Articles filed under Chicago
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Political operative accused of plying Solis with Viagra, arranging massage parlor trips is slapped with $25K fine for unregistered lobbyingSep 15, 2019 11:00 pm - A veteran political operative who supplied FBI mole Danny Solis with a steady supply of Viagra and authorities allege arranged for the former alderman to receive sex act...
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Chicago installs lakefront barriers to shield against damageSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials say crews will install hundreds of yards of barriers along Lake Michigan to guard against flood damage from storms in the fall and winte...
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Chicago company plans 1,800-acre Indiana solar farmSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - FAIRBANKS, Ind. (AP) - A renewable energy company is aiming to start construction later this year on a solar farm over about 1,800 acres in rural western Indiana. Chicag...
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Officials: 2 new cases of Legionnaires' in suburban ChicagoSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) - Public health officials are worried an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a suburban Chicago retirement home appears to be spreading with two new ...
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Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strikeSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could happen as early as next month. After rejecting the distri...
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System slow to resolve complaints of Chicago police tortureSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Decades after evidence first emerged that Chicago police detectives were repeatedly winning confessions through coercion and torture, the Cook County crim...
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Suburban Chicago police: 18 water rescues after heavy rainsSep 13, 2019 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police say first responders have made 18 water rescues following heavy rains. Lake County Sheriff's Office spokesman Chris Covelli...
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Chicago schools to overhaul handling of sex abuse complaintsSep 12, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools will overhaul how it handles sexual abuse complaints after a federal investigation found "tragic and inexcusable" problems followin...
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Report: Chicago spent $213M on lawyers in police casesSep 12, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has paid private attorneys $213 million to handle police or misconduct cases over the past 15 years, in addition to the $757 million paid to resol...
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Federal investigation finds Chicago schools' handling of sex abuse complaints 'tragic and inexcusable'Sep 12, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal investigation finds Chicago schools' handling of sex abuse complaints 'tragic and inexcusable' ...