Chicago
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1958 Chicago school fire that killed 95 to be commemorated
Nov 30, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Sixty years ago, a fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago left 92 students and three nuns dead. On Saturday, the tragedy that occurred on Dec. 1...
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Bill Daley floats pension crisis solutions, including commuter tax
Nov 30, 2018 12:00 am - Bill Daley unveiled a strategy this week to grow Chicago out of its financial crisis - to a population of 3 million within the next decade - even as he opened the do...
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Nagy confident with Daniel directing Bears offenseNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - Bears coach Matt Nagy made sure to point out that his offensive game plan didn't change on Thanksgiving Day, even though Mitch Trubisky was replaced by backup quarterbac...
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624 sex assault complaints at Chicago schools this semester
Nov 29, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A new office created to look into cases of sexual abuse in Chicago's public schools after an investigation revealed that the officials had failed to adequ...
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Federal agents raid Chicago alderman's offices
Nov 29, 2018 12:00 am - Federal agents showed up unannounced at the Chicago City Hall office of Finance Committee Chairman Ed Burke, kicked everyone out and papered over the windows Thursday mo...
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Bears defense will have hands full with BarkleyNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - When Bears safety Adrian Amos told his teammates last year that fellow Penn State product Saquon Barkley would be the third best running back in the NFL if he weren't st...
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Body of Algonquin resident found in garbage truck in ChicagoNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - The body of a 24-year-old Algonquin resident was found Thursday morning in a garbage truck on the 1100 block of South Delano Court West, according to Chicago police Sgt....
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More than 600 new complaints land at CPS' new department dealing with sex abuse
Nov 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials have received 624 allegations of sexual abuse in their new office handling such complaints, 133 of them making accusations against adult...
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Chicago alderman rejects plea deal; headed to trial instead
Nov 28, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A prominent Chicago alderman surprised courtroom observers at a Wednesday change-of-plea hearing by turning down a plea agreement in his federal corruptio...
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Aldermen condemn Trump's 'blatant discrimination' against transgender community
Nov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - After an emotional appeal from the mom of a transgender fifth-grader, Chicago aldermen demanded Wednesday that President Donald Trump "cease and desist" his "blatant dis...