Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago-area's tax disappears on soda, sugary drinksDec 01, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago-area's penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sugary drinks is no more. The Cook County Board voted 15-2 in October to end the tax, just more than tw...
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Chicago-area judge who let clerk take bench forced to retireDec 01, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-area judge who allowed a law clerk to preside over several traffic cases has been forced into retirement. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Illi...
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Gun violence drops significantly in Chicago in NovemberDec 01, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police statistics show the city was a far less violent this November compared to last November. On Friday, the department reported that there were...
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Chicago White Sox sign catcher Castillo to 2-year dealDec 01, 2017 12:01 am - At first glance, Welington Castillo and the Chicago White Sox seem like an awkward fit. Castillo is a 30-year-old catcher and the Sox are a team one full year into a reb...
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Chicago Bears' Trubisky embracing leadership roleDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Although he's just a 23-year-old rookie, Mitch Trubisky realizes that, as the Bears' quarterback, there's a leadership role that comes along with the job, especially aft...
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Another close call, but Chicago Bulls lose to KingsDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Losing by 1 point on consecutive nights provides plenty of fodder for regret. One example for the Bulls against Sacramento on Friday came when they needed a defensive st...
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Chicago Bears' Acho, McPhee stepping up for defenseDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - With starting outside linebacker Leonard Floyd (knee) on injured reserve, Sam Acho and Pernell McPhee were on the field last week more than usual for the short-handed de...
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U of I expands guaranteed admission with City CollegesNov 30, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Illinois has expanded its guaranteed admission program with City Colleges of Chicago . U of I President Tim Killeen announced Thursday t...
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Transgender student sues Illinois district over locker roomNov 30, 2017 6:00 am - PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago school district that was the focus of a federal complaint over a transgender student's use of a girls' locker room was sued Thur...
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Chicago to form legal unit to sue corporationsNov 30, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is planning to create a legal team dedicated to suing corporations and other organizations that it believes violate the law, a move th...