Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois officials look to improve lakeside highwayJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois and Chicago officials are looking into ways to improve the city's 80-year-old lakeside highway. Lake Shore Drive has undergone several extensions...
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DNA on beer can leads to charges in 2000 murder caseJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - DNA on a can of beer at a Chicago murder scene about 17 years ago has led to a man already serving a 60-year sentence for murder. Henry Sandifer is charge...
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Group led by ex-alderman, unions acquires Chicago Sun-TimesJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An investment group led by a former Chicago alderman and a coalition of labor unions are the new owners of the Chicago Sun-Times, officials announced Thur...
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Radio Flyer rolls into Chicago to celebrate 100 yearsJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Radio Flyer is rolling its largest "little" red wagon into its hometown of Chicago in celebration of the company's 100-year anniversary. Radio Flyer's gar...
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Aurora is among grant winners for WWI plaque restorationJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago-based nonprofit organization has awarded grants for restoration of World War I monuments and memorials in Illinois. Landmarks Illinois has ...
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Prosecutor wants judge in McDonald cover up case removedJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A special prosecutor says a judge is biased and should be removed from the case of police officers accused of covering up what happened when a white Chica...
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The Latest: Chicago Sun-Times owner vows independent pressJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the sale of the Chicago Sun-Times (all times local): 3:15 p.m. An investment group that includes Chicago-area unions says the newly-acquired...
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Local survivor to attend Our Lady of Angels fire presentationJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates resident who survived the Our Lady of the Angels school fire in Chicago in 1958, along with some of his former classmates, will be on hand to answer qu...
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Comic-drama 'Hir' tackles abuse, transgender issues in Steppenwolf productionJul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Dysfunctional families are a mainstay of American theater. But playwright Taylor Mac catapults dysfunction to extremes with the cutting comic-drama “Hir.” Now enjoying ...
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Teamsters leader Coli charged in extortion schemeJul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - For decades in Chicago, the word "Teamsters" has been synonymous with one family name: Coli. Now the feds have indicted John T. Coli Sr., the man who has led Teamsters J...