Chicago
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Chicago's culinary greats among 2017 James Beard Award finalists
Mar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - The James Beard Award Foundation today announced the finalists for its 2017 awards recognizing outstanding achievements in the culinary industry. The winners will be ann...
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Chicago police releases blueprint for reform of practices
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police Department officials on Tuesday released a blueprint of reforms it will undertake to help it battle crime and combat the distrust of police...
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US rep waiting for guidance on finding new prosecutor
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A spokesman for the congressman expected to take the lead in identifying candidates for Chicago's vacant U.S. attorney job says the Republican must wait f...
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School suspends fraternity for 3 years after hazing probe
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Loyola University in Chicago has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for three years following an investigation into alleged hazing. Dean of Stud...
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Legal help could come faster for those arrested in Chicago
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's top judge announced a new program Tuesday to enable quick and free access to an attorney for people arrested in the city, where police have long...
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Grandmother fails in bid to gain custody of 2-year-old
Mar 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A grandmother's eleventh-hour bid to become the guardian of the child of a Chicago woman imprisoned in Indonesia for the 2014 killing of her mother was re...
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Chicago Bears, Barth officially agree to 1-year contractMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - The Bears officially agreed to terms with kicker Connor Barth on a one-year contract, although the agreement had been reported days earlier. In 2016, Barth connected on ...
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3 bodies found in auto parked in Chicago alley
Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police have released little information following the discovery of three bodies in a car parked in an alley in the city's Auburn Gresham neighborh...
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Police: 3 bodies found in vehicle parked in Chicago alley
Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say the bodies of three people have been found in a vehicle that was illegally parked in a Chicago alley. A death investigation is taking place aft...
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Lawmaker unveils plan to hike Illinois minimum wage to $15
Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A state lawmaker from Chicago has announced a plan to raise Illinois' minimum wage to $15 by 2022. Democratic Rep. Will Guzzardi told reporters Monday he'...