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Report: Bolingbrook man charged with trying to join ISIL pleads guiltyOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - A young man from Bolingbrook charged with trying to join Islamic State terrorists in Syria pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times rep...
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Brookfield Zoo's 24-year-old giraffe Franny diesOct 27, 2015 11:00 pm - A 24-year-old giraffe at the Brookfield Zoo died Wednesday after a battle with arthritis. Franny, who had lived at the West suburban zoo since 1992, was euthanized after...
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Chicago Briefing: Bears concerns hold up city council vote on Lucas museumOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Movie mogul George Lucas' plan to build a $400 million interactive museum on 17 acres of free land along Lake Michigan hit a last-minute snag last week: the Chicago Bear...
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Report: Women suing Oak Brook-based religious organization over sex abuseOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Several woman have filed a lawsuit in DuPage County against an Oak Brook-based religious and home-schooling organization and its directors, the Chicago Sun-Times is repo...
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Report: Cook County Democrats withdraw Brown support, endorse HarrisOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Democratic Party leaders on Friday withdrew their endorsement of Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown in the March 15 primary amid reports of a federal corrupti...
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Chicago mayor assumes state will help CTAOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is defending his decision to roll the dice with a CTA budget that freezes fares and maintains service for the third straight year, but assumes...
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Bogan prep football player dies from injuriesOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - A Bogan football player died Friday morning after being injured in a game at Stagg Stadium on Thursday evening. Andre Smith, 17 of Country Club Hills, was injured in the...
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Uber: Chauffeur license mandate would nix airport pickupsOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - A ride-hailing giant whose investors include the mayor's brother warned last week that it would be "unable" to make pickups at O'Hare and Midway Airports if aldermen for...
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Chicago city unions not bound by campaign donation limitsOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Unions representing city employees should not be bound by Chicago's campaign financing law limiting annual contributions to $1,500 per candidate, the Chicago Board of Et...
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Chicago student shoots for the stars, lands at White HouseOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Scarlett Garcia took her first trip on an airplane earlier this week, but that thrill was nothing compared to her destination: White House Astronomy Night. "It was all v...