Chicago
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A new Ring begins, Trojans battle in Lyric's 2016-17 seasonJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago goes big for its 2016-17 season. It kicks off with the first installment of a new Ring Cycle, continues with the Lyric premiere of Berlioz's m...
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Redflex trial: Is ex-city employee 'greedy' or cloutless scapegoat?
Jan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - If Chicago's red-light camera operator wanted to bribe its way into a contract in 2003, it wouldn't have picked John Bills' palm to grease, the former city worker's lawy...
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Democrats endorse Kim Foxx for state's attorney
Jan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - As expected, the Cook County Democratic Party endorsed Kim Foxx for state's attorney over incumbent Anita Alvarez after a strong push of support from Foxx's former boss ...
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R. Kelly's ex-wife testifies at federal fraud trial
Jan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - The fraud trial of businessman Robert Michael revolves around dry banking regulations and a sham real estate deal. But jurors got a glimpse of glamour Thursday when pros...
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Cubs owners buy 3 rooftop businesses across from Wrigley
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The owners of the Chicago Cubs have purchased three more rooftop businesses across from Wrigley Field. A spokesman for the Ricketts family said Wednesday ...
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Pastors urge boycott of Emanuel's MLK breakfast
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A group of Chicago ministers is calling for a boycott of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's annual breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The ministers have bee...
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Man shot and killed on Chicago Skyway
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities have identified a man shot to death as he drove on the Chicago Skyway as a former athlete at a Catholic high school. The Cook County medical e...
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Defense: Official in Chicago bribery case didn't have power
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago official on trial for allegedly taking bribes to steer $100 million in red-light camera contracts to a Phoenix company is innocent becaus...
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Trains moving in and out of Union Station after delayJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Trains started moving to and from Chicago's Union Station around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday after a half-hour where no trains could arrive or leave due to signaling problems...
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Official: South Side blaze that left firefighter dead was accidental
Jan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - A blaze at a vacant South Side warehouse that left Chicago firefighter Daniel Capuano dead in December was set off by a construction worker and deemed accidental, the fi...