Damon R. Sheffield

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The Chicago Police Department is turning to the public for assistance following the disappearance of Jessica Bertsche, 43, who was last seen on April 28, 2025, near the historic Palmer House Hotel in downtown Chicago. CPD Area One Special Victims Unit is leading the search efforts and has provided a description of the missing woman who was wearing a plaid T-shirt and beige pants, the same attire as depicted in the photo they released.

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The Chicago Police Department has issued a missing person alert for 16-year-old Kennedi Showers, an African American female, last seen May 5, 2025, on the 6200 block of South Emerald Drive. According to a bulletin posted by Chicago Police, Showers is approximately 5’06”, weighs 145 pounds, and has brown eyes and brown hair with a medium complexion. She was last spotted wearing a red top and black shorts. Community members and the police are urgently seeking information on Showers' whereabouts.

1 day ago | hoodline.com | Damon R. Sheffield

An online player in Illinois hit the jackpot big time, bagging over $1.3 million in the new Cash Castle FastPlay game; this revelation came from the state's lottery officials, as reported by CBS News Chicago on Monday. The win, which totaled $1,348,786, was achieved by playing the recently released $30 game which has seen its jackpot soar from $100,000 due to ticket sales spreading across the state until someone strikes it lucky.

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Source: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe protracted standoff between President Donald Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker regarding the funding of a barrier system against invasive carp in the Great Lakes has been resolved. The Trump administration has assured to cover its part of the bill for the $1.2 billion project, as CBS News Chicago reports.

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Early Monday morning, a severe multi-vehicle collision in Bolingbrook led to the closure of Boughton Road and resulted in four injuries, two of which are critical, as reported by ABC7 Chicago. The Bolingbrook Fire Department responded to the incident near Delaware Circle just before 7:40 a.m., where they encountered one vehicle engulfed in flames.