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Catcher Gimenez would be pleased to fill Chicago Cubs' backup roleFeb 24, 2018 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - The chemistry between pitcher Yu Darvish and catcher Chris Gimenez looked to be in midseason form Saturday morning. "Atta boy," Gimenez yelled after sever...
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Retiree wins sweepstakes, plans to get her kicks on Route 66
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 am - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania retiree has won $1 million upfront and $5,000 a week for the rest of her life through the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. ...
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Police evacuate suburban Chicago care facility due to filth
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 am - DIXMOOR, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in the southern Chicago suburb of Dixmoor say they've evacuated about 30 residents of an assisted living facility found with no staff an...
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No bail for Chicago father charged in 2-year-old son's death
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has ordered the father of a 2-year-old found stabbed to death in Chicago held without bond on first-degree murder charges. Cook County prosecutors...
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Chicago fires back at Feds' request in sanctuary city fight
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is telling the federal government that it is complying with a request for documents related to the battle with President Donald Trump'...
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Without Freeman and possibly Jones, there isn't much inside LB depth for BearsFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Sixth in a series The Bears went into the 2017 season feeling pretty good about their inside linebacker crew, but it took just one game for that to change. Productive ve...
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Another image found under Picasso masterpiece
Feb 22, 2018 10:00 pm - Pablo Picasso painted one of his masterpieces atop a work of art by an unknown Spanish artist, researchers at the Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center...
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Black officials organize to protect West Side schools
Feb 22, 2018 10:00 pm - The West Side Black Elected Officials took notice when Chicago Public Schools decided to close and consolidate four high schools in Englewood, and they're organizing to ...
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With clean slate, Maddon expects good things from WilsonFeb 22, 2018 12:01 am - MESA, Ariz. - During the previous two seasons, Cubs manager Joe Maddon often would refer to veteran pitcher John Lackey as the "linchpin" of the starting rotation. Lack...
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A leaner Lester hungry for more success with Chicago CubsFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Jon Lester took the pitcher's mound for live batting practice Thursday, and it sounded like this: Whoosh, as the ball crossed home plate. Grunt, from Lest...