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A Republican strategist who is now running as an independent candidate for Illinois governor will be on the November ballot. Back on June 2, objections to nominating petitions for Collin Corbett were filed by Republican activist Kristina McCloy and Republican lieutenant governor nominee Aaron Del Mar who is Darren Bailey's running mate in the November general election. In Illinois, 25,000 signatures are required for independent and non-established party candidates to run for statewide office, and the objections challenged the validity of more than 20,000 petition signatures submitted by Corbett. After examining the documents, the Board of Elections determined Corbett filed more than 27,000 valid signatures, and the objections were withdrawn, clearing the way for him to be on the ballot.

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​The nonprofit called Austin Coming Together announced this week that it purchased the J.J. Walser House at 42 North Central Avenue. ​BLOCK CLUB reports the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903 became a city landmark in 1984, but has sat in deteriorating condition since the house's owner died in 2019. Last year, the Walser House was named to both Chicago’s “most endangered properties” list by Preservation Chicago and Illinois’ Most Endangered Historic Places list by Landmark Illinois. Austin Coming Together now plans to fundraise so it can restore the J.J. Walser House, which the nonprofit says will cost $2.7M to $3.5M.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a hearing into a proposal that would ban video gambling terminals in Chicago, even though they were approved in the current year's budget.

The Obama Foundation said tickets for September 2026 through January 2027 will be released next month.

Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with a concert on Oct. 1 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The lineup includes Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jon Batiste, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, along with blues-rock heavyweights Gary Clark Jr. and Robert Cray. Guy said he wants the night to honor the friends and mentors who shaped his career, as well as the next generation of musicians coming up behind him. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

A month after their dog disappeared in north suburban Glenview, a couple is getting help from dozens of volunteers. The petite pup hasn’t been seen since his sitter reported him missing but his owners continue to follow up on leads and spread the word.

​In 1975, Clinton, Iowa sheriff's deputies responded to a report and found a dead teenager in the Mississippi River, but she could not be identified. ​After an autopsy, the death was ruled a homicide. The Clinton Sheriff's Office now says Cheryl Lynn Edwards of Waukegan was positively identified through forensic genealogy. ​Iowa officials says the new technology means the homicide investigation can proceed. Cheryl Lynn Edwards' family has been notified. The Waukegan Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations are asking for any information regarding her disappearance and death 51 years ago.

There's still a few more weeks to bid on art for your home and yard in support of public art South of Chicago. The Village of Flossmoor touts over a dozen public sculptures, installed and maintained through private donations.

​Mayor Brandon Johnson and other local officials cut the ribbon on the Logan Square Redesign and Milwaukee Avenue Reconstruction project.

Attorneys for Chester Weger, the man convicted in one of Illinois' most notorious murder cases, are asking Governor JB Pritzker to grant him a posthumous pardon, nearly a year after Weger's death.

Baseball fans will have a chance to celebrate Independence Day with a movie, a Cubs game and fireworks at the McHenry Outdoor Theater as part of a nationwide event hosted by Major League Baseball.

Authorities are investigating after the body of a female was recovered from the Fox River in Elgin on Sunday afternoon.