Articles filed under Chicago
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High levels of manganese found on Chicago's far South SideFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dusty mounds of petroleum coke are no longer in Chicago, but federal and city officials have discovered a potentially more dangerous kind of pollution whi...
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School seminar near Chicago sparks civil rights, race debateFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) - When a largely white public school nestled in Chicago's wealthiest suburbs planned a daylong civil rights seminar, it drafted two National Book Awa...
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Local players to look out for at Scouting CombineFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - The annual NFL job fair, also known as the Scouting Combine, begins Tuesday for 330 college players seeking employment at the next level. Among them are a number of loca...
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Zengeler helps to collect dresses so girls can enjoy promFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - Tom Zengeler, president of Zengeler Cleaners, has been working for 15 years with the Glass Slipper Project, which provides donated gowns to young girls who cannot otherw...
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Energizing atmosphere fuels Chicago Cubs win in Cactus League openerFeb 25, 2017 9:48 am - MESA, Ariz. - Saturday had the feel of a special day even before the sun came up in the desert. Traffic controllers were out around Sloan Park, and some of the streets ...
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Midwest travel: AC Hotel Chicago Downtown offers $20.16 rooms for Cubs opening weekendFeb 25, 2017 6:24 am - Chicago Home run AC Hotel Chicago Downtown is offering a two-day-only deal to celebrate last year's historic Cubs World Series victory and to kick off the 2017 baseball ...
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Chicago restores $15M in frozen funds to low-income schoolsFeb 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials say they'll restore $15 million of once-frozen discretionary funds to some of the district's poorest schools. The move in...
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Theft at suburban auto dealership leads to police chaseFeb 25, 2017 6:00 am - TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say thieves broke into a suburban Chicago car dealership, stole five vehicles and fled to Interstate 57. The theft which led to a po...
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Report: State senator's law firm dealings under scrutinyFeb 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A newspaper report says a suburban Chicago legislator works at a law firm that's been paid $9 million over five years for doing legal work for state agenc...
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University of Chicago to honor poet Gwendolyn Brooks' legacyFeb 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Chicago is honoring the legacy of poet Gwendolyn Brooks with events including a major gathering of writers, musicians and scholars. The ...