Chicago
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Prosecutors: Kansas drug network tied to Chicago dismantled
Aug 28, 2019 7:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities said Wednesday that they've dismantled a major drug-trafficking operation in northeast Kansas responsible for a college student's fatal o...
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Girl, 16, fatally shot sitting in a car outside Chicago
Aug 28, 2019 7:00 am - DOLTON, Ill. (AP) - Police say a 16-year-old girl has been fatally shot while sitting in a car outside a convenience store in a Chicago southern suburb. Dolton police sa...
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre launches season with musical 'Newsies'Aug 28, 2019 6:00 am - Read all about it Paramount Theatre opens its Broadway season with "Newsies," the stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney film about the New York City newsboy strike of 1899...
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Lightfoot vows to show 'path forward' in Thursday's 'State of the City' address
Aug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Though Mayor Lori Lightfoot has dismissed the first-100-days tradition as a "Hallmark holiday created by the media, not us," the first-term mayor spent Wednesday touting...
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First Midwest acquires Park Bank for $195 millionAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago-based First Midwest Bancorp expanded its presence in the Milwaukee area Wednesday with the acquisition of Bankmanagers Corp., the parent company of Park Bank, in...
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4 defensive players with the most to gain or lose in Thursday's Bears preseason finaleAug 28, 2019 12:00 am - The Bears conclude the preseason vs. the Tennessee Titans Thursday night, less than 48 hours before Saturday's 3 p.m. deadline to trim rosters from 90 to 53 players. It'...
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Chicago-based gang member to plead guilty in rival's killing
Aug 27, 2019 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A member of a Chicago-based street gang plans to plead guilty to murder and racketeering charges for his alleged role in a rival gang member's killi...
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Group to help Chicago clear pot arrests during legalization
Aug 27, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A nonprofit with the technology to analyze criminal records nearly automatically will help the county that includes Chicago clear tens of thousa...
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Chicago area woman pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot
Aug 27, 2019 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hit man on the dark web to kill the wife of a co-worker with whom she was having an ...
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Sound check: Better Than Ezra, Vertical Horizon headline Naperville's Last Fling; Chicago talent packs Bears Block PartyAug 27, 2019 6:00 am - Last Fling Naperville shuts the door on summer with the Jaycees' annual Last Fling carnival, business expo and concert festival. The Fling - Friday through Monday, Aug. ...