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Brookfield Zoo to temporarily close beginning Jan. 1Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Brookfield Zoo will be closed to the public for two months beginning Jan. 1, the institution announced Thursday. "Through these challenging times, the health and safety ...
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Amazon looking to hire 1,500 in suburbsOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Amazon is hiring to fill 1,500 positions in the Chicago area for its new grocery store concept, the company announced Tuesday. Amazon Fresh, the technology giant's new g...
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Spring break canceled, spring semester delayed at University of IllinoisOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced this week it will cancel spring break while delaying the start of the spring semester next year due to COVID-19....
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Steelworkers union shines "Biden-Harris" light on Chicago's Trump TowerOct 18, 2020 1:00 am - Members of the United Steelworkers union brought their traveling "bat light" to Chicago overnight Friday to project their endorsement of Joe Biden onto Trump Tower. The ...
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Former pastor removed from Chicago church over sex abuse allegationOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Rev. Daniel McCarthy, former pastor at St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish and School, has been removed from his duties at the Norwood Park church while the Archdioc...
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Federal judge orders 'Cheer' star Jerry Harris held behind bars while awaiting trialOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - "Cheer" star Jerry Harris will remain behind bars while awaiting trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. Harris' alleged conduct and how he hid his alleged crimes from the ...
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Layoffs, attrition part of Cook County's plan to close $409 million deficitOct 15, 2020 12:01 am - Cook County officials plan to propose a $6.9 billion budget Thursday, closing a $409.2 million shortfall through a mix of layoffs, cutting vacant positions and tapping i...
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Judge says she'll rule quickly on request to release 'Cheer' star from jailOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - The mother of two boys alleged to have been targeted for sexual advances by “Cheer” star Jerry Harris asked a federal judge Wednesday to keep Harris behind bars to “send...
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Prosecutors: 'Cheer' star from Naperville assaulted teen in a bathroomOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors say “Cheer” star Jerry Harris has “exploited and violated” at least 10 boys, “exhibits all the signs of a serial child predator” and should stay behi...
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Defiant, proud Italian Americans celebrate Columbus DayOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - They sang Italian love songs, warmth oozing from the loud speakers like a just-baked pan of mostaccioli. They wore red-white-and-green face masks. And though their hero ...