Articles filed under Chicago
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After trial run, Metra allows pets on all weekend trainsJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Metra says it will allow small pets on all weekend trains between downtown Chicago and its suburbs after a successful trial run. The commuter rail agency'...
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Man freed after prosecutor dismisses decade-old drug chargesJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who spent nearly a decade in prison on a drug conviction has been freed after prosecutors in Chicago vacated the charges against him. Cook County St...
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Bike-sharing system to expand to more Chicago neighborhoodsJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago is expanding its bike-sharing system to more city neighborhoods and two suburbs. In a news release Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel says there will b...
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Stinky corpse flower fruiting at Chicago Botanic GardenJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - GLENCOE, Ill. (AP) - Scientists say a rare foul-smelling flower at the Chicago Botanic Garden is now fruiting after blooming a few months ago. The corpse flower, nicknam...
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Hawks playing injury rouletteJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - MONTREAL - Artem Anisimov is full of surprises. Two days after he suddenly fell ill and was scratched barely an hour before a home game, Anisimov hopped a flight to Mon...
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A new Ring begins, Trojans battle in Lyric's 2016-17 seasonJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago goes big for its 2016-17 season. It kicks off with the first installment of a new Ring Cycle, continues with the Lyric premiere of Berlioz's m...
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Redflex trial: Is ex-city employee 'greedy' or cloutless scapegoat?Jan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - If Chicago's red-light camera operator wanted to bribe its way into a contract in 2003, it wouldn't have picked John Bills' palm to grease, the former city worker's lawy...
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Democrats endorse Kim Foxx for state's attorneyJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - As expected, the Cook County Democratic Party endorsed Kim Foxx for state's attorney over incumbent Anita Alvarez after a strong push of support from Foxx's former boss ...
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R. Kelly's ex-wife testifies at federal fraud trialJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - The fraud trial of businessman Robert Michael revolves around dry banking regulations and a sham real estate deal. But jurors got a glimpse of glamour Thursday when pros...
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Cubs owners buy 3 rooftop businesses across from WrigleyJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The owners of the Chicago Cubs have purchased three more rooftop businesses across from Wrigley Field. A spokesman for the Ricketts family said Wednesday ...