Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago Public Schools, union settle 2 suits over layoffsDec 15, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union have reached a $9.25 million settlement in two long-running federal lawsuits stemming from the layof...
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Special prosecutor wants full report on Smollett case releasedDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Less than a week after securing guilty verdicts against Jussie Smollett, Special Prosecutor Dan Webb Wednesday called for the release of his full report into the controv...
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Chicago OKs $2.9 million settlement for victim of botched police raidDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has acknowledged that "a lot of trust in me" has been "breached" by her Law Department's efforts to conceal video of the botched February 2019 raid ...
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Buyer lined up for James R. Thompson CenterDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Plans are moving ahead for the sale of the James R. Thompson Center at 100 W. Randolph St. in Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Wednesday plans to e...
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Watch the magic unfold during various Chicago-area performances of 'The Nutcracker'Dec 14, 2021 10:00 pm - Watch the magic unfold during various Chicago-area performances of 'The Nutcracker'
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Former state legislator admits to tax evasionDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo pleaded guilty to tax evasion Tuesday, having been caught up in the yearslong federal investigation revolving around former Hous...
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Chicago expected to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raidDec 13, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago City Council committee on Monday recommended paying $2.9 million to a woman who was handcuffed while naked by police officers during a botched r...
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Chicago council could vote Wednesday to lift ban on sports bettingDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - After furious lobbying behind the scenes and a clash of the titans in public, a joint city council committee agreed Monday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting to a...
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Chicago officer charged with killing woman during argumentDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of their child during what a prosecutor said was...
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Chicago paying $1.2M over police shooting of 14-year-oldDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The family of a 14-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer more than seven years ago has reached a $1.2 million lawsuit settlement with city...