as an offensive team very soon? Which 2023 draft pick will step forward?
As for the 2023 draft class, there is no shortage of options to take a step forward in Year 2. The Tribune’s Brad Biggs dives into that question and many others in his weekly Bears mailbag. Read more here.
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Column: About that ‘SNL’ student protest sketch — and a lousy time for political satire
Topical humor? Sort of. Satire? AWOL. And in 2024 America, says Anne Libera, associate professor of comedy writing and performance at Columbia College Chicago and Second City’s director of comedy studies, “satire is not a useful tool.” Read more here.
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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered
The Israeli military said today that it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, a key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid that was closed over the weekend after a Hamas rocket attack killed four Israeli soldiers nearby. Read more here.
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