Chicago
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East Chicago looks at video attendance for jailed councilman
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - The city of East Chicago is looking into whether a City Council member jailed on allegations of drug crimes and a homicide could attend meeting...
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Report: Illinois' budget woes will require 'painful' fixes
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-based research group says cleaning up Illinois' budget mess will require difficult decisions such as raising the income tax, slashing spending a...
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No suspects or motive a week after 6 found dead in Chicago
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities have no suspects and a motive remains elusive one week after six family members were found dead in their Chicago home, police said Thursday, w...
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Jackie Robinson West parents sue league, ESPN, whistleblower
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The parents of 13 members of the Chicago Little League team stripped last year of its 2014 U.S. championship are suing team officials, Little League Baseb...
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Aunt of teen accused in slaying charged with supplying gun
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two years after a Facebook feud over a boy ended with one 14-year-old girl dead and another 14-year-old girl charged with murder, the aunt of the accused ...
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Chicago-area man sentenced to 20 years in drug case
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man has pleaded guilty to a drug charge and will serve a 20-year prison term. The Kane County state's attorney office says that 45-year...
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Van Gogh's bedroom re-created in Chicago as Airbnb rentalFeb 11, 2016 5:00 am - CHICAGO - Art lovers have a chance to spend one starry night in a replica of Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom for only $10. The Art Institute of Chicago decorated a one-bedroo...
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New South Side shelter a triumph for suburban domestic violence agency WINGSFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - The phones are already ringing off the hook. There is no shortage of takers for the new domestic violence shelter called WINGS Metro, opening Sunday on the South Side of...
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Blackhawks to host NHL draft in ChicagoFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - In preparing to announce that the 2017 NHL Draft would be coming to the United Center, commissioner Gary Bettman discovered it will be the first time in league history t...
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Council approves $3.1 million settlement for 47 immigrants denied police jobs
Feb 10, 2016 10:00 pm - With three dissenting votes, the City Council on Wednesday signed off on a $3.1 million settlement that would hire eight immigrants as Chicago Police officers and compen...