Articles filed under Chicago
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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...
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Illinois show choir escapes bus fire, wins competitionJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - Two female show choir groups from a suburban Chicago high school are celebrating their success at a competition in Wisconsin after one of their char...
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Judge OKs court cameras for officer accused in McDonald caseJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Cook County judge will let news media use cameras during routine hearings for a Chicago police officer accused of fatally shooting a black teenager 16 t...
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College's faculty council opposes effort to fire professorJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - The faculty council of a suburban Chicago Christian college has recommended the school end its effort to fire a tenured professor who asserted while...
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Chicago school district announces layoffs in central officeJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools will lay off some of its central office staff this week as it deals with its precarious financial state, the head of the district s...
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Judge orders mental exams for terrorist suspect Adel DaoudJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has ordered that a 21-year-old suburban Chicago man facing terrorism charges be committed to a U.S. medical center in North Carolina for psycholog...