Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago schools drop Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples DayFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's public schools will no longer observe Columbus Day, replacing that October school holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day, with civic and political ...
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Pritzker says current coronavirus risk low, but public health agencies prepared for possible spreadFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted Friday that state and loc...
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Lightfoot: No plans to change city holiday of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples DayFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday she has no plans to duplicate at the city level what her hand-picked school board just did, infuriating some Italian Americans. That is,...
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NBC renews 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Chicago' dramas for 3 yearsFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC is giving three-year renewals to its drama series from veteran producer Dick Wolf, including the perennial 'œLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit.'ť ...
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CPS board, watchdog spar over test 'irregularities'Feb 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Days after Chicago Public Schools officials agreed to overhaul their standardized testing procedures, Board of Education members grilled the inspector general whose repo...
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Chicago police set to revamp controversial gang databaseFeb 26, 2020 10:00 pm - The Chicago Police Department is set to unveil plans to upgrade and remodel its controversial gang database. The Criminal Enterprise Information System will launch in th...
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Police: 3 fire shots into Chicago store; 1 dead, 4 woundedFeb 26, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two men and a woman fired nearly 20 shots into a convenience store on Chicago's South Side, killing an 18-year-old woman and wounding four other people, p...
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Bloomberg presidential campaign office vandalized in ChicagoFeb 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police are investigating vandalism at an office for former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign on Chicago's North Side. Spray-painted ac...
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Arrest made in shooting at Chicago barbershop that injured 5Feb 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man accused of shooting five people, including three children, at a Chicago barbershop in January has been charged with attempted murder, authorities sa...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifer: William H Macy, Illinois Bell Strike, Montgomery Ward's sking, 1979 blizard and moreFeb 24, 2020 3:00 am - See Vintage Daily Herald photos of William H Macy, the Illinois Bell strike, The 10,000th baby at Northwest Community Hospital and indoor ski practice at Montgomery Ward...