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The Metra Board of Directors approved two settlements worth a combined $43 million for victims of a 2020 collision involving a Metra train, a car and a teenage pedestrian, who died as a result of the crash.
The collision took place in February that year at a crossing at 87th Street and Pulaski Road when, according to court records, a Metra train struck a car, which then struck a pedestrian.
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Kat Abughazaleh aims to extend organization after 9th District loss
Progressive commentator and former 9th Congressional District candidate Kat Abughazaleh wants to take her campaign playbook across the country while keeping her office and community space in Rogers Park, she said today in a video announcing her next steps less than three weeks after her second-place finish behind Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss. Read more here.
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- Indiana cuts low-enrolled degree programs, including labor studies
- Police investigating threatening voicemails left at multiple Naperville schools
Kenilworth mansion sells for $10.5M, making it that suburb’s third priciest sale on record
A seven-bedroom, 8,200-square-foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Kenilworth sold on Dec. 31 for $10.5 million in an off-market deal, making it the third-highest-priced home ever to sell in the small north suburb. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- McDonald’s tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menu
- Man dies after being struck by Metra train in Geneva, police say
Road to the Final Four: Illinois is making its 1st appearance since 2005
Illinois’ march to the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis began in October with a 92-65 exhibition victory over Illinois State — which plays tonight in the NIT semifinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Illini are making their first Final Four appearance since 2005, when Dee Brown, Deron Williams and company advanced to the national championship game under coach Bruce Weber before falling to North Carolina. Read more here.
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- Photos: Illinois basketball preps for Final Four matchup in Indianapolis
- Bodycam shows a stunned Tiger Woods handcuffed after a Florida rollover crash
Illinois Holocaust Museum founder Samuel R. Harris, who survived the Holocaust, dies at 90
As a youngster, Samuel R. Harris survived the Holocaust, making him one of the youngest such survivors of the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- South Side students get some dance instruction from ‘The Wiz’
- Court Theatre announces 2026-27 season in Hyde Park, opening with ‘Tituba’ in Rockefeller Chapel
Trump says he’ll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress.
President Donald Trump said today he will sign an order to resume pay for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Coast Guard, in a move that bypasses Congress. Read more here.
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