Chicago
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Businessman offers to pay bail of those who can't afford it
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago businessman says he plans to bail out Cook County Jail inmates who are incarcerated for non-violent misdemeanors. Willie Wilson, who ran for Chi...
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Chicago aldermen approve increase in water, sewer taxes
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago aldermen have approved a new water and sewer tax that has the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. City Council members voted 40-10 on Wednesday to appr...
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Court to weigh appeal on Indiana's block on Syrian refugees
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court in Chicago is set to hear arguments in Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's appeal of a ruling that blocked his order to bar state...
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Chicago State president's separation agreement on agenda
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Trustees at Chicago State University plan Friday to vote on a "separation agreement" for the school's president, who has had the position for nine months....
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Retired Chicago deputy chief shot during robbery attempt
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A retired Chicago deputy police chief was wounded when he was targeted by an alleged robber as he was walking near his home. Former Deputy Chief Fred Coff...
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The Latest: Defense attorney says client was no gang leader
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest in the largest street-gang trial in recent Chicago history (all times local): 1:45 p.m. The attorney for an alleged gang leader on trial in Chi...
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Metra 'deeply concerned' after concrete plummets onto passenger at Union StationSep 14, 2016 1:00 am - Metra's chairman called injuries to a suburban rider hit by falling concrete at Union Station "completely unacceptable" Wednesday as Amtrak hired a contractor to inspect...
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Sen. Kirk medical letter: 'Full cognitive recovery' from stroke
Sep 13, 2016 11:00 pm - A massive stroke that kept U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk out of the Senate for nearly a year has left him with impaired vision in one eye, occasional halting speech, no use of an ...
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Imrem: Chicago Cubs' crafty Hendricks renders hitters powerlessSep 13, 2016 5:01 pm - Kyle Hendricks isn't the type of pitcher that baseball fans flock to the ballpark to watch. Too bad for them because the Chicago Cubs right-hander nearly pitched a no-hi...
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Airports in Chicago, Rockford receive $36M in federal grants
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Airports in Chicago and Rockford are receiving a combined $36.5 million in federal grants to make improvements and address concerns about noise. U.S. Sens...