Chicago
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Calls to 911 were made shortly before teen killed by deputy
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - VILLA PARK, Ill. (AP) - Calls to 911 were made shortly before a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot while getting into an altercation with a sheriff's deputy in suburban Ch...
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Police: 2 teens dead, woman wounded in Chicago shooting
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say two teenage boys were killed in a drive-by shooting and a 65-year-old woman was wounded on the city's west side. Police say the teens w...
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Chicago airport noise buffers costlier for historic homes
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Costs are soaring for Chicago city officials' plan to insulate historic homes from airport noise. The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2iCJ7Nj ) t...
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Illinois lawmakers from Chicago, Marion decide to retire
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A longtime Illinois lawmaker from Chicago has announced her retirement, while a defeated southern Illinois lawmaker has said he will step down e...
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Chicago gang trial brings 6 convictions after deadly 2016
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors who heard the biggest gang trial in recent Chicago history on Wednesday convicted the core leadership of the Hobos, a group described by prosecutor...
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Ex-Chicago State official settles whistleblower lawsuit
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago State University has agreed to pay $1.3 million to end a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former administrator. The university's insurance carri...
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Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg among Lincoln Award winners
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Former Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, a former federal judge and philanthropists are among this year's recipients of Illinois' Order ...
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Police commander leaving Chicago to become Oakland chief
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A commander hired six months ago to help oversee reforms at the Chicago Police Department is leaving to become Oakland, California's police chief. Anne Ki...
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Federal jury convicts six alleged Chicago Hobos gang leaders in major racketeering trial
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal jury convicts six alleged Chicago Hobos gang leaders in major racketeering trial. ...
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The Lastest: US attorney calls gang 'as bad as it gets'
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the verdicts in the Chicago trial of Hobos street gang leaders (all times local): 5 p.m. The U.S. attorney in Chicago says guilty verdicts a...