Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago planetarium hosts event based on 'Hidden Figures'Mar 21, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago museum and planetarium are teaming up to host three days of events inspired by the stories portrayed in the Oscar-nominated movie "Hidden Figure...
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EPA gets $16M for cleanup of East Chicago's Superfund siteMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to begin remediation work on nearly 200 properties within a Superfund site affected by an ongo...
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Baby born with extra legs thriving after surgeryMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Doctors say a baby girl from Africa who's recovering from a risky surgery at a Chicago-area hospital should be able to lead a normal life. Ten-mo...
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Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian childrenMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) - Six-year-old Aya al-Souqi, a Syrian refugee, held the camera phone up to her gaze and listened to hear her mother. "I hear you!" she exclaimed....
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US court upholds prison term for defendant with leukemiaMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An appeals court in Chicago has upheld a two-year prison term for an Indianapolis businessman with an aggressive form of leukemia. The decision came despi...
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$875K settlement announced in death at Chicago nursing homeMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A law firm says a Chicago nursing home has agreed to an $875,000 settlement for the family of a man who choked to death at the facility in 2012. The Chica...
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Anderson, White Sox agree on six-year, $25 million extensionMar 21, 2017 1:01 am - If there were any doubts the rebuilding Chicago White Sox view shortstop Tim Anderson as a key part of their future, they've been erased. As mlb.com's Scott Merkin first...
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Chicago police: Ride-share driver beaten, crashes into homeMar 20, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a driver for a ride-sharing service crashed into a home after two of his customers beat him. Police say the 51-year-old driver was drop...
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Chicago launches program to provide summer jobs, internshipsMar 20, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is accepting applications for its program to provide summer jobs and internships for young people. Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office says in...
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Man shot, critically injured in front of Chicago courthouseMar 20, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a 22-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot six times as he walked up the steps of the county courthouse on the city's...