Articles filed under Chicago
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Illinois families sue over transgender access to locker roomMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dozens of families took legal action Wednesday in a bid to stop a suburban Chicago school district from allowing a transgender student to use a girls' loc...
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Tribune Publishing rejects Gannett's 'opportunistic' bidMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - Tribune Publishing Co. on Wednesday rejected Gannett's more than $388 million buyout offer, saying it's too little for the company that owns The Los Angeles Times, Chica...
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Man sent to prison for role in ATM skimming schemeMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A federal judge in New Jersey has sentenced a Chicago man to more than seven years in prison for his role in a long-running ATM skimming scheme that ...
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Advocacy group says Illinois fantasy sports bill needs workMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A law enforcement advocacy group in Chicago says safeguards in proposed Illinois legislation on fantasy sports betting aren't good enough and could open t...
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Notre Dame hires Chicago's Levy Restaurants for concessionsMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The University of Notre Dame has hired a Chicago-based company to run the concessions at its athletic venues. The South Bend school says Levy Res...
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Chicago Teachers Union decides against taking strike voteMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union has decided against striking over the lack of a contract, for now. The union's House of Delegates met Wednesday and did not tak...
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Roadwork for high-speed rail starts this month in NormalMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A busy intersection on the edge of the Illinois State University campus in Normal will close this month for improvements related to the high-speed ra...
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Amtrak allows bikes on trains between Milwaukee and ChicagoMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Passengers are now allowed by Amtrak to take bicycles aboard Hiawatha trains running between Milwaukee and Chicago. The Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/...
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Tribune Publishing rejects Gannett's $815 million takeover bidMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - Tribune Publishing Co.'s board unanimously rejected a $815 million unsolicited takeover offer from Gannet Co., saying the bid undervalues the owner of the Los Angeles Ti...
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Man charged after $2 million in pot found in warehouse near NapervilleMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - A Chicago man accused of storing $2 million worth of cannabis in a Will County warehouse near Naperville is being held without bond. Dovydas Diburys, 28, is charged with...