Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago's Lyric Opera and Joffrey Ballet cancel 2020 performancesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Joffrey Ballet have canceled performances through the end of 2020. Both companies cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason in separa...
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Chicago loosening virus limits on bars, lakefront trailJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has again loosened restrictions created during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing bars, breweries and other businesses to resume outdoor service s...
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Chicago panel to review police department's policy on forceJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 20-member panel will review the Chicago Police Department's policy governing when officers can use force, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday. The panel h...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Isiah Thomas, bagpippers, Willowbrook Ballroom and moreJun 15, 2020 4:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photo of Isiah Thomas, Bobby Knight, father and son bagpipers, Willowbrook Ballroom and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifer gallery. ...
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United to raise $5 billion through customer loyalty programJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - United Airlines is planning to raise $5 billion by borrowing against its customer-loyalty program, stepping up efforts to boost liquidity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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Bars, breweries can reopen Wednesday in ChicagoJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - Under fire for treating bars and breweries differently than restaurants, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced "bars, lounges, taverns and breweries" that don...
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Union leader says cops were exhausted, used congressman's office to restJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - The president of the Fraternal Order of Police said Monday he has talked to all of the rank-and-file police officers who, as he put it, "guarded" U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush's ...
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Report: 75% of Chicago curfew violation arrestees were blackJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Black people made up 75% of those arrested in Chicago for alleged violations of a curfew imposed during demonstrations following George Floyd's death, acc...
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Chicago group seeks detained immigrants' release in pandemicJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Alfredo Chavez Garcia spent months agonizing about his health and the future of his six children while at a southern Illinois immigrant detention center w...
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Chicago creates online memorial for virus victimsJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An online memorial has been created to remember thousands of Chicagoans who have died after being infected with the coronavirus. Mayor Lori Lightfoot ann...