Articles filed under Chicago
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Clean-energy affordable housing effort launches in ChicagoSep 01, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Robert "A.J." Patton and Erica Johnson were childhood friends growing up in public housing in Terre Haute, Indiana. Patton now lives in the upscale Chicag...
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State takes step toward selling Thompson Center in ChicagoSep 01, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - State officials are taking another step toward selling a downtown Chicago building that house Illinois government offices. The Department of Central Manag...
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Chicago musicians making their mark in touring cast of 'The Band's Visit'Sep 01, 2019 7:00 am - Scheduling conflicts prevented Oak Lawn native Ronnie Malley from starring in the initial New York runs of “The Band's Visit” in 2016 and 2017. But Malley is making up f...
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Israeli actor takes 'The Band's Visit' role from film to Broadway to ChicagoAug 31, 2019 7:30 am - Isn't it rich: Sasson Gabay, star of the 2007 Israeli movie "The Band's Visit," had such a heady, surreal experience playing the same role in the Broadway musical last y...
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Chicago-area lawmaker pleads guilty to drunken drivingAug 31, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago-area lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge. Republican Rep. Steven Reick of Woodstock entered the plea F...
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Chicago deploying extra officers over Labor Day weekendAug 31, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Additional police officers are being deployed in Chicago neighborhoods over the Labor Day holiday weekend to help curb gun violence. The police department...
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Lightfoot still fuming over feud with PreckwinkleAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has her 100 days and her initial "State of the City" address under her belt, but former mayoral rival Toni Preckwinkle is still getting under her sk...
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One year later, Chicago Bears' Khalil Mack trade already has had profound effectAug 31, 2019 12:00 am - Shortly after shocking the NFL world one year ago today with the trade that brought Khalil Mack from Oakland to Chicago, Bears general manager Ryan Pace used the word "i...
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Former Chicago school guard charged with assaulting 4 girlsAug 30, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago Public Schools security guard is accused of sexually assaulting at least four girls under age 12 since 2001. Cook County Judge John Fitzg...
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Departing FBI chief touts work against corrupt politiciansAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly two years ago, as Jeffrey Sallet prepared to take over as the leader of the FBI's Chicago field office in 2017, he said the city's struggle with gun violence alre...