Chicago
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Leno now entrenched in Chicago Bears' O-lineAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - BOURBONNAIS - Charles Leno continues to exceed expectations. The Chicago Bears' 2014 seventh-round pick was pressed into service at left tackle in Week 4 last season for...
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CPS inspector general looks at hiring of firm with Claypool ties
Aug 08, 2016 11:00 pm - The Chicago Public Schools' inspector general has opened an investigation into the hiring of a law firm with ties to CPS chief executive officer Forrest Claypool and his...
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CPD alerts cops that 3 West Side gangs plotting to shoot officers
Aug 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Leaders from three West Side gang factions allegedly met last week to discuss plans to shoot members of the Chicago Police Department in response to the fatal police sho...
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Imrem: The Hall of Fame speech Brett Favre should have deliveredAug 08, 2016 5:01 pm - Brett Favre is the third-greatest quarterback of the Super Bowl era, just behind John Elway and Tom Brady and just ahead of Joe Montana and Peyton Manning. Unfortunately...
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Oak Lawn man dies after Metra train strikes SUV
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has died after the SUV he was driving was struck by a Metra SouthWest Service train. Metra spokesman Tom Mil...
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Emanuel backs Chicago police leader's handling of shooting
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he supports the police superintendent's decision to take away police powers from the officers who fired their weapons at t...
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How the GenForward poll of young Americans was conducted
Aug 08, 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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'Game of Thrones' music to tour to Chicago's United Center Feb. 19
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - If you can't get to Westeros, don't fret: It's coming to Chicago's United Center at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Or, at least the music is. "Game of Thrones" compo...
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CPS proposes budget is called balanced, teachers doubtful
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials on Monday revealed a proposed operating budget for fiscal 2017 of $5.4 billion that is $232 million less than last year's...
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AAR's first president of Africa aims to boost growth, help peopleAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - Wood Dale-based aerospace and defense contractor AAR Corp. named Cheryle Robinson Jackson the first president of AAR Africa. Prior to the promotion, she served as vice...