Chicago
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Court sides with sanctuary cities in fight over grants
Apr 19, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The federal government cannot withhold public safety grants from cities that refuse to cooperate with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement pol...
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Chicago White Sox join Shedd's movement to ban plastic strawsApr 19, 2018 1:01 am - Two Chicago institutions in the hospitality business are joining forces to reduce waste and help the planet by supporting a growing movement to eliminate the use of plas...
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Bears' Cohen says he has a lot more to doApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - Tarik Cohen worked amazingly well as the Chicago Bears' Swiss army knife last year. The fourth-round draft choice caught 53 passes as a rookie, averaged 4.3 yards on 87 ...
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Some 'flabbergasted' by Brown's mayoral bid
Apr 19, 2018 1:00 am - In 2007, Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown explained her landslide loss to then-Mayor Richard M. Daley by saying Chicago voters did not "understand the magnitude of the ...
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Bears will open season against PackersApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - For the first time since 2009, the Bears will open the season in Green Bay against the Packers. The Bears' 197th meeting with their oldest rival will be in prime time on...
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Despite federal probe, Dorothy Brown to run for mayor
Apr 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Embattled Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is jumping into the already crowded race for mayor of Chicago, despite a federal investigation that's been swirling around he...
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Action urged after CPS special ed report
Apr 18, 2018 11:00 pm - The findings of a just-released state probe into how Chicago Public Schools handles special education funding and procedures is a good start but doesn't go far enough, s...
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APNewsBreak: Lithuanian claims pedophile ring in extradition
Apr 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian jailed in Chicago at her homeland's request fears death if she's extradited because she helped expose a netw...
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Judge moves closer to making filings in McDonald case public
Apr 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some of the more than 100 motions filed in the case of a Chicago police officer charged in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald that ...
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City Council oks $2.3M settlement for victim of cop shooting
Apr 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a teenager shot by a police officer under questionable circumstances. The ...