Articles filed under Chicago
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Tiger in Chicago-area zoo undergoes second hip surgeryFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Amur tiger that underwent hip-replacement surgery only to dislodge the orthopedic implant within hours has been operated on again, officials a...
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Chicago schools extend talks with union over in-person classFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools leaders extended remote learning Monday for two more days and called for a "cooling-off period'ť in negotiations with the teachers'...
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Illinois buys Chicago building for $73M to house employeesJan 31, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois will spend $73 million for a building on Chicago's near West Side, part of a cost-savings plan to consolidate state employees from multiple downt...
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Chicago schools reopening uncertain as union talks stallJan 31, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A plan to reopen Chicago schools remained in limbo as last-minute negotiations over COVID-19 safety measures with the teachers' union stalled Sunday, ampl...
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Storm carrying as much as 9 inches snow headed to ChicagoJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A storm that could drop as much as nine inches of snow was expected to hit northern Illinois this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, lig...
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Chicago mayor: Schools will reopen despite balking teachersJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools plans to proceed with the reopening of elementary and middle schools on Monday despite the failure to reach an agreement with the t...
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Chicago schools, teachers make progress after Lightfoot's Friday ultimatumJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - Leaders from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union reached several tentative agreements Saturday in ongoing negotiations to reopen schools, making progre...
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Chicago grants Emmett Till's South Side home landmark statusJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago home of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 lynching galvanized the civil rights movement when his mother insisted his mutilated body b...
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14-year-old arrested for role in Chicago carjacking spreeJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for taking part in multiple carjackings including one involving an off-duty police officer, Chicago police said Thursd...
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Chicago principals offer school reopening plan amid pandemicJan 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools should allow students back into classrooms in no more than 100 facilities and then gradually reopen others, an organization of scho...