Articles filed under Chicago
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Q&A: Chicago teachers to strike for one day over budgetMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of Chicago teachers plan to walk off the job for one day on Friday, shutting down schools in the nation's third-largest district in what could b...
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Chicago police union hires officer accused in teen's deathMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a black teenager has been hired to work as a janitor for the city's police union as ...
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Chicago mayor says he plans to poach N. Carolina businessesMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he will try to poach businesses and conventions from North Carolina because of a law eliminating anti-discrimination prote...
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Judge orders arrest warrant for ex-congressman in tax caseMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds, who is facing federal tax charges but is refusing to return to Chicago from South...
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Man exonerated of 2 Chicago murders charged with batteryMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who was awarded $10 million by the city of Chicago in 2013 after spending 25 years in prison for a double murder he didn't commit is charged with ag...
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Latest: Chicago parks, churches to open doors to studentsMar 31, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a plan by Chicago teachers to strike on Friday, shutting down schools for one day in a call for more education funding (all times local): 4:...
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Constable: This is the Cubs' yearMar 31, 2016 5:30 am - You might notice today's new column logo and immediately think that my short-billed white Cubs hat, like all Cubs hats, makes me appear nerdish, bordering on pathetic. ...
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Blackhawks encouraged by goalie Crawford's recoveryMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - There was some encouraging news on the Corey Crawford front Thursday as coach Joel Quenneville said the Blackhawks' goalie has "really progressed well" in the past few d...
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Van Dyke case sparks police conversation on race in Hoffman EstatesMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates event Thursday addressing police and race relations came as news broke that Jason Van Dyke - the white officer charged with murder in the fatal shootin...
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Chicago Blackhawks teammates react to Keith's slashingMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - So, what was Duncan Keith thinking when he swung his stick at Charlie Coyle's head during the Blackhawks' loss at Minnesota on Tuesday? It's a question that remains unan...