Friday, March 14, 2025

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politics
  • by david hall
Illinois GOP chief Tracy’s exit with RNC looming delights Democrats — and far-right Republicans

During a three-and-a-half–year tenure, state GOP Chairman Don Tracy proved unable to stanch a hemorrhage of Republican support in Chicago’s suburbs, a once-reliable well of fiscally conservative, socially moderate GOP votes that's dried up with the rise of Donald Trump.

news
  • by david hall
Fire crews put down blaze at Humboldt Park commercial building

Chicago firefighters responded to a call of a fire Wednesday at an auto body and battery shop about 6 p.m. The fire was out by 8 p.m., officials said. Flames spread to a neighboring building. No one was hurt.

news
  • by david hall
Man pulled from Lake Michigan near Navy Pier identified as missing 'Playpen' boater

Tony Jackson, 58, was pulled out of the water about 7:50 p.m. in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive, days after he went missing near Oak Street Beach.

news
  • by david hall
Owners of West Town pallet firm assess damage after massive fire: 'Looked like a war scene'

Everything at the business — Commercial Pallet, 2029 W. Hubbard St., including inventory, machinery, equipment, vehicles — was 'a total loss,' in the fire, the owner's daughter said. Fire crews were rotated in and out to protect them from heat exhaustion.