Chicago
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Nurses held hostage in Chicago-area hospital standoff sue
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two nurses held hostage by a jail inmate this month at a suburban Chicago hospital allege in a federal lawsuit that they were violently assaulted by the m...
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Jury convicts Chicago woman for spending grants on herself
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal jurors have convicted the head of a Chicago nonprofit for spending a state grant earmarked for youth-jobs programs on herself. They took under an ...
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Chicago firm will run $1 billion overhaul of Union Station
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's historic Union Station will get a roughly $1 billion makeover that will include millions of square feet of office, retail and hotel space, accor...
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Census: Chicago loses population for 3rd consecutive year
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - New Census figures show Chicago has lost population for the third consecutive year as other major U.S. cities gained population. Population estimates rele...
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How the AP-NORC poll on long term care was conducted
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on long-term care was conducted March 2-29 by NORC at the University of Chicago, with funding from the ...
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Judge denies motion to drop charges in Laquan McDonald case
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has refused to throw out the murder charges against a white Chicago police officer charged after he shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times. ...
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Chicago court stays deportation of pizza worker to Mexico
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-based appeals court has halted the deportation of a Mexican immigrant in Ohio to give the court time to assess whether his deportation might ser...
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House OKs plan to restore Chicago schools' elected board
May 25, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has again endorsed a proposal to restore an elected school board for Chicago Public Schools. Representatives approved the mea...
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Maddon knows MLB sellers will have an eye on elite prospectsMay 25, 2017 1:01 am - The Cubs have made no secret that they are going to be buyers when the trade market thaws and other teams around MLB have taken note. With the Cubs' system rich with bo...
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Strong pitching, 3 homers boost Cubs over GiantsMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - First Jon Lester, then Kyle Hendricks and now Eddie Butler. The Chicago Cubs' fifth starter took his turn at shutting down the opposition as the Cubs beat the San Franci...