Chicago
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Chicago area prosecutor endures expensive primary challenge
Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Kim Foxx, the Chicago area's top prosecutor, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday against three challengers who zeroed in on her handling of the Jussie S...
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Hundreds of cancellations at Midway Airport after tower technicians contract coronavirusMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Flights are operating at a reduced rate at Midway International Airport after authorities closed its air traffic control tower when several technicians tested positive T...
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Detainees walk out of cells, into voting booths in Chicago
Mar 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Sirjerathan Wilson never thought it was worth the trouble to vote and never had. But inside Cook County Jail, Wilson sees it differently: voting is a chan...
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Chicago History Museum closes indefinitelyMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago History Museum closed its doors to the public Sunday to encourage social distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, officials announced. The museum will re...
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Citing coronavirus concerns, Navy Pier closing until April 3Mar 15, 2020 1:00 am - Navy Pier will close to the public beginning Monday until at least Friday, April 3, officials announced Sunday, The health, safety and well-being of staff, partners and ...
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Coronavirus illness cases rise to 64 in Illinois with 18 new cases, including first downstate
Mar 14, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinois coronavirus cases rose to 64 from 46 as residents with the illness emerged in central and southern regions of the state, officials said Saturday. ...
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Man convicted of murder in killing of Chicago police officer
Mar 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A jury convicted a man Friday of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of a Chicago police commander. With its verdict, announced after just thre...
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U of Chicago goes to remote learning; IHSA limiting fans
Mar 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Chicago is the latest Illinois school to take steps to reduce the spread of coronavirus, announcing Thursday it is moving to remote lear...
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Chicago's horse-drawn carriages may clip clop into history
Mar 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A ride in a horse-drawn carriage in downtown Chicago may turn into nothing but a memory after a City Council committee voted in favor banning them at the ...
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Ex-Chicago official pleads not guilty in bribery case
Mar 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago deputy aviation commissioner has pleaded not guilty to a federal bribery charge alleging he paid a former state senator at least $5,000 t...