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A Record 18 People Were Murdered in Chicago in One Day

Chicago experienced its deadliest day in the city's history as 18 people were gunned down in a 24 hours

Chicago Mayor Begs Walmart, Target Not to Abandon City After Looters Destroyed Stores

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pleaded with Walmart and Target not to abandon the city after looters vandalized the big box stores

Chicago Police Cite Owner of Building Where 1,000 People Attended House Party

Chicago police followed through on their threat to cite the building owner where a house party was attended by an estimated 1,000 people

Chicago police bust up house party attended by 1,000 people

Chicago police busted up a house party attended by 1,000 people amid the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday night

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces backlash for getting haircut amid coronavirus crisis

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was heavily criticized for getting her hair cut while the rest of the city is under a stay-at-home order

Illinois Town votes to fund reparations for Black residents through marijuana tax

The Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois has voted to tax the sale of marijuana to fund reparations for Black residents