Chicago
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Gurnee house explosion victim was to move out days later
Oct 11, 2017 7:00 am - GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago authorities say they've used DNA to identify a man found dead after a house explosion more than a month ago and he was scheduled to ...
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Federal jury convicts lawyer of defrauding elderly couple
Oct 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a lawyer of defrauding an elderly couple out of $300,000. Portage, Indiana-based lawyer Robert Jon Schlyer faces u...
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County officials vote to repeal Chicago-area soda tax
Oct 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago-area's penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sweetened drinks was repealed Wednesday after a monthslong conflict that included a court battle and mi...
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Court declines to hear appeal in case over daughter's death
Oct 11, 2017 7:00 am - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has dealt a setback to a suburban Chicago woman who pleaded guilty in the death of her severely disabled daughter. The...
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Suburban Chicago man sentenced for attempted murder
Oct 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man will serve a 12-year prison sentence for an attempted murder during which he used social media to get his intended victim outside. ...
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Bears' QB Trubisky vows he won't be tenative against RavensOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains predicted that rookie Mitch Trubisky would have his ups and downs days before the quarterback's debut Monday night - ...
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Geyer: Remembering quiet crusader Mahmoud Cherif BassiouniOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - During and after the Iraq War, there seemed to be endless questioning about America's moral place in the world. One topic was the use of "enhanced interrogation," as the...
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Imrem: Baker deserves more respect than he getsOct 10, 2017 5:01 pm - The Washington Nationals-Chicago Cubs game in the NLDS was postponed Tuesday, and it wouldn't be surprising if Dusty Baker is blamed for the inclement weather. Especiall...
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Woman accused of threatening FBI mole in train-guns case
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago mother of seven is accused of urging Facebook followers to kill a gang member-turned-FBI mole for his role in a sting that put an assoc...
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County officials to vote to repeal Chicago-area soda tax
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cook County Board's finance committee has voted to repeal a penny-per-ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks that has riled many Chicago-area resid...