Chicago
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Illini fire basketball coach Groce after 18-14 seasonMar 11, 2017 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois basketball coach John Groce was fired Saturday after an 18-14 season in which his team was ninth in the Big Ten. The Illini made just one...
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No worries with Schwarber's defense
Mar 11, 2017 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Lots of folks remember how rough it was for Kyle Schwarber in left field during the 2015 NLCS. In the seventh inning of a close Game 3 against the Mets at ...
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WR Wheaton provides Bears with another threatMar 11, 2017 12:00 am - The addition of free-agent wide receiver Markus Wheaton doesn't replace the loss of Alshon Jeffery, but he does provide the Bears with another long-ball threat. At 26, t...
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Chicago woman held on $1 million bond in man's death
Mar 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman has been ordered held on $1 million bond for forcing her boyfriend to drink bleach, which killed him. Prosecutors said during a Thursday b...
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Chicago school to pay balance on $4.3M to whistleblower
Mar 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago State University appears set to give the remainder of a $4.3 million payment to a former administrator who filed a whistleblower lawsuit against s...
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Teachers reach contract deal at Chicago charter schools
Mar 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Teachers at a network of charter schools in Chicago have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a possible strike. A union representing the teac...
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Teen blogger seeking US asylum fears return to Singapore
Mar 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A teenage blogger awaiting a Chicago immigration judge's ruling on his asylum request to stay in the United States said Friday that he's afraid of returni...
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North: Miami heating up as Bulls struggleMar 10, 2017 4:00 am - The Chicago Bulls (31-33) are like a circus right now. They might make the playoffs, and then again might not. But they are in limbo because one of the hottest teams in...
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New QB Glennon: Bears have a lot of great building blocksMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - Most of those who watched the 2016 Bears saw an injury-ravaged group of players who usually found a way to lose and were exactly what their record said they were: 3-13. ...
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Cornerback Prince Amukamara to sign with Chicago BearsMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - The Bears were unable to corral any of the top three cornerbacks in free agency, but they reportedly have landed one of the better ones from the second tier in Prince Am...