Chicago
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Verdi: With outdoor hockey, Blackhawks continue to make NHL historyNov 23, 2017 10:04 am - Come back with us to New Year's Day 2008, when the Blackhawks were just starting to feel like a breath of fresh air. Rocky Wirtz was new in his role as chairman of a tro...
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3 charged in April slaying of Chicago area Lyft driver
Nov 23, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three Chicago area teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in the April shooting death of a Lyft driver. The Chicago Tribune reports that the...
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Court: Stress no grounds for rescinding guilty pleas
Nov 23, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An appeals court in Chicago says a lower court in Indiana was right to refuse to permit a couple to rescind their guilty pleas in a tax case on grounds th...
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Bears would love if Trubisky followed career arc of Eagles' WentzNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Sunday's game between the 3-7 Bears and the 9-1 Eagles in Philadelphia matches quarterbacks who were picked second overall in the previous two drafts. The Eagles' Carson...
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Time to give thanks for the Bulls rebuild? Not quite, but here's a mailbagNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - While there may be plenty to be thankful for in the world as a whole, the Bulls' rebuilding plan has produced no real dividends so far. They'll carry a 3-13 record into ...
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Sexual harassment lawsuit against Rutherford dismissed
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A sexual harassment lawsuit that tanked the political career of former state Treasurer Dan Rutherford was dismissed Wednesday in federal court i...
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Operative in Mexican drug cartel appears in Chicago court
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A high-ranking operative in Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel appeared in a federal court in Chicago to face conspiracy charges. Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia i...
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Chicago cop cited for racist and threatening Facebook posts
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An oversight agency for the Chicago Police Department has cited a veteran officer for more than 60 rule violations, including openly advocating for civil ...
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Field Museum to determine identities of lions on display
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Scientists at the Chicago Field Museum say there may have been a mix-up when researchers identified the remains of two lions suspected of eating about 35 ...
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Southwest says flights not affected by fire at call center
Nov 22, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Southwest Airlines says it is re-routing calls to reservations after a boiler-room fire at a Chicago facility. An airline spokesman said Wednesday that no...