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Bears special-teams coach: Hester best returner everDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - Put Chicago Bears special-teams coach Jeff Rodgers firmly in the "Devin Hester belongs in the Hall of Fame" group. "He's the best that's ever done it," Rodgers said. "El...
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Cubs to add right-hander Steve Cishek to bullpenDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Side-arming reliever Steve Cishek and the Chicago Cubs reportedly have agreed to a two-year contract, an anonymous source familiar with the nego...
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Why it's a big risk for White Sox to trade for Manny MachadoDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - Heading into the winter meetings earlier this week, the Chicago White Sox sounded like a team that was in the second phase of a rebuild. Over the past year, general mana...
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Driver charged after 14-year-old boy shot while riding in stolen car
Dec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - A 16-year-old girl is facing charges after a 14-year-old boy was shot in the stolen vehicle she was driving late Tuesday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwes...
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Move begins to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets
Dec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Horse-drawn carriages are popular with tourists, but they're cruel to horses and dangerous to motorists, a downtown alderman said Wednesday, proposing that existing carr...
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Bulls make gains by taking fewer 3-point shotsDec 13, 2017 9:55 am - Long-range shooting was expected to be a larger part of the Chicago Bulls' offense this season, but it's not necessarily a strength. Through Tuesday's games, the Bulls r...
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Ex-cop sentenced for tipping off friend about drug arrest
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has sentenced a former Chicago police officer to five years in prison for tipping off the target of an undercover drug probe who was a friend from...
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Chicago creates task force to focus on vehicular attacks
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted to create a task force that will look for ways to reduce the chances of an attack like the one in New York whe...
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Worker who died at Indiana steel mill is identified
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A steelworker who died Monday at ArcelorMittal's northwestern Indiana steel mill has been identified as a 61-year-old East Chicago man. Chief L...
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Chicago museum won't host city science fair after 2018
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials with the Museum of Science and Industry say the museum will no longer host the Chicago Public Schools science fair after 2018. The Chicago Tribu...