Chicago
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Kukec's People: Elgin chiropractic doctor also record-setting weightlifterApr 09, 2017 1:00 am - When Thomas Mitchell of Hampshire was younger, he took up weightlifting to get stronger so he could play football. He enjoyed the weightlifting so much, he entered compe...
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Benetti: Offering instant replay explanations is the right callApr 08, 2017 12:00 pm - An excitable child runs ahead of his grandfather in the supermarket. The little guy snatches a box of cereal off the shelf and tosses it in their cart. Grandpa scowls an...
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Midwest travel: Intuit fetes Chicago artist Darger with new exhibitApr 08, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Use your intuition Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art will soon host “Betwixt and Between: Henry Darger's Vivian Girls,” the third exhibition in a...
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National Weather Service seeks stories from 1967 tornadoes
Apr 08, 2017 7:00 am - OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - The National Weather Service is seeking personal stories and photographs chronicling a deadly tornado outbreak that struck the Chicago area fifty y...
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Prosecutors seek 7 years for ex-Chicago schools chief
Apr 08, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors are recommending a 7 ˆ½-year prison sentence for a former Chicago Public Schools CEO who pleaded guilty in a kickback scheme. In a cou...
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Alderman wins Aurora mayor's race after concession call
Apr 08, 2017 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - An alderman has emerged as the winner of a close contest for mayor in Illinois' second largest city. The Chicago Tribune reports that (http://trib.in...
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Witness, cop give different accounts of Chicago teen's death
Apr 08, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman has testified that a Chicago teenager didn't appear to be holding a gun when a police officer shot him in the back in 2013, contrary to the office...
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Landlords still paid amid kids' lead poisoning in CHA homes
Apr 08, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Taxpayers are still paying landlords as dozens of children are being poisoned by brain-damaging lead while living in homes and apartments declared safe by...
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Ostrowski: Don't bet on defensive skills falling for young CubsApr 08, 2017 1:01 am - History is working against the Chicago Cubs in more ways than one. There hasn't been a repeat World Series champion in 16 years, but that's become the norm in sports. Th...
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Benetti: Sox building robust farm system in the SouthApr 08, 2017 1:01 am - North Carolina's proud enough of the Wright Brothers that license plates in the state feature the motto "First in Flight" written below a light plane. The Wrights' famed...