Chicago
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Panhandlers take on 1 of nation's largest sheriff's offices
Jan 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal civil trial pitting two panhandlers against one of the nation's largest sheriff's departments got underway Monday, in a case stemming from a law...
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Jury deliberations begin in Chicago bribery case
Jan 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a former Chicago official accused of taking bribes to steer $100 million in red-light camera contra...
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Alligator found in suburban home evicted after 26 years
Jan 25, 2016 6:00 am - LANSING, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man is scheduled to appear in court this week after authorities came to his house and took the alligator he kept there for 26 yea...
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Jet noise proposal: Less at night but more at dawn?Jan 25, 2016 12:00 am - More options to rotate O'Hare flights overnight were welcomed by suburban and Chicago leaders Monday but a new plan for aircraft landing at dawn raised fears of more jet...
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Small retailers strategize after weak holiday salesJan 24, 2016 6:11 am - A disappointing holiday shopping season has small and independent retailers thinking about how to get customers interested in shopping in 2016. After holiday sales fell ...
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Obama's love blooms in 'Southside With You'
Jan 24, 2016 6:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - It's the sweet, romantic story of a first date - albeit the fictionalized first date of the couple who currently occupy the White House. "Southsid...
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Man being held in fatal stabbing in Chicago
Jan 24, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say they've taken a man into custody after he allegedly stabbed another man to death on the city's West Side. Police say that a 32-year-old...
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Philadelphia's former police chief to advise Chicago force
Jan 24, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former deputy superintendent of the Chicago Police who left to head departments in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia is returning to the city to help r...
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Gasol leads Bulls past CavsJan 23, 2016 9:00 am - Apparently, there is a way for the Bulls to find consistent results: Just purchase enough airtime to broadcast every game on national television. The Bulls were chosen t...
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Man shot in head during fight in lobby of Chicago hotel
Jan 23, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say a 26-year-old man was shot dead during a fight in the lobby of a hotel in downtown Chicago. The fight broke out around 2:20 a.m. Saturday at th...