Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago businessman buys Indiana Beach amusement parkApr 24, 2020 7:00 am - MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) - A Chicago businessman has bought a northern Indiana amusement park that abruptly closed in February and hopes to reopen the 94-year-old tourist d...
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Chicago's horse-drawn carriages to end next yearApr 24, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council voted Friday to end horse-drawn carriage rides in the city after Dec. 31. Alderman Brendan Reilly, whose ward includes the city'...
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Northwestern Memorial hospital taking part in global COVID-19 drug trial, and so far, so goodApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - Rheumatoid arthritis drug shows early promise, but more testing required
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Body of missing Chicago man found in lake in ChampaignApr 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The body of a Chicago man who was reported missing has been found in a lake in Champaign, authorities said. A person out for a walk Wednesday morn...
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5 hot tickets: Thom Yorke and Susan Werner in Chicago; tribute concerts in Waukegan on sale this weekendApr 23, 2020 6:00 am - "David Brighton's Space Oddity - The Ultimate David Bowie Experience": 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan: rock/pop tribute. ...
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Suburban Chicago closing in on Florida for number of COVID-19 deathsApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - We broke down COVID-119 statistics available April 23 and came up with some interesting comparisons: • If the Chicago suburbs were a state, it would have the 11th-highes...
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Chicago City Council signs off on new police superintendentApr 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the appointment of former Dallas Police Chief David Brown as the city's new police supe...
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Spotlight: Theatre Y examines social isolation online with 'My Body's Image, Delayed'Apr 22, 2020 6:00 am - Theatre Y retrospective Theatre Y celebrates András Visky, the Hungarian-Romanian poet/playwright who inspired the company's creation, with a retrospective of his works ...
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Nan Giordano and LA choreographer Ray Leeper team up for Gus Giordano Day Jazz Dance Experience on Zoom April 25Apr 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) Artistic Director Nan Giordano and LA-based choreographer Ray Leeper team up for the first ever virtual jazz dance experience on Zoom 2 - 3 ...
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Chicago's blues, gospel festivals canceled due to pandemicApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some of Chicago's biggest summer festivals have been cancelled because of the coronavirus, city officials announced Tuesday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot says tha...