Articles filed under Chicago
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Lightfoot promises to 'blow up all the old concepts' as she remakes City CouncilMay 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot vowed Wednesday to "blow up all the old concepts about using city government to profit oneself" - and give a starring role in that break-up to...
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Robert Falls aptly updates Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale' at GoodmanMay 14, 2019 11:00 pm - “The Winter's Tale” - ★ ★ ★ Actor Dan Donohue's ginger hair stands out in director Robert Falls' affecting new production of Shakespeare's “The Winter's Tale.” Donohue ...
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Chicago-area man charged in mother's beating deathMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man charged in the beating death of his mother mistook the woman for an intruder when he repeatedly hit her with a baseball bat, a...
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Chicago zoo celebrates baby gorilla born on Mother's DayMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is celebrating the Mother's Day birth of a newborn western lowland gorilla. Zoo officials say the male infant was born at about...
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Ex-Chicago officer accused of groping woman pleads guiltyMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago police officer accused in 2016 of groping and forcibly kissing a woman while on duty has pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge. ...
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First Midwest completes Bridgeview Bank acquisitionMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - First Midwest Bancorp, the holding company of First Midwest Bank, said it had completed its acquisition of Bridgeview Bank. First Midwest said last December i...
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Sports betting at Wrigley, Soldier Field? Some proposals would allow itMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sports betting could take place at the homes of the White Sox, the Bears, the Bulls and the Cubs depending on which details emerge in a final bill to legal...
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Bears in line for first comp pick since 2009May 13, 2019 1:00 am - Until recently, if Chicago Bears fans heard in May that they have reasons to look forward to February, it mostly would be construed as some kind of sick joke. After all,...
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Group choosing overnight O'Hare runway rotation could growMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - An advisory group grappling with how to distribute jet noise evenly around the region at night may get a little louder. The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission's Gover...
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Bears sign tight end, waive Northwestern's DolesMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears on Monday signed former Princeton All-American TE Jesper Horsted and waived Northwestern's Tommy Doles, who earned a contract following his tryout at t...