Chicago
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Feder: Ousted from WGN Radio, Patti Vasquez to run for state SenateJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Patti Vasquez, the Chicago stand-up comic who segued from stage to talk radio, has been forced out after a five-year run as late-night host at Tribune Broadcasting news/...
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Michael McAuliffe, Chicago's only Republican state rep, resigns
Jun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Rep. Michael McAuliffe, the only Chicago Republican serving in the Illinois House of Representatives, on Monday announced his resignation after 23 years in office. It's...
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CPD second-in-command won't be punished for taking pre-approved family vacation to Aruba
Jun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - The No. 2 man in the Chicago Police Department will not be suspended, fired or removed for taking a family vacation in early June - approved and paid for in October - in...
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Weekend picks: Catch creatures both cute and creepy at All Animal ExpoJun 16, 2019 7:23 am - Creatures great & small See exotic reptiles or coo at house pets like dogs and cats at the All Animal Expo at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, W...
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Sexual abuse charges 'unfounded,' Chicago priest reinstated
Jun 16, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest cleared of sexual abuse has been reinstated as pastor of a Chicago parish. The Rev. Patrick Lee was removed from Mt. Carmel Parish...
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Suburban Chicago residents warned about lead in tap water
Jun 16, 2019 7:00 am - UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (AP) - Residents of Chicago's southern suburbs have been warned about higher than normal lead levels in tap water. Aqua Illinois, which serves Univ...
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Weekend picks: Coco Montoya plays Blues on the Fox; Scottish Fest; PIQNIQ music festJun 15, 2019 7:41 am - Aurora blues The 23rd annual Blues on the Fox music festival features Jamiah Rogers, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Coco Montoya and Robert Randolph and the Family Band on Sa...
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Chicago mayor to speak at LBGTQ gala, appear on Colbert show
Jun 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Lori Lightfoot made national headlines when she was elected mayor of Chicago and now she's heading to the Big Apple to appear on national television. ...
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Chicago Police superintendent hospitalized for blood clot
Jun 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson remains hospitalized after doctors found a small blood clot in his lung during a routine test. A department sp...
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Family: Baby cut from slain Chicago woman's womb dies
Jun 14, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An infant boy who was cut from a Chicago woman's womb with a butcher knife died Friday at a hospital where he had been in grave condition since the April ...