Articles filed under Chicago
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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...
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Chicago's top cop defends police actions during protestsAug 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police superintendent defended his officers' actions during weekend clashes with protesters, saying Monday that they acted professionally in the...
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Man charged with burglarizing Downers Grove store during May unrestAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with burglary in connection with looting that happened in May at the Best Buy store in Downers Grove. The charge was filed Aug. 5 against ...
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Special prosecutor: Foxx abused discretion in Smollett case but didn't break lawAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO — A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her office repeatedly abused their discretion and made false public ...
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Illinois State Museum's suburban Chicago gallery to reopenAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - LOCKPORT, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State Museum gallery closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will reopen this month. Museum officials said the Lockport Gallery is set ...
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Mayor defends Chicago police after clash with protestersAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised city police Sunday for 'œfairly quickly" settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes while activi...