Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago teachers authorize their leaders to call a strikeSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago teachers have voted to authorize their union leaders to call a strike, setting the stage for a possible work stoppage next month in the nation's third-largest sc...
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Lone adult member of Lake County Five pleads guilty to lesser charges in fatal car theft attemptSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - Diamond Davis, one of the five Chicago teens initially charged with felony murder in connection with a car theft gone wrong in Old Mill Creek last month, pleaded guilty ...
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Chicago household income grows, poverty drops for 5th straight year, new census data showsSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - Chicago saw positive signs of growth in household income and a declining percentage of people are living below the poverty line for the fifth straight year, new census d...
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Dining out: Fuel up with National Coffee Day specials SundaySep 25, 2019 2:20 pm - National Coffee Day Are you a java junkie? Then National Coffee Day Sunday, Sept. 29, is for you. Here are some local specials: Dunkin': Sunday is BOGO day at Dunkin'. B...
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Nurses returning to work after strike at Chicago hospitalSep 25, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center are returning to work after holding a strike following what they called a breakdown of contract negotiation...
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Chicago-area girl dies on 12th birthday after being shotSep 25, 2019 7:00 am - HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - Medical examiners say a girl shot in the head while she sat at a home computer in suburban Chicago has died on her 12th birthday. The Cook County Med...
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University of Chicago Medical Center nurses return to work after strikeSep 24, 2019 11:00 pm - University of Chicago Medical Center nurses were back at work Wednesday after a strike. More than 2,000 nurses who went on strike last week returned to the hospital at 7...
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Lightfoot urged to replace 'patchwork planning by aldermanic prerogative' that perpetuates racial segregationSep 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot was urged Wednesday to replace "patchwork planning by aldermanic prerogative" - derisively called the "tool of the new Jim Crow" - and replace it wi...
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Chicago woman charged, wanted for alleged lottery scamSep 24, 2019 7:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois judge has issued an arrest warrant for a Chicago woman on a felony theft charge accusing her of bilking someone out of $5,000 in a l...
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1 student stabbed at Chicago-area school, 1 in custodySep 24, 2019 7:00 am - FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a suburban Chicago high school student allegedly stabbed by a fellow student has undergone surgery and is expected to make a f...