Articles filed under Chicago
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Priest avoids more prison in case involving mobster's violinApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former prison chaplain who pleaded guilty to helping an imprisoned mobster recover a hidden violin avoided any additional time behind bars Thursday when...
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Chicago announces lineup for annual Gospel Music FestivalApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Several Grammy Award winners are set to perform at this summer's Chicago Gospel Music Festival. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Even...
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3 more universities partner with City Colleges of ChicagoApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three more universities have joined a program that offers scholarships to graduates of City Colleges of Chicago, the state's largest community college sys...
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Chicago weighs cost, complexity of proposed police changesApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A day after a task force blasted the Chicago Police Department for decades of discrimination, law enforcement officials weighed which of the panel's recom...
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ABC 7's Magers to sign off May 25Apr 14, 2016 1:00 am - ABC 7 anchor and reporter Ron Magers is set to retire next month after more than three decades as a broadcast journalist, the TV station reports. Magers, who anchors th...
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Heyward garners defensive player of year award, Rizzo debuts cerealApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Jason Heyward's timing was impeccable. In Wednesday night's game, the Cubs right fielder made a diving catch on a line drive off the bat of the Reds' Scott Schebler. I...
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Ex-LAZ Parking exec pleads guiltyApr 13, 2016 11:00 pm - A former parking firm executive charged with steering a $22 million contract for Chicago's parking meters to a favored company and collecting $90,000 in kickbacks has pl...
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Aldermen try again to require employers to offer paid sick daysApr 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Aldermen, workers and advocates from the Earned Sick Time Chicago Coalition introduced an ordinance on Wednesday that would require some employers to offer paid sick day...
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Imrem: NHL's most exciting time of yearApr 13, 2016 7:01 pm - As the NHL playoffs commence, it's easy to take for granted that you'll always be able to take for granted that the Blackhawks will be contending for Stanley Cup champio...
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Chicago police task force recommends wide range of reformsApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A task force that reviewed Chicago police practices in the wake of several police shootings of young black men has issued recommendations for sweeping cha...