Articles filed under Chicago
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Federal court sides with IHSA in disabled runner's caseFeb 10, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An appellate court in Chicago says the governing body of Illinois high school sports didn't violate anti-discrimination laws by refusing to establish a di...
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Signing Yu Darvish for $126M puts Cubs in command of NL Central againFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - A Cubs off-season suddenly turned from a question mark to an exclamation point Saturday. Major-league sources confirmed that the team has agreed on a six-year deal wort...
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How the Chicago Defender became a national voice for black AmericansFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - On May 5, 1905, Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded the Chicago Defender newspaper in a small kitchen in his landlord's apartment, with an initial investment of 25 cents an...
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Aurora-based volleyball coach Rick Butler kicked out of AAUFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Aurora-based volleyball coach Rick Butler has been kicked out of the massive Amateur Athletic Union and "permanently disqualified" from participating in AAU activities, ...
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Steppenwolf's 'You Got Older' adroitly mixes humor, despairFeb 09, 2018 11:00 am - “You Got Older” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's an uncanny coincidence that the recent death of longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member John Mahoney would come at the same tim...
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Man sues Chicago, police for wrongful convictionFeb 09, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who spent nearly a quarter century in prison after being convicted of rape and murder before DNA testing prompted authorities to drop the charges ha...
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Chicago Auto Show roars into town with electrics, dream cars and moreFeb 09, 2018 4:30 am - Contradictions abound at the Chicago Auto Show this year, with dissent on how soon autonomous and electric vehicles will take over the marketplace and a new focus on old...
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Feder: Chicago Reader editor forced out (after returning from honeymoon)Feb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Jake Malooley has been forced out as editor of the Chicago Reader as new executive editor Mark Konkol moves to put his imprint on the alternative weekly. Malooley learne...
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Indiana man charged with threatening reproductive clinicsFeb 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An Indiana man faces federal charges for posting online threats to commit violence at women's reproductive health clinics in the Chicago area and northwes...
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Chicago's financial health gets 'F' gradeFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - An analysis of the top 75 most populous U.S. cities and their financial health ranked Chicago next to last and gave the city a grade of "F", the Illinois News Network re...