Chicago
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Chicago police: August homicides highest in 20 years
Sep 01, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago saw its deadliest month in two decades in August, recording 90 homicides for the month, the city's police department said Thursday. The last time ...
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Man charged in Chicago-area girl's 1991 death
Sep 01, 2016 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois judge ordered a 58-year-old man held without bond Thursday on a murder charge in the 1991 kidnapping, rape and fatal shooting of a 14-ye...
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The Latest: Girl injured fleeing from gun violence
Sep 01, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on reported spikes in shooting violence in Chicago (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Chicago police say a 10-year-old injured her arm as she fled fr...
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The Latest: Prosecutor offers apology to 'Dixmoor Five'
Sep 01, 2016 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on murder charges in Chicago-area girl's 1991 death (all times local): 7:50 p.m. An Illinois prosecutor has apologized to five men wrongl...
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UBM closes its doors after 37 yearsSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - Carol Stream-based UBM Facilities Services, a large Hispanic family-owned janitorial service, closed Wednesday after 37 years when it incurred about $6 million in debt, ...
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Chicago Bears salvage a victory in final preseason gameSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears used an excellent defensive effort including some impressive performances by young players hoping for roster spots and more playing time to defeat the ...
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Founder of abuse-slinging hot dog stand dies
Aug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Barry Nemerow, who helped found a hot dog stand that offers Chicago's delicious "garden on a bun" with sustained verbal abuse on the side, has died. Mr. Nemerow, 60, who...
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Suspect shot during drug bust in Joliet mall parking lot
Aug 31, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a suspect has been injured in a shootout with U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency officers in the parking lot of a suburban Chicago mall. DE...
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Chicago's Venetian Night boat parade canceled
Aug 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A lakefront parade of decorated boats in Chicago has been canceled, but a fireworks show will still go on. Navy Pier officials say fewer than 20 boats wer...
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FBI seeks public's help in Indiana girl's 2005 killing
Aug 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Haunted by the 2005 slaying of an Indiana schoolgirl, whose decapitated and dismembered body was found by boaters in a river near Chicago, federal and loc...