Articles filed under Chicago
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UIC professor named finalist for PEN/Faulkner literary awardMar 10, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A University of Illinois at Chicago professor and novelist has been named one of five finalists for the 2016 PEN/Faulkner literary award. English professo...
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Chicago Public Schools sues its former CEO for $65 millionMar 10, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking $65 million from its former chief executive, who pleaded guilty to helping steer millions of do...
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Chicago reaches $1.3B deal for new rail cars, assembly plantMar 10, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Transit Authority has reached a $1.3 billion deal to buy hundreds of new rail cars that will be built at a plant to be constructed on the city...
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Illinois holds on for stunning 68-66 upset of No. 20 IowaMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) รข?? Jalen Coleman-Lands scored 17 points and Malcolm Hill broke a tie with a 16-foot jumper with 1:14 to go Thursday, helping Illinois fend off No. 20 ...
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Running out of cash, CPS tells principals to stop spendingMar 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Public School principals were being instructed on Wednesday to stop spending money because the broke school district that has already imposed budget cuts, layoff...
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Influential alderman vows to help save a dying taxicab industryMar 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Taxi passengers who pay with plastic would take a 50-cent-a-ride hit under a small measure of relief advanced Wednesday that could be a prelude to an even bigger rescue....
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Chicago White Sox have two options in center fieldMar 09, 2016 10:48 am - Adam Eaton is still going to be a regular in the Chicago White Sox' starting lineup this year. But after being the Sox' mainstay in center field during the 2014-15 seaso...
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Ex-Bears running back Forte to play for New York JetsMar 09, 2016 8:45 am - Matt Forte, the No. 2 career rusher in Bears franchise history, will sign with the New York Jets, according to ESPN and NFLNetwork reports. Forte, who turned 30 in Decem...
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Bears add 2 key players: LB Trevathan, OT MassieMar 09, 2016 8:45 am - The Chicago Bears wasted no time addressing one of their many needs on defense, signing former Bronco Danny Trevathan, the consensus best inside linebacker in the unrest...
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Judge tells Chicago to move faster on Lucas Museum caseMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says Chicago attorneys should move faster to give documents to their courtroom adversaries who are seeking to stop construction of "Star W...