Runaway bull on the loose

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The weapons and attempted murder charges a teen faced in connection with the shooting of a 15-year-old Mount Prospect boy have been upgraded to murder since he died days after being shot.

The accused teenager is now facing six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death earlier this month of Damian Hernandez, 15, of Mount Prospect, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Barrington Hills police are asking residents to be aware of a 1,600-pound bull that made its way off a local property.

The wayward bull is wandering an area about 15 miles south of where an American bison was captured in the spring of 2022. Read more here.

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Sociale, Park Ridge's first cannabis dispensary, opened with a soft launch on Aug. 22. An upcoming grand opening is set for after Labor Day.

Sociale, a woman-owned cannabis dispensary, has opened in Park Ridge and has a social equity license. It has hired 25 employees. Read more here.

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Indianapolis Colts defensive end Khalid Kareem (No. 55) looks to the sidelines during an NFL game against the Chicago Bears on Aug. 19, 2023, in Indianapolis.

Here are the most recent moves as the Bears assemble their roster and practice squad for the regular season. Read more here.

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Blake Cameron James plays a resident of the Cabrini-Green housing projects in 1992 Chicago in the film "We Grown Now."

This is a gentle but powerful new film from Chicago native Minhal Baig, following two boys growing up in the public housing project in the early 1990s. Read more here.

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This photo provided by FDOT shows a flooded Interstate 275 over Tampa Bay, Florida, on Aug. 30, 2023.

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm and was unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Read more here.

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