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All rooms at Garfield Park Conservatory reopened
All rooms at Garfield Park Conservatory reopened

Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory has reopened all its rooms after a hailstorm last year caused extensive damage.

2 men shot dead inside vehicle in Rogers Park neighborhood 2 men shot dead inside vehicle in Rogers Park neighborhood

Two men were shot and killed this morning as they sat in a vehicle stopped at a traffic light in the Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Woman killed as she crosses street in Elgin Woman killed as she crosses street in Elgin

A 40-year-old woman died after she was fatally struck by a vehicle in west suburban Elgin, officials said this morning.
Cops: Man fatally shoots himself at Schaumburg sports bar Cops: Man fatally shoots himself at Schaumburg sports bar

Schaumburg police said that a man fatally shot himself at a popular sports bar as officers tried to talk to man into surrendering, officials said late Sunday.
Relative worried about mental health of man suspected in two homicides Friday Relative worried about mental health of man suspected in two homicides Friday

Saint White worried about her grandson's mental health after their last contact nine years ago, a visit during which he said he was hearing voices, she said.
Inmate escapes from Cook County boot camp for 6 hours Inmate escapes from Cook County boot camp for 6 hours

A 20-year-old Chicago man who had 72 days left to complete his sentence at the Cook County Jail's boot camp, scaled a barbed wire fence Sunday and managed to escape for about six hours before investigators tracked him down, officials said.
B.J. Armstrong named to Park District Board of Commissioners B.J. Armstrong named to Park District Board of Commissioners

Former NBA player B.J. Armstrong, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, has been named to the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners, the mayor's office announced Sunday.
Restricted priest mistakenly celebrated Mass, Chicago archdiocese says Restricted priest mistakenly celebrated Mass, Chicago archdiocese says

A retired priest has been reminded that he is restricted from public ministry at a Northfield parish until the Archdiocese of Chicago can substantiate an allegation of sexual misconduct dating to the 1970s.

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