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Preschoolers, special ed students return to classrooms in ChicagoFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - After months of arguing about hand sanitizers, positivity rates, air purifiers and the like, a sense of normalcy returned to the city's public schools Thursday - at leas...
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Former Chivas, America player charged with cocaine possession after traffic stop near WaukeganFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Luis Alonso Sandoval-Oliva, a former soccer player whose career included appearances with Mexican club giants Guadalajara and America, was arrested on drug charges last ...
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Chicago teachers expected to vote by midnightFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - As the Chicago Teachers Union prepared to announce the results of a vote by its 25,000 members on whether to approve Chicago Public Schools' latest reopening terms, the ...
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R. Kelly's trial in New York delayedFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - A federal judge in Brooklyn on Tuesday delayed the trial there of R&B singer R. Kelly until August, saying an earlier trial date was unrealistic amid the coronavirus pan...
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Karen Lewis, former head of Chicago Teachers Union, diesFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - Karen Lewis, the charismatic former head of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died, her spokeswoman confirmed, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. She was 67. Lewis had co...
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Former Illinois Gaming Board chair picked to lead Illinois GOPFeb 06, 2021 12:00 am - Members of the Illinois Republican Party on Saturday picked a former gaming board chief to be the next head of the state party. Don Tracy, a Springfield attorney who was...
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CPS plans to lock out some teachers who don't show up MondayFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools officials say they will lock out preschool teachers and staff who work with disabled children from remote work if they do...
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Rockford casino gets preliminary OK as regulators probe key investor from NapervilleFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois gambling regulators gave an initial green light to what could become the state's 11th casino Thursday, handing down preliminary approval for a proposed Hard Roc...
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Teachers union sends counter-offer after Lightfoot says she's out of patienceFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she had run out of patience with the Chicago Teachers Union, setting up a make-or-break day in negotiations with Chicago Public Sch...
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Urlacher co-defendant pleads guilty in gambling caseFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - Two weeks after Donald Trump handed Casey Urlacher a full pardon in the final hours of Trump's presidency, the lead defendant in the case that put Urlacher in legal jeop...