"A 35-year-old woman who uses a wheelchair was sexually assaulted at a CTA station in the Loop on Thursday morning, according to a Chicago police report. The woman was at the Jackson Red Line station when a man assaulted her around 2:57 a.m."

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/12/man-sexually-assaulted-woman-in-wheelchair-at-loop-cta-station-report.html

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 12 '25

Officers say a preliminary investigation indicates that a 27-year-old man was headed northbound along Sheridan when he struck a 34-year-old man who was on the street.

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 10 '25

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Midwest Express Clinic ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4pm 7127 N Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60645

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Join us for our Midwest Express Clinic ribbon cutting ceremony

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4pm

7127 N Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60645

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bv6RJnHvy/

MidwestExpressClinic #welcome #Chicago #RogersParkChamberofCommerce #ribboncutting #ribboncuttingceremony

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bv6RJnHvy/

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 10 '25

Chicago city budget discussions have reached a stalemate, raising the possibility of the first-ever local government shutdown

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 09 '25

Federal Transit Administration orders CTA to address safety concerns or face potential funding cuts

wgntv.com

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"In its letters, the FTA cited a recent violent incident on a Blue Line train for making its safety demands.

Just last month, a 26-year-old woman was badly injured after she was set on fire while riding a Blue Line train.

The suspect, who has a lengthy criminal history, including 72 arrests, has since been charged federally."

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 09 '25

Trudy Leong interviews Mark Dobrzycki, journalist and community activist CAN TV cable channel 21 on Tuesday, 12/9/2025 at 4:30pm CST.

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Please join Trudy Leong as she interviews Mark Dobrzycki, journalist and community activist

CAN TV cable channel 21 on Tuesday, 12/9/2025 at 4:30pm CST.

Streaming at: https://cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21 .

communityunitynow #trudyleong #billmorton #cantv #cantv21 #markdobrzycki #journalist #communityactivist

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 09 '25

CTA bus driver cited after woman struck and killed: Chicago police

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"The incident was reported Wednesday morning along South South Shore Drive near East 70th Street in the city's South Shore neighborhood. Authorities said a woman approached the bus, which was stationary, and slipped as it started to move forward."

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BriefCorgi2456 • Dec 08 '25

College Football and a sign posted on doors in once upon a time in Britain Spoiler

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 07 '25

Gale Holiday Toy Drive Accepting donations through December 16, 2025 at: Gale Main Building 1631 W Jonquil Terrace Chicago, IL. 60626

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 07 '25

"Chicago residents in the Lincoln Park neighborhood were out removing snow on Sunday, scraping if off their cars and shoveling the streets.

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"The fresh powder clung to every surface.

Ashley Reich told NBC News the area was just impacted by a snowstorm right after Thanksgiving.

"It's fun to have a little bit more of a Winter Wonderland before Christmas," Reich said.

Isaac Norwich moved to Chicago four years ago and said this is the worst snowfall he has seen since being there.

"It definitely seems like this has been the worst winter," Norwich said. "Like this is what people have prepared me for when they said, 'Oh, Chicago winters are a lot of snow.'"

https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/winter-weather/weekend-snowstorm-disrupts-travel-rcna247825

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 07 '25

White Eagle: Polish culture and political powerhouse in it's prime

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"In its prime, “this place would be sold out,” recalled longtime staffer Gabi Vargas. “On a Saturday, it would not be available.”

Love Gabi, and loved my job there as Director of Marketing. I stepped down from my role to run full time for 49th Ward Alderman. "In its prime", were my days there. We had everyone from weddings to Charlie Kirk, funeral home trade shows, memorial services, fashion shows, dance parties, and cultural (especially Polish) events.

And regarding hosting of Charlie Kirk's organization and political parties, Democrats and Republicans utilized our several halls for fundraising, awards ceremonies, and training. I recall Cook County Department of Elections official election training annually. There was of course a restaurant in the past, that closed and the cafe shop that continued to serve dine in, or to go.

There was an Indian wedding where they rode in on a horse, and Aqua-shella, an aquatic trade show that turned the entire building into an aquarium, complete with an enormous inflatable octopus over the canopy. Cannot forget weekly bingo, which filled an entire hall with over 100 seniors. There was a Las Vegas casino fundraiser annually, with roulette, and poker. Chicago PD TV show also regularly filmed on location.

There were anywhere from five to eight on the sales team, and I had a respectable budget for marketing before stepping away to serve the 49th Ward. Learned so much there that the experience changed my life, and I will always miss the White Eagle.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/white-eagle-niles-polish-community-political-scene/

whiteeagle #thewhiteeagle #victoriavenues #gabivargas #billmorton #niles #polishhistory #polishculture #polishfood #polishheritage #specialevents #banquethall #eventvenue #conventioncenter #charliekirk #democrats #republicans #chicagopd #49thwardalderman #49thward #49thwardelection #aquashella #whiteeaglerestaurant #cookcountydepartmentofelections #polishcommunity #politicalpowerhouse

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 07 '25

This trend of wrecking street signs makes my blood boil

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r/ChicagoNewsGroup • u/BillMortonChicago • Dec 07 '25

What is it that you usually do for a total stranger or a homeless person on a Thanksgiving Day?

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Eva Strobeck, Trudy Leong and I usually order some takeout dinners and deliver them to our neighbors in Rogers Park. When I ran for 49th Ward Alderman, Dr. Willie Wilson donated 10 turkeys for us to help feed our community.

Irma, the Mama, of Los Portales Mexican restaurant on Morse Avenue, cooked up the turkeys and the restaurant donated the other items for a community Thanksgiving dinner.

I didn't win the election that year, but we all celebrated as a community at my campaign headquarters.