Chicago Informer

Comedy pioneer Bernard Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago’s famed Second City theater, died Sunday at age 90, according to news reports. As a Second City producer, Sahlins, AB’43, pushed the boundaries of sketch comedy and helped make performers like Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray and Gilda Radner household names. He also continued to give guidance [...]

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Bernard “Bernie” Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago’s Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of “Saturday Night Live,” died Sunday. He was 90. Andrew Alexander, one of Second City’s current owners and its CEO, told The Associated Press that Sahlins died peacefully at his Chicago home with his [...]

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Thousands of volunteers were spending their Saturday improving different areas across the city of Chicago. Full News here – Chicago news and local news video for the Chicago area from WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago

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23 alleged higher-ups of violent Black Souls snared by new state RICO lawLocal authorities, armed with a powerful new state RICO law, said they charged dozens of leaders and senior members of a notorious West Side street gang with operating a violent, $ 11 million-a-year heroin and cocaine operation responsible for seven murders and untold [...]

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City health officials target young males in effort to raise awareness and lower teen pregnancy. For more GMA, click here: http://gma.yahoo.com/ Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Chicago would become the largest U.S. city to ban plastic shopping bags from supermarkets if a group of aldermen get their way. But that’s the catch, because aldermen don’t get their way in Chicago unless the mayor lets them. And it’s not clear if Mayor Rahm Emanuel will allow the bag ban to come up [...]

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Thunderstorms packing powerful wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain could hit the Chicago area this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.      Full News here – News – chicagotribune.com

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At least nine people were wounded by gunfire in separate shootings during a bloody two hours across the city Monday afternoon. Full News here – WFLD – Crime

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At least 14 people were hurt in shootings across the city since Friday evening, including two people critically injured when gunfire erupted near a passing ambulance — forcing paramedics to take cover and call for help. Full News here – WFLD – Crime

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CHICAGO (CBS) — The Fraternal Order of Police is accusing the Emanuel’s administration of concealing a ruling regarding overtime for police officers during the NATO summit, reports WBBM’s Mike Krauser. It was a chaotic four days of marches in the streets by NATO protesters. Police cancelled days off and all hands were out to keep [...]

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City has cutting response to love locks on bridges In cities across the world, from Paris to Beijing, young lovers have developed a beautiful and wonderful tradition: Locks of love. The custom has recently cropped up in Chicago, but unfortunately, City Hall is heartless and is bent on being known as … Full News here [...]

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The City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s revised deal with the private company that manages the city’s parking meters. Full News here – NBC Chicago – Chicago Local News and Breaking News

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Chicago aldermen vilified for leasing the city’s 36,000 parking meters and spending nearly all of the proceeds on city operations got a do-over Wednesday — but it wasn’t the mulligan many of them had in mind. Full News here – Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago Man Charged In Sex Act With Pit Bull At City Pound CHICAGO (STMW) — A Chicago man has been charged with a sex act with a pit bull at the city animal pound. According to the bizarre story told Saturday in Cook County Bond Court, Gerardo Perez, 50, had been taking a tour of [...]

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Taste of Chicago begins July 10 in Grant Park. Full News here – NBC Chicago – Chicago Food and Drink, Nightlife, Bars, and Restaurants

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