Articles filed under Chicago
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More than 50 Chicago-area restaurants closed due to COVID-19Sep 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 50 restaurants in the Chicago area have permanently closed their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Chicago Tribune reported the fi...
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Sound check: Cold Waves puts industrial fest onlineSep 16, 2020 6:00 am - Cold Waves weekend With live festivals mostly on hold, Metro's long-running Cold Waves industrial festival is still grinding out a weekend of hard rock and electronic ac...
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Number of homicides in Chicago area pass 2019 totalSep 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials announced on Tuesday that with more than three months remaining in 2020 there have been more homicides in the county that includes Chicago than ...
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Chicago warns against Wisconsin travel, cites COVID-19 spikeSep 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials cautioned city residents Tuesday about travel to Wisconsin, citing a recent COVID-19 spike in Illinois' neighbor to the north. The Chic...
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Weekend gun violence in Chicago leaves 10 dead, 43 injuredSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Gun violence in Chicago left 10 people dead over the weekend and 43 others injured. The gunfire came amid a surge in violence this year in the nation's th...
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Chicago starts hiring hundreds in $56M contact tracing pushSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials announced dozens of community organizations Monday that'll help with the city's effort to hire hundreds of contact tracers in the fight ...
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Officials: 500,000 counterfeit N95 masks seized in ChicagoSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - About 500,000 counterfeit N95 respirator masks have been seized in Chicago by Customs and Border Protection officers, federal officials announced Monday. ...
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Cubs' Alec Mills completes no-hitter against Brewers, 16th in Chicago franchise history and second in MLB this seasonSep 13, 2020 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Cubs' Alec Mills completes no-hitter against Brewers, 16th in Chicago franchise history and second in MLB this season. ...
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Some Chicago schools are struggling with remote attendanceSep 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago schools reported roughly 84% citywide attendance for the first day of remote classes, but some schools had fewer than half of students log in. At...
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Chicago's census count lags behind as deadline approachesSep 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The census count in Chicago is lagging behind the rest of Illinois, particularly in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the city. The undercount, just we...