Articles filed under Chicago
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Bears' LB McPhee eager to put injury-ridden 2016 season behind himApr 04, 2017 2:45 pm - He's lighter, he's healthier, and Bears outside linebacker Pernell McPhee is anxious to play more than the 274 snaps he did last season when knee and shoulder ailments l...
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Court: Civil Rights law prohibits discrimination of LGBTApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up ...
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School board members who backed transgender student electedApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - Some Chicago suburban school board members who agreed to a policy allowing a transgender student to use the girls' locker room have won re-election...
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The Latest: Dissenting judges criticize LGBT workers' rulingApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a federal appeals court in Chicago ruling the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination (all times local):...
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The Latest: Police reform hard without courts, advocates sayApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - The Latest on the Department of Justice's request for more time to "review and assess" a proposed agreement to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department ...
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Pope Francis prays for Chicago violence victims in letterApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich (blayz SOO'-pich) says Pope Francis has written him a letter saying he is praying for the city's victims of violence. Cupich...
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Chicago suburban mayor and Trump backer has narrow vote leadApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A longtime suburban Chicago mayor who aligned himself with President Donald Trump was holding on to a narrow lead late Tuesday in his re-election battle w...
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State team searching for Chicago parolee who escaped arrestApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois state prison officials say a team is searching for a parole violator who escaped while being arrested in Chicago. Illinois Department of Correcti...
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EPA chief Pruitt to visit East Chicago Superfund siteApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana officials say U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will visit a lead-contaminated Superfund site in East Chicago l...
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Man dies following crash involving Chicago police vehicleApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a 66-year-old man has died following a crash with a Chicago police vehicle that was responding to a reported shooting. The police vehicle ...