Chicago
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Sears to sell Craftsman for $900 million, shutter 150 storesJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. has agreed to sell its Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker Inc. for about $900 million, marking CEO Edward Lampert'...
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Familiar faces to watch in NFL wild-card gamesJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Here's a glance at this weekend's NFL wild-card playoff games, along with the local connections involved. SATURDAY'S GAMES Oakland Raiders (12-4) at Houston Texan...
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Carpentersville teen, 3 others charged in torture of Crystal Lake 18-year-oldJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - The blurry video is hard to watch: The young man whimpers and cries, crouched in a corner with his hands bound and his mouth duct-taped, as a group of people take turns ...
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Jacksons have not sought pardons from Obama
Jan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, the former alderman - who are battling in a messy divorce - have not asked President Barack Obama for p...
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How mobile video is changing the way we witness crime
Jan 05, 2017 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Mobile video is changing the way we witness crime - live footage of a mentally disabled man tortured by four assailants, a recording that led to the manslaugh...
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Justice probe of Chicago Police to wrap up before Obama leaves
Jan 04, 2017 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's City Hall is bracing for the Justice Department to release - before President Barack Obama leaves office Jan. 20 - findings from its Chicago Police ...
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Jackson Jr.'s lawyer: Wife committed 'acts' to spur divorce
Jan 04, 2017 10:00 pm - Lawyers for Jesse Jackson Jr. on Wednesday said they'll fight to keep his divorce case in Illinois, arguing Sandi Jackson committed "acts" in the state that gave rise to...
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Mount Prospect director sends up everyday drudgery at Chicago Sketch Comedy FestJan 04, 2017 9:45 am - Mount Prospect resident Mike Capra has always been an entertainer. He caught the stage bug in elementary school. Since then, he's primarily been acting and writing. Now...
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Chicago alderman says he'll challenge Gov. Rauner in 2018
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar says he's running to unseat Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018. The Democrat and second-term alderman said Wednesd...
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Judge hits Chicago for withholding police shooting records
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says the city of Chicago acted in "bad faith" when it ignored a court order and made little effort to provide documents to the family of a...