Articles filed under Chicago
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CTU protests for additional Chicago Public Schools fundingJul 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters rallied Wednesday to demand more funding and a fix to the school district's financial crisis. Wearing red and holding sign...
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Blackhawks lead NHL with 21 national TV appearancesJul 21, 2016 10:47 am - The Chicago Blackhawks are still ready for prime time. The team leads the NHL with 21 national TV appearances in 2016-17. Nationally, the Blackhawks will appear exclusiv...
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The Latest: Attorneys criticize report on Chicago law officeJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on findings of a report looking at the city of Chicago's law department (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Civil rights attorneys in Chicago are crit...
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Rauner once called Chicago teachers 'virtually illiterate'Jul 21, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner was forced to issue an apology Thursday for contending in an email sent in 2011 that half of Chicago Public Schools teachers "a...
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Chicago police officer shot, hospitalized; suspect deadJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer was expected to survive after being shot in the leg Thursday night by a man who was killed when officers returned fire, police sa...
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The Latest: NTSB: Plane that crashed headed for WisconsinJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on the plane crash in northern Illinois (all times local): 5 p.m. The National Transportation Safety Board says the small plane that c...
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2-time Pulitzer-winning reporter for Chicago Tribune diesJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - William Gaines, who won two Pulitzer Prizes as an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune, has died. He was 82. Gaines, who battled Parkinson's dis...
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NY-based Dinosaur Bar-B-Que chain closes Chicago restaurantJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Dinosaur Bar-B-Que's foray into the barbecue-loving Midwest has gone up in smoke with the closing of its year-old Chicago restaurant. The Syracuse-...
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Escapee from courtroom recaptured in suburban ChicagoJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in suburban Chicago have recaptured a man who escaped from a Cook County courtroom after a judge set his bail at $30,000. Author...
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Report: Chicago city lawyers don't hide evidenceJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former federal prosecutor hired by the city of Chicago to review how City Hall attorneys handle excessive-force lawsuits against police found that they ...