Articles filed under Chicago
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Jury awards $4.8M in fatal shooting of Chicago man by guardOct 03, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The mother of a Chicago man fatally shot by a security guard at a public housing complex has been awarded nearly $5 million in her lawsuit against a secur...
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Museum of Science and Industry changing name after $125 million gift from Ken GriffinOct 03, 2019 1:00 am - The Museum of Science and Industry will now be called the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry following a donation of $125 million from the Chicago billion...
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Jury convicts gunman in Tyshawn Lee murder caseOct 03, 2019 1:00 am - Dwright Boone-Doty, the gunman who killed 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee four years ago, was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder. Jurors needed just three hours to reac...
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Chicago to spend $2.7 million to boost U.S. Census countOct 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Chicago will spend $2.7 million - $2 for every "hard-to-count" resident - to ensure an accurate 2020 U.S. Census and cut through the cloud of fear created by immigration...
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Teacher proposal could shorten school day for CPS kidsOct 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Chicago's elementary school teachers are looking to add half an hour of paid preparation time at the start of their day, a proposal which could potentially shorten the s...
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Chicago teachers set strike date as contract talks resumeOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago teachers strike could be weeks away if there isn't a last-minute deal between the union and the nation's third-largest school district. The Chic...
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New trial requested in ex-Chicago Bear girlfriend’s deathOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for a woman convicted of murder in the 2007 shooting death of ex-Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle’s pregnant girlfriend is asking for a new trial or...
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Jurors see autopsy photos of slain 9-year-old Chicago boyOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors in the trial of two men charged with murder in the 2015 shooting death of a 9-year-old Chicago boy have rested their case after showing jurors...
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Chicago-area officer shoots, kills man who pointed BB gunOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police say an officer fatally shot a man who rear-ended his vehicle and then pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at him. Brid...
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Chicago Teachers Union says strike in nation’s third-largest school district will start Oct. 17 without contract dealOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Teachers Union says strike in nation’s third-largest school district will start Oct. 17 without contract deal. ...