Chicago
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The Latest: CPS blasts governor's school funding plan
Apr 12, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on education proposals in Illinois (all times local): 1:15 p.m. The head of Chicago Public Schools says Gov. Bruce Rauner's education...
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Businessman pleads guilty in CPS kickbacks case
Apr 12, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A defendant in a Chicago Public Schools kickbacks case has changed his plea to guilty. Thomas Vranas pleaded guilty Tuesday at a hearing in federal court ...
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Judge gives man 100 years for shooting 2 Chicago officers
Apr 12, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 100-year prison sentence has been handed to a man convicted of shooting two Chicago police officers when they interrupted him during a 2011 drug transac...
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Panel urges Chicago police to acknowledge racism
Apr 12, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A task force Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel established to look into police practices said the department must acknowledge its racist past and overhaul the wa...
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Latest: Police task force to present full findings Wednesday
Apr 12, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on plans to reorganize the Chicago Police Department following the fatal shooting of a black teenager (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Chicago Poli...
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel picks replacement for Chicago alderman
Apr 12, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has chosen a replacement for an alderman who stepped down earlier this year. Emanuel's office said Monday that 30-year Chicago ...
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Murray: Blackhawks must keep focus without Keith in lineupApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - With the Blackhawks opening the NHL playoffs at St. Louis, Troy Murray discusses the challenge the Blues present, the absence of Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith for Game 1...
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Chicago Blackhawks hoping to avoid another slow startApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - One day after Andrew Shaw said the first period of the first playoff game is always so tough because of how amped up everyone is, Patrick Kane explained how he felt afte...
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What's your roadwork safety IQ? Take our testApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Despite a relatively mild winter, the number of people dying in crashes in Illinois this year rose by 37 percent as of Tuesday, one reason state authorities urged driver...
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Second player in CPS contract scandal pleads guilty
Apr 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Another defendant in the SUPES scandal that ousted Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has admitted his guilt Tuesday in the multimillion-dollar kickback sch...