Articles filed under Chicago
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Student debt, 'Right to Try': What suburbanites heard from Trump at $4M fundraiserOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - It's either vote for me or for a bunch of "lunatics," a freewheeling President Donald Trump told an audience at an exclusive fundraiser luncheon Monday. The president de...
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Fact check: Where Trump was wrong and right about Chicago violenceOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Checking some of the things President Donald Trump said while at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago on Monday: TRUMP: "Afghanistan i...
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Trump blasts Chicago police chief over rate of shootings, murderOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump berated the head of Chicago's police force on Monday, faulting him for the city's murder rate and critical remarks he's made about the president. "He's not ...
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Lightfoot's 2020 budget requires CPS repay $60 million for pensions, $33 million for securityOct 27, 2019 11:00 pm - At a time when union leaders claim another $38 million could end the teachers strike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2020 budget requires the Chicago Public Schools to reimburse...
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Chicago strike negotiations ongoing; Monday classes canceledOct 27, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 300,000 Chicago students will miss another day of classes as teachers in the nation's third-largest school district remain on strike. As contrac...
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Best bets: Alessia Cara plays Rosemont; Carrie Underwood heads to United CenterOct 27, 2019 7:00 am - Costume confab Costumed kids and parents can visit different theme areas like Tiny Tot Town, Fairytale Lane, Adventure Alley and more as part of the Halloween Happening ...
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Suburban Chicago man arrested on child pornography chargesOct 26, 2019 7:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man has been arrested after police say an investigation revealed that he'd allegedly downloaded videos of young children bein...
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Chicago schools official accuses teachers union of 'breach of trust'Oct 26, 2019 1:00 am - A top Chicago Public Schools official accused the Chicago Teachers Union on Saturday of a "breach of trust" at the bargaining table, throwing a wrench into contract ...
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As Trump comes to town, which suburban Republicans will join the bandwagon?Oct 26, 2019 1:00 am - When President Donald Trump whirls into Chicago on Monday, don't expect a posse of suburban Republican lawmakers along for the ride. The fall veto session begins in Spr...
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Chicago teachers' strike sidelines athletes, future hopesOct 25, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A strike by school teachers in Chicago has spread from the picket line to the playing field. Thousands of high school athletes, shut out of clas...