Articles filed under Chicago
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How to explore Chicago, suburban museums from home during the pandemicApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Chicago's Shedd Aquarium caught the global media spotlight in March with photos and videos of waddling penguins checking out other aquarium exhibits. But as the penguins...
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Board nominates 3 to be Chicago's next police superintendentApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Board on Wednesday named three finalists for the police superintendent post currently held on an interim basis by former Los Angeles Po...
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Chicago police reports increase in murders compared to 2019Apr 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago saw an increase in murders and shootings for the first three months of 2020, compared to the same period last year, the city's police department r...
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Chicago cops restrict access to 4 blocks to bar drug tradeMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police have started checking the identities of people attempting to enter four blocks on the city's West Side to discourage gatherings of gang mem...
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Aurora police chief a finalist to lead Chicago forceMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago's next police superintendent will be either the woman running the Aurora Police Department or one of two men: the retired Dallas police chief or a fast-rising Ch...
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Chicago residents call for rent freeze during pandemicMar 29, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some Chicago residents want a citywide rent freeze, saying the coronavirus outbreak has caused extreme financial hardship. More than 13,000 have signed a...
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E-learning a challenge Chicago schools amid virus closuresMar 28, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Unprecedented school closures in Illinois caused by the coronavirus pandemic have left many school systems with a major challenge to improve e-learning me...
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Surgeon general: Chicago among 'hot spot' cities for virusMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago is among several large American cities identified as hot spots for COVID-19 infections and will see the number of local coronavirus cases rise, the U.S...
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Bridgewater Studio produces emergency face shields for the City of ChicagoMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Supporting the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Bridgewater Studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields for the City of Chicago's first respo...
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Chicago closes lakefront to publicMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago lakefront is closed to the public, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. There were few people on the North Side lakefront Thursday morning following the mayor...