Articles filed under Chicago
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Star Wars Celebration: Naperville fan's home-built droid, plus Disney magicApr 13, 2019 1:00 am - "Excuse me, may I plug in my Artoo?" That's the kind of question that doesn't feel out of place at Star Wars Celebration, a five-day convention that will entertain thous...
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Developer linked to embattled Chicago alderman indictedApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities have accused a real estate developer of steering legal work to a powerful, embattled Chicago alderman in exchange for a permit and fin...
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Bill aims to halt immigrant detention center near ChicagoApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic lawmakers in Illinois want to expand a statewide embargo on private prisons to include detention centers with federal contracts to hold immigra...
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Video shows Chicago police hitting high school studentApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Newly released surveillance video shows Chicago police dragging a high school student down a flight of stairs before striking and kicking her and using a ...
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Theater spotlight: Improv Playhouse gathers the faithful, Steppenwolf stages 'The Children'Apr 12, 2019 6:00 am - 'Gathering' returns For the 11th year, Improv Playhouse remounts its production of “The Gathering,” Josephine Raciti and Rolf Forsberg's contemporary take on the last ho...
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Bears sign former AAF kicker FryApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - The Bears will open their offseason program Monday with three kickers vying to replace Cody Parkey, after signing Elliott Fry, most recently with the now-defunct Allianc...
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Was a serial killer at work in 51 unsolved Chicago murders?Apr 12, 2019 1:00 am - Facing pressure from activists over the unsolved killings of 51 women since 2001, the Chicago Police Department has begun to review those cases to determine if a serial ...
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Star Wars Celebration: Tears, cheers and awe for 'Episode IX'Apr 12, 2019 1:00 am - For a lifelong, 40-year-old fan of "Star Wars," Friday's event presenting the first footage of "Episode IX" - now known as "The Rise of Skywalker" - felt like the beginn...
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Report takes issue with error-prone Chicago gang databaseApr 11, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A poorly managed police database of 130,000 purported street-gang members in Chicago is rife with errors and offers no practical way for those wrongly ent...
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Chicago building once home to Al Capone and family soldApr 11, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A red brick two-flat on Chicago's South Side that once belonged to gangster Al Capone has been sold after being on the market for years. Listing agent Rya...