Chicago
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Metra calls a halt on its new rail car plan
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Metra commuter rail agency serving the Chicago area is no longer looking for a vendor to build nearly 370 new cars because of a shortfall in state fun...
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Hundreds of grading errors found at East Aurora school
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - EAST AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Officials say an error with an online grade book affected the grades of hundreds of students at a suburban Chicago high school. The (Aurora) Bea...
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Chicago activist asks judge to block mental-health exam
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - A Chicago activist convicted of lying to get U.S. citizenship in Detroit is resisting a government request for a mental-health exam as she tries to overtu...
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CPS CEO says classroom cuts required absent teacher give ups
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool says without concessions by teachers, cuts to the classroom will be necessary. The Chicago Tribune reports (ht...
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How the GenForward poll of young Americans was conducted
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - The GenForward poll of young adults is a survey by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research...
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East Chicago school near lead contamination site shuttered
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - The School City of East Chicago is moving students from a school next to a housing complex where soil is contaminated with lead. The (Munster) ...
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After Garcia lands on DL, Chicago White Sox top Royals in 10Aug 09, 2016 1:01 am - Acquired from the Tigers on July 30, 2013, in a three-team trade that sent Jake Peavy from the Chicago White Sox to the Red Sox, Avisail Garcia initially was viewed as a...
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Chicago Cubs giving La Stella time to 'process' thingsAug 09, 2016 1:01 am - The Chicago Cubs optioned infielder Tommy La Stella to Class AAA Iowa on July 29, but La Stella still has not reported to the minor-league club. Cubs general manager Jed...
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HHGregg store in Vernon Hills to closeAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - HHGregg Inc., an appliance and electronics retailer based in Indianapolis, will close its Vernon Hills store along with five others in Wisconsin by mid-October. The ...
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Fox eager to see what wide receiver White can doAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - BOURBONNAIS - Although Chicago Bears starters aren't expected to play more than one quarter in Thursday night's preseason opener against the Denver Broncos, coach John F...