Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago Public Schools attorney resigns days after CEO quitsDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools' top attorney has resigned a week after an internal report accused him of an ethics violation in a probe that's already led to the ...
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Chicago man charged in phony scheme against energy companyDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - A 28-year-old Chicago man is charged with five counts of wire fraud in what federal prosecutors say was a phony extortion scheme against the Houston-based...
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Authorities: Woman, 77, killed by dog in suburban ChicagoDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - ALSIP, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 77-year-old woman has died after being mauled by a dog in the backyard of her suburban Chicago home. Police say the dog was a pet at...
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'Wicked' feels politically prescient in strongly cast Chicago returnDec 12, 2017 5:00 am - “Wicked” - ★ ★ ★ ★ It's surprising how a show you think you know can take on new meaning depending on the times. That's certainly true of “Wicked,” the 2003 Broadway mus...
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Bears' QB Trubisky takes a giant leap in developmentDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - In every game he has played, rookie Mitch Trubisky has taken steps toward becoming a better quarterback, in the opinion of Chicago Bears coaches. But in Sunday's 33-7 ro...
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Hall of Fame next stop for Chicago Bears star Hester?Dec 12, 2017 12:00 am - To current Chicago Bears who played with, coached against or just watched Devin Hester, the question of whether he belongs in the Hall of Fame is a no-brainer. Hester, w...
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Bulls rookie Markkanen misses first game due to back spasmsDec 11, 2017 9:55 am - On Monday afternoon, the Chicago Bulls posted an Instagram video of Lauri Markkanen dribbling a basketball soccer-style with his feet before draining a jumper. A few hou...
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Chicago beefs up transportation security after NY bombDec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police spokesman say there is "no credible threat" of any attack to the city's public transportation but after a pipe bomb exploded in New York,...
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US Army Corps of Engineers to help restore Illinois prairieDec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is planning to seek bids to restore a patch of rare habitat at a forest preserve district in a southwest suburb of Chicago...
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Committee OKs $31M to 4 wrongly convicted of rape, murderDec 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago committee has approved a $31 million settlement to four men who were each imprisoned for about 15 years for a 1994 rape and murder they didn't c...