Chicago
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Chicago alderman's office broken into, computer stolen
Mar 20, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say someone broke into Alderman Deb Mell's office and stole a computer tablet. The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2nWaNM0 ) that ...
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Suburban Chicago man sentenced in beating of bicyclist
Mar 20, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois judge has given a suburban Chicago man a 12-year prison term for attempted murder and aggravated battery in the beating of an unconscious man ...
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Helicopter survey of Lake Michigan's sand to begin
Mar 20, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Geologists in Illinois are launching a helicopter survey of sand in Lake Michigan in the Chicago area. Beginning as early as Wednesday, a low-flying helic...
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Chicago White Sox bullpen regroups after running out of gasMar 20, 2017 1:01 am - Bobby Thigpen's contract was not renewed after the 2016 season, but don't blame the Chicago White Sox's former bullpen coach for last year's troubles. Determined to get ...
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Chicago triples the 'grace period' for running red lights
Mar 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago motorists caught on camera blowing through red lights will have triple the "grace period" before being slapped with $100 tickets, under a change made Monday that...
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Chicago creates program to draw immigrant entrepreneurs
Mar 19, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are creating a program to help draw immigrant entrepreneurs they say will help grow companies and create jobs. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announ...
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Fuel pipeline connecting Chicago to Detroit now in service
Mar 19, 2017 7:00 am - PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) - Officials say a fuel pipeline running from the Chicago area to the Detroit area is now in service. The Wolverine Pipe Line Company has announced th...
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Work begins on facility that will assemble CTA rail cars
Mar 19, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A $100 million facility where the Chicago Transit Authority's newest rail cars will be assembled is under construction. The CRRC Sifang America facility o...
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Chicago White Sox can wait for next wave of quality startersMar 19, 2017 1:01 am - If there has been one constant with the Chicago White Sox over the past 20-25 years, it's been starting pitching. Solid starting pitching. Under pitching coach Don Coope...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Improv Fest brings the funny to Windy CityMar 18, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago A guy walks into a bar … Between the moody weather and muddy politics, it's no wonder improvisational comedy got its start in Chicago. It all comes together duri...