Chicago
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Chicago-area zoo lion dies after mysterious fall into moat
Jan 15, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 14-year-old lion at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago mysteriously fell into her enclosure's dry moat and died less than two weeks after her mate was put ...
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Autopsy didn't find cause of death of suburban Chicago woman
Jan 15, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An autopsy has failed to determine the cause of death of a suburban Chicago woman whose body was found in the trunk of her car, the Cook County medical ex...
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Chicago bolsters sanctuary protections, activists want more
Jan 15, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago again bolstered its sanctuary policies Wednesday as aldermen approved a plan requiring police to document any requests for assistance from federal...
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Gunmen rob 5 Chicago city workers setting up work zone
Jan 15, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five employees with the Chicago Department of Transportation were robbed at gunpoint Wednesday morning while they were setting up a construction zone in t...
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5 events for $5 (or less): Free Museum Days at Adler PlanetariumJan 15, 2020 5:00 am - Local artist See "The Wild and Crazy Imagination of a Very Old Artist" as Arts in Bartlett continues hosting an exhibit of paintings by John Malmfeldt of West Chicago. I...
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Cause of death of Schaumburg woman found in car's trunk in Chicago remains undeterminedJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Determining what killed a 34-year-old Schaumburg woman found dead Monday night in the trunk of her car in Chicago will require further police investigation and the resul...
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Chicago might ban foam food containers and limit plastic forks, knives, straws
Jan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago restaurants and carryout places would be prohibited from using foam containers and required to provide plastic straws and food utensils only on request under a s...
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Ex-investigator accused of wrongdoing in shooting probe
Jan 15, 2020 12:00 am - An investigator for the now-abolished Independent Police Review Authority was accused Thursday of concealing “material” information about a police shooting, improperly c...
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Chicago aldermen reject settlement with McDonald witness
Jan 14, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago aldermen have rejected a proposed $125,000 legal settlement for a woman who witnessed the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a wh...
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Firm hired to study State Street changes
Jan 13, 2020 10:00 pm - Is the State Street corridor in need of a makeover? That is the question that an urban design firm will tackle in the coming months before releasing a report this fall w...