Chicago
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US Army Corps of Engineers to help restore Illinois prairie
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is planning to seek bids to restore a patch of rare habitat at a forest preserve district in a southwest suburb of Chicago...
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Committee OKs $31M to 4 wrongly convicted of rape, murder
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago committee has approved a $31 million settlement to four men who were each imprisoned for about 15 years for a 1994 rape and murder they didn't c...
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Chicago Police Department to expand drug pilot program
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department is planning to expand a pilot program that gives detainees arrested for drugs the option of treatment or jail time. The depa...
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Mayor: All Chicago patrol officers now have body cameras
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department says all patrol officers are now equipped with body cameras. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said...
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1 teen dies, another wounded in shooting near Chicago school
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police are investigating a shooting near a high school on the city's West Side that left one teenager dead and another wounded. Deputy Chief Kevin...
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Prosecutors turn over records in superintendent's fraud case
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A defense attorney for a former Chicago area school superintendent facing federal fraud charges says federal prosecutors have turned over 400,000 pages of...
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Former Obama adviser, Jarrett, gets Chicago law school job
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A longtime White House adviser to former President Barack Obama is taking a job as a senior fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. The school ann...
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Chicago suspect in train theft pleads guilty on trial date
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The sole suspect in a 2015 theft of guns off a Chicago train who chose to go to trial has changed his mind and pleaded guilty just as jury selection was t...
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3 questions for Chicago Bears heading into DetroitDec 11, 2017 5:00 am - Coming off a victory for the first time in seven weeks, the 4-9 Chicago Bears have a short week before they head to Detroit for an NFC North clash Saturday against the 7...
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Mirotic, Portis combine to lead Chicago Bulls' blowout win over BostonDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - Six weeks ago, it was difficult to envision Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis playing on the same team again, let alone working well on the floor together. Mirotic scored ...