Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago Bears rookie Whitehair quietly learning his jobAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - Left guard Cody Whitehair is the only Bears rookie listed as a starter on the depth chart for Thursday night's preseason opener against Denver. His work hasn't been disc...
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A lot to watch as Chicago Bears offense gets its first testAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - Baby steps. That's what preseason openers are about, especially for a team like the Bears, with so many question marks and personnel decisions still to be answered. Tha...
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As CPS cuts overall spending, some central departments growAug 09, 2016 11:00 pm - CEO Forrest Claypool heralded new efficiencies to keep "cuts away from the classroom" earlier this week when he unveiled Chicago Public Schools' $5.4 billion in budget r...
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Lackey pitches Chicago Cubs to 8th straight winAug 09, 2016 10:48 am - There's no doubt the Chicago Cubs have turned things around since the all-star break - and then some. The good times continued rolling Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, as...
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10-year-old Chicago boy shot in back, in critical conditionAug 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The mother of a 10-year-old boy who was shot in Chicago says he is in critical condition after undergoing surgery. Mellanie Washington said her son, Tavon...
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Suburban Chicago pair get prison time for heroin overdoseAug 09, 2016 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - Two suburban Chicago residents have received prison sentences after pleading guilty to giving a fatal dose of heroin in March 2015 to a man visiting...
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Metra calls a halt on its new rail car planAug 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Metra commuter rail agency serving the Chicago area is no longer looking for a vendor to build nearly 370 new cars because of a shortfall in state fun...
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Hundreds of grading errors found at East Aurora schoolAug 09, 2016 7:00 am - EAST AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Officials say an error with an online grade book affected the grades of hundreds of students at a suburban Chicago high school. The (Aurora) Bea...
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Chicago activist asks judge to block mental-health examAug 09, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - A Chicago activist convicted of lying to get U.S. citizenship in Detroit is resisting a government request for a mental-health exam as she tries to overtu...
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CPS CEO says classroom cuts required absent teacher give upsAug 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool says without concessions by teachers, cuts to the classroom will be necessary. The Chicago Tribune reports (ht...