Articles filed under Chicago
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5 heat-related deaths so far this summer in Chicago areaAug 03, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say there have been five heat-related deaths so far this summer in the Chicago area. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Cook...
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Chicago Bears Family Night always about the fansAug 03, 2019 12:00 am - To say Chicago is crazy about the Chicago Bears right now is about as controversial or debatable as reminding folks that Papa Bear George Halas is the father of the Nati...
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Tragedy inspires compassion from a Canadian town in the poignant Sept. 11-inspired 'Come From Away'Aug 02, 2019 12:00 pm - “Come From Away” - ★ ★ ★ ★ At a time when compassion and decency often seem in short supply, the heartening musical “Come From Away” serves as a poignant reminder that t...
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Man charged in Chicago officer's shooting representing selfAug 01, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man accused in the shooting death of an off-duty Chicago police officer has rejected a court-appointed attorney and is defending himself. Jovan Battle o...
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Chicago spent $33,600 on hunt for alligator in city parkAug 01, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago's efforts to wrangle an alligator who was found living in a park lagoon this summer cost more than $33,600. Most of the costs arose fr...
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17 hospitalized after buses, dump truck collide near ChicagoAug 01, 2019 7:00 am - LIBERTVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police say 17 children and adults have been hospitalized after a dump truck crashed into three school buses in a northern Chicago suburb. Lake C...
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Dillinger descendants drop bombshell: they have 'evidence' he was not killed outside the BiographJul 31, 2019 11:00 pm - Descendants of 1930s bank robber John Dillinger say they have evidence suggesting he was not the man famously gunned down outside Chicago's Biograph Theater 85 years ago...
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Lightfoot promises 'transformative' changesJul 31, 2019 11:00 pm - Last month, Mayor Lori Lightfoot wrapped up a listening tour of Chicago neighborhoods by promising "transformative" investments in long-neglected South and West Side nei...
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Sound check: Childish Gambino, Arkells, Revivalists top list of Lollapalooza plansJul 31, 2019 9:00 am - It's been nine years since my last visit to Chicago's Lollapalooza. In that time, a few things have changed. The fest's footprint is larger. An extra day? Yes, please! A...
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Chicago officer hurt when boys throw rocks at squad carJul 31, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say one of their sergeants was injured when three boys threw rocks at her squad car on the Southwest Side. Police say the rocks shattered t...