Articles filed under Chicago
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Which CPS schools took the biggest cuts?Feb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Feb. 29 is the day Chicago Public Schools now says it could lay off school staffers, should the broke district and Chicago Teachers Union fail to agree on a new contract...
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Second City names new film comedy school for Harold RamisFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago improv troupe Second City is opening a school focusing on comedic filmmaking and naming it after late writer-director-actor Harold Ramis. Second C...
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Museum launches online registry of black railroad laborersFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum in Chicago is launching an online registry of black railroad laborers that tells of their experiences on the ...
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AG says Peoples Gas execs violated law with ICC testimonyFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the chief executives of Peoples Gas and previous parent Integrys Energy Group violated state law when they wit...
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East Chicago City Council seeks guidance on jailed memberFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - The East Chicago City Council has decided to ask the Indiana attorney general and the State Board of Accounts for guidance as one of its member...
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Chicago-area store owner charged with selling fake urineFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CRESTWOOD, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago store owner has been charged with selling synthetic urine to help people pass drug and alcohol tests. The Cook County Sheriff's...
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Chicago school district make $41 million midyear budget cutFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools have slashed millions of dollars from school budgets, forcing principals to refigure their plans with the second semester just unde...
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Police: 3 dead in suburban Chicago apparent murder-suicideFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Police say they found a father, mother and their teenage son dead in suburban Chicago in an apparent double homicide and suicide. Police and the ...
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Goodell understandably downplays head trauma in NFLFeb 09, 2016 3:00 am - Let's talk about analogies because to be effective they must be used correctly. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell used a poor one, but his message was right on the money. W...
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Landmarks group gets $450K in pledges to save Woodlawn churchFeb 08, 2016 10:00 pm - A coalition of preservation groups on Monday announced it has raised $450,000 to stabilize a landmark Woodlawn church the Archdiocese of Chicago wants to tear down after...