Chicago
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Judge quickly rules Obama library can proceed
Jun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - U.S. District Judge John Blakey had promised to quickly resolve the legal challenge that loomed over the Obama Presidential Center. And he apparently meant it. In a surp...
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Ready or not, here come 2,500 electric scooters as city chooses 10 vendors
Jun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration on Tuesday chose 10 companies to run a four-month, 2,500 electric scooter pilot program and launched a quickie education plan to pe...
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Daughter charged with killing parents in suburban Chicago
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman is being held without bond on first-degree murder charges filed in the death of her parents. Cook County prosecut...
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Employee fired after nude photos of her were sent to grandmother, workplace
Jun 10, 2019 1:00 am - In early May, a Chicago woman was floored when her grandmother shared a text message she received the night before. The woman, 27, recognized herself immediately: The te...
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Chicago gets $300K boost in grants for youth apprenticeships
Jun 09, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say Chicago has received $300,000 in grant money to help expand apprenticeships for young people. The money is going to a partnership between Ch...
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Off-duty Chicago officer in fatal crash to face DUI charge
Jun 09, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say an off-duty Chicago police officer involved in a fatal crash will face charges for driving under the influence. Chicago police announced t...
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Arkush: Virginia McCaskey steals the show at Bears conventionJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - Sunday morning at the Chicago Bears' 100th Anniversary Celebration in Rosemont reminded me very much of Monday mornings after the Super Bowl. The Bears faithful were the...
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Port of Chicago wants more funds to fix aging infrastructure
Jun 08, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The inclusion of $35 million in funding for state port districts in Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget is "awesome" but more money will be needed to rep...
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Manet exhibit at Chicago's Art Institute focuses on artist's later yearsJun 08, 2019 7:00 am - Édouard Manet was succumbing to the ordeal of late-stage syphilis when he painted some of the freshest, most affecting flower paintings in the history of art. Against da...
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Building that formerly housed Chicago store burns down
Jun 08, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former patrons are fondly remembering a long-closed Chicago department store, the vestiges of which were destroyed by fire. Gately's People's Store once o...