Chicago
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Influential alderman vows to help save a dying taxicab industry
Mar 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Taxi passengers who pay with plastic would take a 50-cent-a-ride hit under a small measure of relief advanced Wednesday that could be a prelude to an even bigger rescue....
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Chicago White Sox have two options in center fieldMar 09, 2016 10:48 am - Adam Eaton is still going to be a regular in the Chicago White Sox' starting lineup this year. But after being the Sox' mainstay in center field during the 2014-15 seaso...
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Ex-Bears running back Forte to play for New York JetsMar 09, 2016 8:45 am - Matt Forte, the No. 2 career rusher in Bears franchise history, will sign with the New York Jets, according to ESPN and NFLNetwork reports. Forte, who turned 30 in Decem...
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Bears add 2 key players: LB Trevathan, OT MassieMar 09, 2016 8:45 am - The Chicago Bears wasted no time addressing one of their many needs on defense, signing former Bronco Danny Trevathan, the consensus best inside linebacker in the unrest...
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Judge tells Chicago to move faster on Lucas Museum case
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says Chicago attorneys should move faster to give documents to their courtroom adversaries who are seeking to stop construction of "Star W...
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CPS tells principals to stop spending due to lack of funds
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public School principals have been told to stop spending because the district is short of the cash needed to keep operating for the remainder of t...
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The Latest: Kasich lays out economic plan at Illinois event
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the presidential primaries in Illinois ahead of the Tuesday primary (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is laying out his pl...
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South Shore Line offers free westbound rides as promotion
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) - A commuter rail line between northwest Indiana and Chicago plans to offer free westbound rides after rush hour next week. The Times of Munster re...
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Teen gets probation for punching, yelling slurs at Sikh man
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago teenager who punched and shouted racial slurs at a Sikh man last year was sentenced to two years' probation on Wednesday after pleading...
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Morningstar CEO gives U of Chicago $35M for urban think tank
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The CEO of Morningstar and his wife have donated $35 million to the University of Chicago. The school made the announcement Wednesday, saying Joe Mansueto...