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Consumer protection agency warns of possible ticket and vaccination card scams at LollapaloozaJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - With the return of Lollapalooza this year, fake COVID-19 vaccination cards are becoming as big of a concern as fake tickets for the music festival. With Lollapalooza req...
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Woman killed, 2 cops hurt in Chicago-area drive-thru clashJul 27, 2021 7:00 am - DOLTON, Ill. (AP) - Two suburban Chicago police officers were seriously injured and a woman died after one of the officers shot her early Tuesday as she drove away from ...
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Lightfoot: No second thoughts about Lollapalooza as COVID cases riseJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has sounded the alarm about the Delta variant and the rise in COVID-19 cases among the large number of unvaccinated Chicagoans, while also s...
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Chicago tracking July increase in Legionnaires' diseaseJul 25, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago public health officials say cases of Legionnaires' disease have increased this month. The Chicago Department of Public Health is tracking the cas...
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Shootings leave 4 dead, at least 20 wounded in ChicagoJul 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A teenager was among four people slain and at least 20 others wounded during more than a dozen overnight shootings in Chicago. A 36-year-old man was prono...
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How Emmett Till is being honored in Chicago this weekend for what would be his 80th birthdayJul 24, 2021 1:00 am - Events in Chicago this weekend as well as new and renewed legislation by a Chicago congressman are marking what would be the 80th birthday of Emmett Till, the Chicago te...
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Chicago party bus shooting wounds 8 amid rising gun violenceJul 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A drive-by shooting in Chicago wounded eight people who had been riding on a party bus, one of several shootings in the city that left at least three peop...
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Chicago schools requiring masks when schools reopen in fallJul 22, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday its students, teachers and staff will be required to wear masks indoors when they return to classrooms in August...
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Chicago cop sentenced for role in gambling ringJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a veteran Chicago police officer to 15 months in prison for his role in a large-scale, international gambling ring. Nicholas Stella...
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Lawsuit seeks return of Columbus statue to parkJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - An Italian-American organization has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Park District demanding the Christopher Columbus statue be returned to its pedestal at Arrigo Pa...