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A Cook County judge has ordered a 15-year-old boy held pending trial in the killing of a 16-year-old girl found beaten to death in East Garfield Park earlier this month.
The boy, whose name was not released, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Kaylah Love, who was found dead March 17 in a park in the 3000 block of West Van Buren Street. An autopsy performed by the Cook County medical examiner’s office found Kaylah died of multiple injuries due to an assault, and her death was ruled a homicide.
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Amid Donald Trump 2.0, Gov. JB Pritzker ponders running for third term and his national ambitions
With less than a year before the March 2026 primary and only four months before the period to gather candidacy petition signatures begins, Pritzker has yet to say whether he will seek a rare but not unprecedented third term as governor. Read more here.
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The White Sox have several roster decisions to make ahead of Thursday’s season opener against the Los Angeles Angels at Rate Field. Nagging injuries to the likes of infielder Josh Rojas (hairline fracture in his big right toe) add wrinkles to the process. Read more here.
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