Articles filed under Chicago
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Get ready to laugh: Zanies set to reopen Chicago, Rosemont comedy clubsJul 09, 2020 8:00 am - Leave it to the folks at Zanies to find the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. “There's a bright side to everything,” observed Zanies executive vice pres...
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Chicago alderman: Gangs trying to intimidate me with bricksJul 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A member of the Chicago City Council said bricks were thrown through a window at his home as retaliation for his criticism of gangs. A neighbor's garage o...
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Man on scooter fatally struck by Chicago police SUVJul 09, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man riding a motorized scooter died after being struck by a Chicago police SUV with its emergency lights activated on the far South Side, authorities sa...
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Chicago task force releases roadmap to economic recoveryJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Thursday to lead a "second Chicago renaissance" - by following a roadmap to recovery from the economic devastation created by the coronavirus ...
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Chicago Police forming citywide unit to combat violent crimeJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - After a spate of shootings over the July 4 weekend that left 17 people dead and dozens more wounded, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown is creating...
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University of Chicago removes tributes to Stephen DouglasJul 07, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Chicago has removed a bronze plaque and stone that publicly honored Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator from Illinois in the 1800s. 'œDougla...
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No bond for alleged getaway driver in death of Chicago girlJul 07, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man charged in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old Chicago girl was the getaway driver for other armed men, prosecutors said Tuesday. A judge denied bond...
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Chicago's holiday weekend ends with 17 dead, 70 woundedJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One of Chicago's bloodiest holiday weekends in memory ended with 17 people fatally shot, including a 7-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, and 70 more wo...
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Deputy majority leader in state House retiresJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Arthur Turner, a Chicago Democrat, has retired from the Illinois House. Turner, a deputy majority leader in the House, had served in the 9th Dis...
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7-year-old among 13 killed in weekend shootings in ChicagoJul 05, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - At least 13 people, including a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a teenage boy, were killed in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend, police said. ...