Chicago
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Publicist: Jussie Smollett won't be at Chicago court hearing
May 01, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett's publicist says the actor doesn't intend to be at a hearing on whether a special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate prosecutors'...
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Chicago City Colleges workers strike over contract impasse
May 01, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Clerical and technical staff at the City Colleges of Chicago has walked off the job because of an impasse in contract talks. About 450 full- and part-time...
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Bears exercise option on Floyd, hire Childress to help with offenseMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - The Bears on Wednesday officially exercised the fifth-year option on outside linebacker Leonard Floyd and hired Aurora native Brad Childress as a senior offensive assist...
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Lawsuit: City's impound policy is 'racket'
Apr 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Spencer Byrd's 1996 Cadillac DeVille meant a lot to the 51-year-old carpenter and part-time mechanic. Byrd, who lives in Harvey, kept most of his tools in the trunk and ...
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Suburban Chicago students protest classmates' blackface use
Apr 30, 2019 7:00 am - FLOSSMOOR, Ill. (AP) - Social media-posts reportedly showing students of a suburban Chicago high school in blackface and disparaging blacks prompted a walkout by their f...
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Police: Man fled in Uber after fatal Chicago I-55 crash
Apr 30, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Bond has been set at $100,000 for a suburban Chicago man who fled in a ride-hailing car after causing a fiery fatal crash on Interstate 55. Twenty-two-yea...
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Chicago police summer strategy: More visibility
Apr 30, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police will be more visible along the lakefront, in parks and at train stations during the summer months in the hopes of reducing the spike in cri...
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City of Chicago sued over vehicle impound policy
Apr 30, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's vehicle impound policies are being challenged in a class-action lawsuit. Attorneys for the Institute for Justice claim in a lawsuit Tuesday the ...
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How Chicago police plan to combat summer spike in crime
Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago police will be more visible along the lakefront, in parks and at train stations during the summer months in the hopes of reducing the spike in crime that comes e...
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Lawyer says R. Kelly didn't show up for court because he can't read
Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am - R. Kelly's new lawyer says the embattled R&B superstar didn't show up to hearings in a sex abuse lawsuit because he can't read. The Sun-Times first reported that, on Apr...