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Judge OKs work on Illinois highway some say threatens bee
Apr 28, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says work can proceed on a suburban Chicago highway on which construction was halted because of concerns it threatened an endangered bumbl...
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Legislature sends Rauner same Chicago pension plan he vetoed
Apr 28, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly has sent Gov. Bruce Rauner a plan to shore up Chicago pensions. The House voted 63-45 Thursday to allow the city t...
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Chicago schools to stay open despite lawsuit's rejection
Apr 28, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's mayor said the city's public schools will remain open until the end of the school year, despite a judge's decision Friday to toss a district law...
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The Latest: Schools to stay open despite lawsuit's rejection
Apr 28, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on an Illinois judge's rejection of a Chicago Public School request for an injunction seeking to bar the state from distributing education fund...
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Mike North: A tribute to a tireless high school coachApr 28, 2017 5:19 am - I got a text early in the week from Notre Dame College Prep basketball coach Tom Les. At first I was stunned to read that he was retiring from coaching after 10 years at...
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Early power fades as Cubs fall to Red SoxApr 28, 2017 1:01 am - BOSTON - Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has proclaimed his allegiance to the National League. But Maddon's Cubs did have some success playing by American League rules ...
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Doctor accused of sexual assault in Des Plaines gets 9 years
Apr 28, 2017 1:00 am - A federal judge has sentenced Charles Dehaan to nine years in prison for fraudulently billing Medicare for house calls in which prosecutors allege the Rockford-area doct...
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What Bears' Pace saw in monster tight end that made him bypass defensive needsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Disdaining help for the defense for a second straight day, specifically the secondary, the Bears drafted tight end Adam Shaheen from Division II Ashland in the second ro...
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Bears' Trubisky: I know I can be a championship quarterbackApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - If there's one thing Bears first-round pick Mitch Trubisky knows, it's how to develop as a quarterback without playing. The second overall pick became a highly coveted N...
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Back in Boston, Cubs' Epstein feeling the loveApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - BOSTON — Even before he got back to his old stomping grounds of Fenway Park, Theo Epstein was the man of the hour for fans of both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. ...