Articles filed under Chicago
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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...
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North Side food pantry becomes first in city to offer online orders for pickupAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Patrons of one North Side food pantry will now be able to fill out grocery orders from their phones or computers and pick them up without waiting. Lakeview Pantry is the...
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Lightfoot still fuming over feud with PreckwinkleAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - The bad blood between the Chicago mayor and the Cook County Board president boiled over yet again on Friday in Lori Lightfoot's meeting with the Chicago Sun-Times Editor...
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Chicago briefs: Cop says Vanecko never should have been chargedAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - It's been more than five years since former Mayor Richard M. Daley's nephew Richard J. "R.J." Vanecko pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of David Ko...
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Bears seem ready to start season with PineiroAug 30, 2019 12:00 am - Eddy Pineiro wasn't perfect Thursday evening against the Tennessee Titans, missing an extra point out of the gate before steadying with three consecutive field goals, br...
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Federal appeals court upholds assault weapons ban in ChicagoAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A U.S. appeals court Thursday upheld an assault weapons ban that covers Chicago and the rest of Cook County, Illinois, saying guns rights advocates provid...
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Chicago Police sharing info to track suspected gun offendersAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says his department has started sharing information on suspected gun offenders with local and federal law enfo...
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Owners of Chicago youth center charged with fraudAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The owners of a suburban Chicago youth counseling center face federal charges accusing them of defrauding Illinois Medicaid out of around $4 million. A We...
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Chicago's mayor faces sobering reality _ huge budget deficitAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who swept into office five months ago on a promise of wholesale reform, presented a sobering reality Thursday - the city fac...
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Citing $838M deficit, Lightfoot warns of 'hard choices' aheadAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday entered the living rooms of Chicagoans in a televised address to warn of "hard choices" ahead, revealing a staggering deficit of $838 mi...