Chicago
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United Center megaproject sounds enticing, Burnett says. But who’ll pay for new Pink Line station?
Sep 28, 2024 9:43 pm - Zoning Committee Chair Walter Burnett says he’s enticed by plans for a proposed$7 billion mixed-use development that would transform a sea of United Center parking lots i...
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Like sun, hate planes? Amtrak starting route from Chicago to Miami just in time for winterSep 24, 2024 9:31 pm - The Floridian service kicks off Nov. 10 with intermediate stops in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa.
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Police say 4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area subway train
Sep 02, 2024 2:56 pm - FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooting on a subway train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. Three people were pronounced dead at the Fo...
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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win
Aug 22, 2024 11:17 pm - Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nominatio...
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Obamas close DNC’s second night with a rousing Harris endorsement
Aug 20, 2024 11:43 pm - Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the De...
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Obama and Emhoff are to headline the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday
Aug 20, 2024 7:09 am - Former President Barack Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak Tuesday on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, turning the party’s attention toward Vice President Kamala Harris and her faceoff against Republican Donald Trump.
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Protesters rally outside of Democratic National Convention as Chicago officials pledge to keep peace
Aug 19, 2024 11:05 am - Protesters rallied outside the Democratic National Convention on its opening day Monday, saying they were determined to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza and othe...
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Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty in federal court following dramatic arrestJul 30, 2024 4:53 pm - CHICAGO — A son of infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera pleaded not guilty to federal drug distribution, money laundering and firearms charges on Tuesday, h...
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Ed Burke sentenced to 2 years in prison on corruption charges
Jun 24, 2024 5:11 pm - Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burkę was sentenced to two years in prison Monday and fined $2 million after he was found guilty of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion late last year.
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Chicago’s iconic ‘Bean’ sculpture reopens to tourists after nearly a year of construction
Jun 24, 2024 6:46 am - CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago's most popular tourist attractions known as “The Bean” reopened to the public Sunday after nearly a year of renovations and construction. C...