Chicago
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Mother sentenced to 43 years in prison for killing daughter
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman who pleaded guilty to killing her daughter with a punch in the stomach has been sentenced to 43 years in prison. Nicholett...
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Police: 3 dead, 1 hurt following crash on Chicago expressway
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois State Police say three people have died following an early-morning crash on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago. Police say the single-vehicle c...
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Chicago-area robber who shot at teller, customer sentenced
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has sentenced a 28-year-old suburban Chicago man to 29 years in prison for firing at and narrowly missing a teller and customer during a 2014 bank...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda to play 'Hamilton' for Oscar Lopez Rivera
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda says he will play Alexander Hamilton at a Chicago performance in honor of the commutation of Oscar Lopez Rivera's se...
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Permanent home for Chicago Children's Theatre opens
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Where the desks of Chicago police detectives once stood in a West Side police district is now classrooms for theater-art courses. And the old firing range...
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North: NFL playoffs finally come through with a winnerJan 17, 2017 4:19 am - The first six games of the NFL playoffs were duds, but the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys finally delivered for the fans. Aaron Rodgers got it done (34-31) and a ...
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Bulls' Jimmy Butler now starring as 'The Closer'Jan 16, 2017 9:00 am - Michael Jordan made it look routine, but this is one of the toughest roles in sports: The Closer. When a game is on the line and everyone in the building knows who's goi...
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Images: Some of the best pictures that you may have missed this weekend.Jan 16, 2017 8:00 am - Every weekend, Daily Herald photographers venture out to some of the area's best local events. See some of the very best images from our staff that you may have missed t...
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Rail union rejects agreement on jobs program for felons
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The union representing Chicago Transit Authority rail workers has come out against an extension of a jobs program for felons. The decision by Amalgamated ...
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Chicago police officer charged with felony sexual assault
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Bond is $75,000 for a Chicago police officer charged with felony criminal sexual assault for allegedly having sexual contact with an underage girl. Chicag...