Chicago
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Suburban overpass named after state trooper who was killed
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - An overpass in suburban Chicago has been named in honor of an Illinois State Trooper who was killed in the line of duty two decades ago. In ...
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2 officers resign rather than face firing in 2006 beating
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago police officers who were recorded on video while beating an ex-convict at a restaurant in 2006 while off-duty have resigned instead of facing ...
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White Sox are copying Cubs model, but no guarantee it pays offDec 09, 2016 4:00 am - The White Sox are in rebuilding mode and we won't know for a while if it works. The problem is the rebuilding process is being orchestrated by the same guys who have giv...
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QB Stafford big factor in Lions' successDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Since the Lions lost to the Bears 17-14 in Week 4 at Soldier Field and fell to 1-3, they've won seven of eight and are in control of the NFC North. It's their hottest ei...
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New technology for pilots, controllers to ease plane delaysDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - New technology is emerging at Chicago's airports that expedites communications between pilots and air traffic controllers. The "Data Comm" system improves on a laborious...
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Chicago exploring incentives to boost dismal recycling rate
Dec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is exploring the possibility of offering recycling homeowners a break on their monthly garbage collection fee to boost a "dismal" rec...
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Police shooting case settled for $2.4 million
Dec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago taxpayers will spend nearly $2.4 million to compensate the family of a 27-year-old black motorist who was shot to death by police after a 2011 traffic stop in En...
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New CPS construction bonds may be A-OK
Dec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Who'd have thought the financially strapped Chicago Public Schools could get an A-rated bond these days? It happened Thursday. Fitch gave a proposed bond issue an A rati...
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Award-winning 'Curious Incident' a must-see at Oriental TheatreDec 08, 2016 7:00 am - A dog struck dead by a pitchfork on a grid-patterned stage is the disturbing image that greets audiences for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Now ma...
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Emanuel's transparency policy makes it into McDonald trial
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's pledge to bring new transparency to the police force has made it into a courtroom where an officer is charged with murder in ...