Chicago
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Chicago teachers to strike after failing to reach contract deal with nation's third-largest school district
Oct 16, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers to strike after failing to reach contract deal with nation's third-largest school district. ...
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Chicago teachers to strike in nation's 3rd largest district
Oct 16, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago parents and community groups are scrambling to prepare for a massive teachers' strike set to begin Thursday, prompting the city to preemptively ca...
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Chicago teachers to go on strike todayOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago parents and community groups are scrambling to prepare for a massive teachers' strike set to begin Thursday, prompting the city to preemptively cancel classes in...
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Chicago OKs marijuana zoning, prohibits sales in Loop
Oct 16, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to establish zoning ground rules for the sale of recreational marijuana in Chicago cleared the city council Wednesd...
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Chicago schools to close Thursday as strike looms
Oct 16, 2019 1:00 am - All Chicago Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday ahead of an increasingly certain teachers strike that city officials say should have been avoided. The announcem...
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Chicago officer convicted of murder resigns from department
Oct 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A white Chicago police officer convicted of killing black teenager Laquan McDonald has resigned from the department. Chicago Police Department spokesman A...
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Judge in Chicago latest to block Trump green cards policy
Oct 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago had joined three others nationwide in temporarily blocking President Donald Trump's policy to deny green cards to many immigran...
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Lightfoot proposes 2 options for Chicago casino to lawmakers
Oct 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is pushing two options for a Chicago casino. One calls for a casino owned by both the city and the state, the other calls for...
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Pritzkers report $5.5 million in taxable income
Oct 15, 2019 1:00 am - Billionaire Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife reported $5.5 million in taxable income - about $28.9 million less than the family reported last year. Even so, Pr...
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Spotlight: Billy Gardell does standup at the Raue, Janus stages unrehearsed 'Macbeth'Oct 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Billy Gardell on stage Comedian/actor Billy Gardell, co-star of the new CBS sitcom “Bob Hearts Abishola,” headlines the Raue Center for the first time where he'll share ...