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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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$13.45-an-hour wage ready for takeoff at O'Hare, Midway airportsSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Oliwia Pac is in line for a $2.45-an-hour pay raise, but she feels like she won the lottery. On Wednesday, the City Council is poised to guarantee Pac and nearly 8,000 o...
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New L station opens in the LoopAug 30, 2017 11:00 pm - The new Washington/Wabash CTA L station opened Thursday after more than two years of construction. With the new station's opening, trains will be making their last stop ...
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Police tossed bloody mattress before dead cop's autopsyAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - On Sept. 2, 2015, Officer Dina Markham reported finding her husband Chicago Sgt. Donald Markham dead in bed at their Northwest Side home, shot in the head, his gun in ha...
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Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson undergoing kidney transplantAug 29, 2017 11:00 pm - As he walked into Rush University Medical Center Wednesday morning to undergo kidney transplant surgery, Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson seemed light hearted. When as...
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Chicago taxes likely to increase for teacher pensionsAug 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago property owners could face another tax hit for teacher pensions - but their aldermen would escape a difficult vote on the increase - under a historic new statewi...
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Jury convicts Chicago cop in shootingAug 28, 2017 11:00 pm - A federal jury handed down a historic verdict Monday, convicting a veteran Chicago police officer for using unreasonable force and wounding two teenagers in an on-duty s...
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With Emanuel on board, Lisa Madigan sues for court oversight of CPDAug 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking federal court oversight over the Chicago Police Department - with support from Mayor Rahm Emanuel....
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Arne Duncan is co-chair of new nonprofit related to Obama CenterAug 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Former Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a co-chair of a new nonprofit created to leverage the benefits of the Obama Presidential Center in the Woodlawn, Washingt...
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Report: Bears receiver Meredith has torn ACL, out for yearAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Cam Meredith's MRI on Monday showed a torn left ACL, sources said, and perhaps further damage. The Chicago Bears' wide receiver is undergoing additional testing and is ...