Articles filed under Chicago
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Former Chicago, Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta dies at 81Aug 23, 2020 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Frank Cullotta, a former mobster turned government witness who had a cameo role in the 1995 movie 'œCasino'ť and later was a Las Vegas mob museum tour g...
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ComEd to convert light-duty fleet to electric vehiclesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - ComEd announced Friday it plans to convert all of its light duty fleet to electric vehicles by 2030 as part of its overall goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The e...
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Arlington Heights woman charged in Michigan Avenue lootingAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights woman was charged Friday in connection with the rash of looting that occurred earlier this month on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Micaela Kimbrough, 3...
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Chicago Police step up release of photos, videos of suspectsAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police posted on Wednesday a video on its website of a boy getting shot in the leg, the latest addition to a rapidly expanding collection of video...
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Chicago schools cut funding for police by more than halfAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Funding for police officers in Chicago Public Schools will be cut by more than half, while other '~major reforms' will be implemented for the way police o...
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Chicago mayor defends beefed-up police presence near homeAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot adamantly defended on Thursday a beefed-up police presence outside her home, saying extra officers were necessary to protect ...
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Chicago's Navy Pier to again close with too few visitorsAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's Navy Pier is closing again until next spring because attendance has been too low during the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Tuesday. ...
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Chicago's Porchlight Palooza fundraiser goes online to honor Joel GreyAug 18, 2020 6:00 am - For Porchlight Music Theatre's 25th anniversary Icons Gala scheduled for this past March, event co-chair Donna LaPietra planned to wear a custom-made evening dress sport...
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Navy Pier to close after Labor Day until possibly spring because of pandemic lossesAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago's Navy Pier, one of the top tourist attractions in Illinois, will temporarily close down from Sept. 8 until the spring of 2021. The pier-wide closure after Labor...
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Judge delays R. Kelly's trial in ChicagoAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - A federal judge in Chicago agreed Tuesday to delay the fall trial of R&B singer R. Kelly, finding that prosecutors had raised legitimate concerns about whether the trial...