Chicago
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Former owner of Illinois hospice pleads guilty to fraud
Feb 17, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The owner of a now-closed suburban Chicago hospice has pleaded guilty to falsifying health care claims in a multi-year conspiracy to defraud the federal g...
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Chicago Tribune Editor Gerry Kern to retireFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Chicago Tribune said Wednesday that Editor Gerould Kern will retire and be replaced immediately by Bruce Dold, the paper's editorial page editor. Kern, 66, of Long G...
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Judge warns Chicago about moving too fast on Lucas Museum
Feb 16, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago may be on the verge of losing movie mogul George Lucas' $400 million lakefront museum, but a federal judge has warned City Hall of the risk it would take by brea...
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Back from break, Chicago Bulls search for answersFeb 16, 2016 9:00 am - The NBA trade deadline arrives Thursday, but the Bulls should assume no help is on the way. The players reconvened at the Advocate Center on Tuesday evening following th...
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Chicago Bears release tackle Jermon BushrodFeb 16, 2016 8:45 am - When the Bears' offense lines up on the opening day of training camp this summer, it will be without Jermon Bushrod at left tackle for the first time in four years. The ...
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Chicago says it will release police shooting videos quickly
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago promised Tuesday to start more quickly releasing footage after police shootings, while activists critical of how authorities handled t...
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Chicago to Judge: Let construction on Lucas Museum begin
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift an order barring "Star Wars" creator George Lucas from starting construction on a $400 millio...
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Chicago, suburb: CSX trains too often block traffic
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago and one its suburbs say trains operated by major railroad keep blocking road traffic in violation of rules it's obliged to follow. Chicago Mayor R...
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Latest: 911 operators disciplined in Chicago police shooting
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The latest on two fatal Chicago police shootings (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Chicago officials say two workers at the city's 911 center have been suspend...
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Bond set at $1 million for man to be retried for 1994 deaths
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Bond has been set at $1 million for a Chicago man granted a new trial after spending more than 20 years in prison in connection with a drug-related double...