Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago plans largest NYE fireworks show with COVID measuresDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago will host its largest New Year's fireworks display in city history after canceling last year's celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayo...
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Girl, 5, dies after being found in Chicago hotel's poolDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-year-old who was pronounced dead at a hospital after being found unresponsive in a Chicago hotel's swimming...
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Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd timeDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles — where she had played her entire WNBA career — and head home to Chicag...
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Off-duty Chicago officer shoots man amid exchange of gunfireDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and critically wounded a man during an exchange of gunfire after the man tried to rob him on the city's South Side...
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Woman's death in Chicago police custody under investigationDec 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A civilian oversight office is investigating the death of a woman who allegedly killed herself while in Chicago police custody. Irene Chavez, 33, was bein...
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Chicago slow to change schools named for slaveholdersDec 26, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials with Chicago Public Schools have changed the name of only one of 30 schools named for slaveholders, a year after a top district official acknowl...
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Man charged for firing at Chicago officers who shot at himDec 26, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 29-year-old man has been charged for allegedly firing a handgun in the direction of two Chicago police officers who then shot at him on Christmas Eve, a...
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Rudy Malnati Jr., member of pizza dynasty, director of Air and Water Show, dead at 65Dec 26, 2021 12:00 am - Rudy Malnati Jr.'s last name is recognizable to any pizza-loving Chicagoan. His father, Rudy Malnati Sr., became a pizza authority while working at Pizzeria Uno, which c...
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Chicago schools purchase more laptops in case of COVID surgeDec 25, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials have purchased 100,000 new laptops in anticipation of more students needing to take classes remotely in January if cases ...
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Man wounded after shots fired at Chicago police on patrolDec 25, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man has been wounded after shots were fired at police officers in Chicago's University Village neighborhood. The officers were patrolling about 10:45 p....