Articles filed under Chicago
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2 Chicago officers involved in McDonald case now off streetJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago police officers whose official accounts of a 2014 fatal shooting of a black teenager by white Officer Jason Van Dyke contradict parts of a squ...
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Chicago to buy more than 20 all-electric busesJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter Jr. say the city plans to buy 20 to 30 more all-electric buses in the next few y...
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Chicago Public Schools announces 227 administrative layoffsJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 200 administrative employees with Chicago Public Schools are being laid off and another 180 already-vacant positions will be closed, changes tha...
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New trial ordered for man who served 2 decades in prisonJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has granted a new trial to a Chicago man who has spent more than 20 years in prison in connection with a drug-related double murder. Cook County C...
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Chicago Blackhawks look better than ever as they streak alongJan 22, 2016 4:19 am - At 32-14-4, the Blackhawks lead the Central Division and are playing about as good as I've ever seen them play. Now don't get me wrong, a team who has won three Stanley ...
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City briefings: Chicago schools cut 407 jobs, $32 million in costsJan 21, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools laid off 227 staffers Friday and closed another 180 central and administrative positions, "painful" cuts school officials say will save $32 millio...
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Blackhawks trade Garbutt to Anaheim for SekacJan 21, 2016 9:47 am - Despite a 12-game win streak the Chicago Blackhawks tinkered with their roster on Thursday, swapping left wingers with Anaheim and getting a little younger in the proces...
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Breaking down NFL's Championship SundayJan 21, 2016 8:45 am - In the latest example of how important the quarterback position is in the NFL, three of the four signalcallers still playing were No. 1 overall draft picks. The other on...
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Chicago police, sheriff's department team up fight gangsJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department and the Cook County Sheriff's Office are teaming up to target street gangs. In a news release, the police department says th...
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United's rising profit still misses and revenue fallsJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - United Airlines' fourth-quarter profit spiked on cheaper jet fuel but still fell short of Wall Street expectations. United is in the middle of a turnaround effort that h...