Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago area private college lays off 51, closes 15 programsDec 25, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A liberal arts college in suburban Chicago has laid off 51 faculty and staff members and closed more than a dozen academic programs because of budget conc...
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Where's Wellington? How DuPage woman became a chaperone to Shedd's popular penguinsDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - YouTube Westmont resident and marine biologist Corine Gilbert is one of the lucky few who get up close and personal with the famous fowl. She's among the handlers charge...
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Chicago hit-and-run kills woman, 48, and 12-year-old boyDec 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman and a 12-year-old boy who were crossing a Chicago street were struck and fatally injured Wednesday night by a car that then sped away from the sce...
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Images: Our best photos of 2020Dec 24, 2020 3:00 am - 2020 was a year like no other. Check out the best photos of 2020 from the Daily Herald photography staff. ...
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Chicago man, 84, dies after vehicle strikes him at crossingDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An 84-year-old Chicago man died after he was struck by a speeding vehicle while crossing a street in his wheelchair, authorities said. Marvin Brown was st...
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Woman sues after Chicago police drag her from car by hairDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman who says she was yanked by her hair from a car by Chicago police during a shopping mall encounter has filed a federal lawsuit against the city. M...
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Retired judge to lead outside probe of botched Chicago raidDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A retired federal judge and a law firm will lead an independent investigation of a mistaken police raid on the home of a Black woman who wasn't allowed to...
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New trial date set for R Kelly's federal trial in ChicagoDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday again delayed R. Kelly's trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges because of concerns about the coronavirus pand...
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Surgeon general observes vaccine rollout at Chicago hospitalDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams met Tuesday with Illinois health officials and stopped at a Chicago hospital to observe the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines...
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Chicago woman, 71, killed when gunshots are fired into homeDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people fired shots into a Chicago house, killing a 71-year-old woman inside, police said. The shooting occurred Sunday night in the Morgan Park neighb...