Articles filed under Chicago
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The Latest: Madigan wins 17th term as House speakerJan 11, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The latest on the inauguration of the 100th Illinois General Assembly (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Already the longest-serving state House speak...
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Coroner: Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of woman, 2 kidsJan 11, 2017 6:00 am - LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three bodies found Tuesday in a suburban Chicago townhouse are those of a woman and her two children. McHenry County Coron...
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Aide to congressman fatally stabbed in suburban ChicagoJan 11, 2017 6:00 am - OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - An aide to Illinois Congressman Dan Lipinski, whose body was found in a suburban Chicago home, was murdered. The Cook County medical examiner's off...
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Chicago veterans museum acquires Kurt Vonnegut art printsJan 11, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago has acquired 31 screen prints by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The museum announced the acquisition Tu...
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Watch Lyric Opera's 'Bel Canto' from the comfort of homeJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - "Bel Canto," the opera inspired by Ann Patchett's 2001 novel about a hostage crisis in Peru, had its world premiere in late 2015 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and you c...
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Breaking down the Chicago Bears running backsJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - There's only one position at which the Chicago Bears can afford to stand pat for next season, and that's running back. With the exception of the Dallas Cowboys stealing ...
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Park board urged to call off vote on golf-course contractJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Arguing that the $30 million project is being "shoved down the community's throat," Friends of the Parks urged the Chicago Park District board to put off Wednesday's vot...
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GoFundMe for victim in Facebook torture case raises more than $150,000Jan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Thousands of donors from across the country have raised $159,000 for a Crystal Lake man who was held captive and beaten by four people in a West Side apartment. A GoFund...
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Obama speech marks unofficial countdown for black AmericansJan 10, 2017 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - LaKeitha Carlos was at home in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon and decided to check the flights to Chicago, just in case. A last-minute ticket was only ...
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Officials now say man shot on commuter train killed himselfJan 10, 2017 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who exchanged gunfire with police on a commuter train died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. That's the preliminary findi...