Chicago
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How the Chicago Defender became a national voice for black AmericansFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - On May 5, 1905, Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded the Chicago Defender newspaper in a small kitchen in his landlord's apartment, with an initial investment of 25 cents an...
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Aurora-based volleyball coach Rick Butler kicked out of AAU
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Aurora-based volleyball coach Rick Butler has been kicked out of the massive Amateur Athletic Union and "permanently disqualified" from participating in AAU activities, ...
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Steppenwolf's 'You Got Older' adroitly mixes humor, despairFeb 09, 2018 11:00 am - “You Got Older” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's an uncanny coincidence that the recent death of longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member John Mahoney would come at the same tim...
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Man sues Chicago, police for wrongful conviction
Feb 09, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who spent nearly a quarter century in prison after being convicted of rape and murder before DNA testing prompted authorities to drop the charges ha...
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Chicago Auto Show roars into town with electrics, dream cars and moreFeb 09, 2018 4:30 am - Contradictions abound at the Chicago Auto Show this year, with dissent on how soon autonomous and electric vehicles will take over the marketplace and a new focus on old...
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Feder: Chicago Reader editor forced out (after returning from honeymoon)Feb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Jake Malooley has been forced out as editor of the Chicago Reader as new executive editor Mark Konkol moves to put his imprint on the alternative weekly. Malooley learne...
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Indiana man charged with threatening reproductive clinics
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Chicago's financial health gets 'F' gradeFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - An analysis of the top 75 most populous U.S. cities and their financial health ranked Chicago next to last and gave the city a grade of "F", the Illinois News Network re...
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Jimmy Garoppolo becoming NFL's highest paid: 5 years, $137 millionFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - The San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo have agreed to a five-year, $137.5 million contract, according to NFL Network. That makes the quarterback from A...
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University of Chicago prof defends decision to invite Bannon to campus