Articles filed under Chicago
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Bag tax missing revenue goal but city touts drop in use of disposablesJul 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Cook County's soda tax may have been stalled by a court order, but Chicago's tax on disposable bags - in effect for six months - is not bringing in as much cash as the c...
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Young child's body found after fire in vacant Markham homeJul 04, 2017 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a young child has been found following a fire in a vacant suburban Chicago home. WLS-TV reports (http://abc7.ws/2tdRO4Z ...
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Cleanup continues at derailed freight train site, oil spillJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The effort to clean up 40,000 gallons of crude oil continues south of Chicago where a freight train derailed last week. Canadian National Railway...
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2 held without bail after fatal shooting of 3 Chicago menJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago men are being held without bond in connection with a shooting that left three people dead. Cook County prosecutors say Timothy Gordon and Jayt...
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FBI vehicle stolen in Chicago foundJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say they have found an FBI vehicle that was stolen in Chicago when an agent left it running at gasoline station. In a statement, Special Agent...
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Theatrical producer Libby Adler Mages diesJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Famed Chicago-based theatrical producer Libby Adler Mages has died at the age of 93. Daughter Wendy Mages says her mother died of a heart attack Sunday at...
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Man drowns in attempt to rescue boy from Lake MichiganJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has died after trying to rescue an 11-year-old who fell from a small motorboat into Lake Michigan. Authorities say James R. Hammond was abou...
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Chicago to build training campus for police, firefightersJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A $95 million public safety training campus is being planned to replace cramped and aging police and fire academies in Chicago. The Chicago Sun- Times rep...
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Dancer takes studio, students in new directionJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Martin Bronson comes from a family that has owned or taught in dance studios for years. So it wasn't surprising when he bought Millennium Dance Center, a dance instructi...
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Emanuel to build $95M police and fire training academyJul 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago's cramped and antiquated police and fire academies will be replaced by a new $95 million "public safety training" campus in West Garfield Park, the Chicago Sun-T...