Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago schools giving internet devices to homeless studentsApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday they plan to distribute thousands of mobile internet hotspot devices to the district's homeless students. ...
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Ex-Dallas police chief now heads Chicago Police DepartmentApr 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The man chosen by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to head the nation's second-largest police force became acting superintendent Wednesday pending approval of...
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Need a laugh? Chicago and suburban improv troupes create comedy onlineApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Improvisational performers follow the playful mantra of “Yes, and ...” to create comedy on the spot. But the coronavirus pandemic has thrown up a temporary barrier of “N...
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Chicago mayor: Data shows progress but 'long way' to goApr 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago residents' adherence to a statewide order to stay at home has helped slow the spread of the coronavirus, the city's mayor said Wednesday. But May...
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Chicago boy, 17, fatally shot along with his dog during walkApr 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A teenage boy was shot and fatally wounded along with his dog as the youth was walking the canine near his Chicago home, police said. The boy, who was lat...
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37 immigrant children at Chicago-area shelters have COVID-19Apr 14, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dozens of immigrant children in U.S. custody and living in three Chicago-area shelters have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Tuesday. The Chi...
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Boeing lost orders for 150 Max jets in MarchApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Boeing lost orders for 150 of its beleaguered 737 Max aircraft last month as travel bookings plunged amid the COVID-19 pandemic, squeezing airlines and aircraft lessors....
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Chicago mayor takes hard line fighting coronavirus outbreakApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit the coronavirus's spread, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has balanced a blend o...
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Thousands of patient beds ready at Chicago convention centerApr 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's lakefront convention center will be prepared to accept its first COVID-19 patients next week if demand on the city's hospitals requires a 'œreli...
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Car dealer gives free loaners to nurses because 'we're all in this together'Apr 10, 2020 1:00 am - The owner of three suburban car dealerships on Friday delivered free loaner vehicles to 11 nurses at a Chicago children's hospital to use for 30 days so they don't have ...