Chicago
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Illini start sports Hall of Fame, Dick Butkus in 1st class
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is forming the school's first Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame and a member of its first class will be former Chicago Be...
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Ex-officer asks for disability pay after fatal shooting
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago police detective acquitted in the off-duty killing of an unarmed black woman is seeking disability pay. The Chicago Tribune reports (http...
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Arrieta deals, Cubs awaken, top Indians to even Series at 1
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Jake Arrieta made a brief run at a no-hitter and ended another 71-year pause between celebrations for the Chicago Cubs and their faithful fans. Not only...
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AP Was There: Cubs lose 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs had only gone 37 years without a championship when they reached the World Series in 1945. It was their 10th National League pennant, and ...
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Death of asthmatic teen who saw shooting ruled a homicide
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago authorities say the death of a teenage girl who suffered an asthma attack after witnessing a fatal shooting at a block party was a homicide. Polic...
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WWI-era grenade found in woods behind house in Yorkville
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police outside Chicago say a man walking through woods behind his home discovered a World War I-era grenade by accidentally kicking it. The (Auror...
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Chicago aldermen blast ethics ban on face-value Cubs tickets
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some Chicago aldermen can't let it go. Days after an ethics board said councilmen can't accept the Cubs' offer for World Series tickets at face value, sev...
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Man cleared in 6-year-old's death gets innocence certificate
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A certificate of innocence has been handed a Chicago man whose conviction for the 1992 rape and murder of a 6-year-old boy was vacated last month. The gra...
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Illinois judge candidate won't take bench until case cleared
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-area judicial candidate who faces charges of impersonating a judge when she was a court staff attorney says that if she's elected, she won't tak...
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GOP TV ad backing Republican congressman criticizes Trump
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a remarkable slap at their own presidential nominee, Republicans are running a TV ad in Chicago that touts a GOP congressman's independence by showi...