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Wagging Hearts' Stancato leads help for animals displaced in Louisiana floodsSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Round Lake resident Linda Stancato, director of Wagging Hearts, a foster-based animal rescue and adoption organization in Hainesville, saw the devastation of the floodin...
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Daily Herald columnist Paul Green recalled as 'Chicago political legend'Sep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Civic leaders, scholars and political heavyweights are mourning the death of Paul Michael Green, frequent Daily Herald columnist, professor of public administration and ...
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Bears lose season-opener in HoustonSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - HOUSTON - This Chicago Bears team is clearly a work in progress, especially on offense. That much was obvious after a season-opening, 23-14 road loss to the Texans in wh...
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Bears' Porter looking good, but not good enoughSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - HOUSTON - Nine-year veteran cornerback Tracy Porter got the Chicago Bears off to a great start, but his big play against one of the NFL's best receivers couldn't prevent...
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Midwest travel: Richardson Adventure Farm salutes 'Star Trek' in cornSep 10, 2016 7:25 am - Chicago Made in the Windy City A celebration of all of the great things being made in Chicago, the Andersonville City Made Fest features an array of Chicago-ba...
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Chicago police solving fewer killings than other cities
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police are solving homicides at a far lower rate than their counterparts in some other major cities, which may reflect how hard it is for detectiv...
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Man who killed Chicago woman in front of children sentenced
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend outside her Chicago apartment as their two small children watched has been sentenced to 45 years in state pris...
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Dance troupe to use old Chicago steel mill ruins as backdrop
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago dance-theater group will use the ruins of U.S. Steel's old South Works site as a backdrop for an upcoming performance. The site on the southern ...
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Fleeing carjacking suspect jumps to death from overpass
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP) - A carjacking suspect fleeing police in suburban Chicago has jumped from an expressway overpass and died. Illinois State Police spokesman Jason Brad...
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Smith calls White Sox debut 'a dream come true'Sep 10, 2016 1:00 am - The White Sox lost to the Kansas City Royals 6-5 Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field, but Blake Smith couldn't stop smiling in the postgame clubhouse. Smith wasn't hap...