Articles filed under Chicago
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Former Lincoln Park Zoo director dies at 100Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Dr. Lester Fisher, the former director of Lincoln Park Zoo who helped transform the once aging facility into a renowned institution centered around education and animal ...
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Joffrey Ballet's 'Nutcracker' canceled due to breakthrough COVID-19 casesDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - The Joffrey Ballet has canceled the remainder of its 2021 run of "The Nutcracker" due to breakthrough cases of COVID-19 within the company. Five remaining performances ...
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Chicago firefighter dies, was burned battling apartment fireDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago firefighter has died days after he was badly burned helping battle an apartment building fire that killed one person and injured two others. Aft...
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Prosecutors want 4 years for convicted Chicago bankerDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Chicago banker should spend at least four years in prison after he was convicted of delivering $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort in a bid for powe...
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Chicago-area Amazon workers stage brief walkoutsDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - A few dozen Amazon workers briefly walked off their jobs at two Chicago-area locations Wednesday in what organizers billed as the first multisite job action affecting th...
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Chicago dog pound is sued over lost dog adopted outDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman said her dog ran away and was adopted by a new owner, despite having his name and her phone number on his collar. Zeus, a golden retriever...
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Will Cook County follow Chicago and require proof of vaccination? Officials 'exploring' optionsDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday issued new rules effective Jan. 3 requiring people 5 and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter city restau...
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Lincicome: Matt Nagy should do the sensible thing and resign nowDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - The only sensible thing for Matt Nagy to do now is to resign. An old coaching adage is that when you are being run out of town, look like you are the one leading the par...
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Chicago resolution seeks improved public access to restroomsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A group of Chicago City Council members has signed a resolution to improve public access to restrooms. The Chicago Tribune reports that 19 aldermen are s...
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Chicago, U of I embark on $2 million program to detect COVID in sewageDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago's health department will work with a team of University of Illinois researchers to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater as part of a $2 million program over the next t...