Chicago
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New US Attorney in Chicago says he's never talked to Trump
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump has long complained that not enough is being done to control the violent crime that plagues Chicago, but the city's new top federal...
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Feds step up pressure on sanctuary cities including Chicago
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago won't abandon its values as a welcoming city to immigrants despite renewed pressure from the Justice Department to coopera...
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Janice Jackson confirmed as chief of Chicago Public Schools
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Board of Education has confirmed the appointment of a new CEO of the city's public schools, officially replacing the district's previous head ...
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City of Chicago sues US Steel over Indiana plant's spills
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is suing U.S. Steel, alleging it violated federal law with discharges of a potentially carcinogenic chemical last year from a northwes...
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New 'Tootsie' musical to play Chicago before BroadwayJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago-area audiences will be the first to see the stage adaptation of "Tootsie," a Broadway-bound musical making its world premiere at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in S...
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Experience a valuable asset behind Nagy's new Bears coaching staffJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Considering that offensive linemen make up about 17 percent of an NFL team's 53-man roster, their position coach is arguably the most important figure after the coordina...
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Elton John's 'Farewell' tour comes to United Center in OctoberJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, capping nearly 50 years on stages around the world. He calls it a "way to go o...
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Chicago Teachers Union slams CPS' effort to relax ethics code
Jan 23, 2018 10:00 pm - It's the wrong first impression to send and a terrible idea. That's the message Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey conveyed Wednesday morning ahead of a...
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Illinois man sentenced to 80 years for girl's 1985 death
Jan 23, 2018 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man was sentenced to 80 years in prison Tuesday for the 1985 death of a teenager who left her suburban Chicago home to go to the store a...
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Attorney sentenced to prison for stealing from clients
Jan 23, 2018 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban Chicago attorney has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for bilking the estates of several of clients. Robert Beck of Mount Pro...