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LeClaire Courts’ long-delayed reconstruction may finally get started
The CHA tore down LeClaire Courts more than 10 years ago, scattering its last residents across the city, many with Section 8 housing vouchers, and opening a gaping hole along Cicero Avenue in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood near Midway Airport. A Chicago madam who ran a West Side fetish business that hosted risque parties labeled “Halloween Mischief” and “Black Tie Bizarre” was sentenced to two years of probation with the first nine months to be served in home detention.Jessica Nesbitt, 35, who also goes by the name “Madame Priscilla Belle,” admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that she raked in more than $1 million in payments from clients for sexual services over seven years.
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Family of 10-year-old thrown from festival ride speaks outA 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after he fell Sunday from a carnival ride in Illinois. Huntley Daniels was on a ride called The Moby Dick at the Taste of Summer Festival in Antioch, Illinois, about an hour north of Chicago, when he somehow 'appeared to have been thrown' off the ride, according to Antioch Police. The Illinois Department of Labor and the Office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul are now investigating the incident.
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'Good for the body, good for the earth': Ivins entrepreneur starts new eco-friendly backpack companyA backpack brand that represents the power of both Earth and the human body has risen in southern Utah. And it's packing a punch.
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Study Finds Illinois Worst State in Nation for Racial Financial EqualityIn recent decades, Illinois has lost a significant portion of its Black population. While a variety of issues have been cited as reasons for Black families to leave the state, a recent study suggests financial equity could also be a consideration.
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10-year-old boy thrown from Moby Dick carnival ride in Illinois and airlifted to hospitalA 10-year-old boy suffered 'significant injuries” after being thrown off a Moby Dick themed carnival ride in Northern Illinois, an accident that could lead to criminal charges, officials say.
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Illinois Supreme Court expected to announce ruling on SAFE-T Act TuesdayThe Illinois Supreme Court is set to announce its decision surrounding the state’s controversial “SAFE-T Act” Tuesday, a pivotal moment for the legislation, which would eliminate the use of cash bail.
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More details revealed after boy, 10, 'seriously injured' after being 'thrown' from Illinois carnival rideThe incident occurred Sunday afternoon at suburban summer festival, on a ride called Moby Dick, which locks people in at the shoulders and then goes up and down as speed increases.
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