Chicago
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Chicago teachers begin vote to defy order to return to class
Jan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers began voting Thursday to defy orders to report for in-person class next week ahead of elementary students' return, actions the nation's t...
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Chicago teachers to vote on walkout over reopening dispute
Jan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates on Wednesday approved a resolution that would have its members stay out of the classroom until it reaches ...
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Chicago police announces plan to combat surge in carjackings
Jan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police officials said Thursday they will put a stronger focus on prosecution and increased collaboration with other police agencies to combat a sp...
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Chicago family law attorney charged with more sex crimes
Jan 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A prominent Chicago family law attorney who was charged last summer with sexually assaulting a colleague has been charged with doing the same thing to two...
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Chicago's Field Museum that closed due to pandemic to reopen
Jan 20, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Sue the T. rex and the rest of the dinosaurs at the Field Museum are about to start seeing visitors again. Two months after the famed natural history muse...
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Lombard man granted clemency by Trump
Jan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Lombard man serving a life sentence for participating in a drug conspiracy was granted clemency late Tuesday by President Donald Trump and said he plans to help free o...
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Capitol riot suspect was previously cited at Schaumburg demonstrationJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A 40-year-old Chicago man facing federal charges alleging he took part in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol was cited by Schaumburg police in the fall for disorderly ...
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Chicago Police shoot man who fired at officers
Jan 19, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who jumped from a car during a traffic stop and began running away Monday night was shot by police after he fired a gun officers, the department sa...
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Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus
Jan 18, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicag...
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Founder of the Pro-Life Action League dies at 93
Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League who is known as the godfather of the pro-life movement, died Monday at the age of 93, the organization confirmed...