Articles filed under Chicago
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Amtrak service to be curtailed for 1 day for track upgradesMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Some Amtrak trains operating between Chicago and St. Louis will stop running while upgrades designed to enable trains to reach 110 mph get done. The ...
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Job pulled for wife of Chicago officer charged with murderMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The wife of a white Chicago police officer charged with murder after shooting a black teen 16 times has been told she shouldn't train for a job working in...
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Bears player calls Hernandez 'my guy' at double-murder trialMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Chicago Bears wide receiver Deonte Thompson has testified in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez. The former New England Patriots tight ...
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Jury convicts Chicago-area man in girlfriend's killingMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Jurors have convicted a 48-year-old suburban Chicago man for fatally shooting his 22-year-old girlfriend three years ago when she tried to break off ...
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Illinois plans $8.4M repair to Lake Shore Drive bridgesMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that it will release $4.2 million to repair two key Chicago bridges. Transportation Secretary Rand...
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No injuries when Amtrak derails while arriving in ChicagoMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Amtrak officials say three cars derailed when a train carrying about 200 passengers from the East Coast arrived in Chicago. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari...
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Chicago man arrested with child, gun, marijuana in strollerMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been charged with child endangerment after police say they found a handgun hidden in a baby stroller alongside a 1-year-old boy. Chicago...
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Chicago man wanted in carjacking spree arrested in AtlantaMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man wanted in connection with an alleged carjacking spree has been arrested in Georgia and extradited to Illinois. Chicago police announced Mond...
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Immigration agent shoots, hurts man in Chicago during arrestMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal officials say an immigration agent in Chicago shot and wounded a man while trying to make an arrest. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offi...
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Illinois governor wants OK from legislature on I-55 projectMar 27, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking the Illinois Legislature to allow work to start on Interstate 55 in the Chicago area via a public-private partnership. Rauner,...