Articles filed under Chicago
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First Midwest acquires Park Bank for $195 millionAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago-based First Midwest Bancorp expanded its presence in the Milwaukee area Wednesday with the acquisition of Bankmanagers Corp., the parent company of Park Bank, in...
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4 defensive players with the most to gain or lose in Thursday's Bears preseason finaleAug 28, 2019 12:00 am - The Bears conclude the preseason vs. the Tennessee Titans Thursday night, less than 48 hours before Saturday's 3 p.m. deadline to trim rosters from 90 to 53 players. It'...
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Chicago-based gang member to plead guilty in rival's killingAug 27, 2019 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A member of a Chicago-based street gang plans to plead guilty to murder and racketeering charges for his alleged role in a rival gang member's killi...
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Group to help Chicago clear pot arrests during legalizationAug 27, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A nonprofit with the technology to analyze criminal records nearly automatically will help the county that includes Chicago clear tens of thousa...
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Chicago area woman pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plotAug 27, 2019 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hit man on the dark web to kill the wife of a co-worker with whom she was having an ...
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Sound check: Better Than Ezra, Vertical Horizon headline Naperville's Last Fling; Chicago talent packs Bears Block PartyAug 27, 2019 6:00 am - Last Fling Naperville shuts the door on summer with the Jaycees' annual Last Fling carnival, business expo and concert festival. The Fling - Friday through Monday, Aug. ...
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Naming Bears first 48 is easy, but who should the final 5 be?Aug 27, 2019 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Yes, it's time for every Bears fan's favorite game show, let's name this year's final 53-man roster before the team does. No, Ryan Pace and company aren't cons...
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Bears TE Shaheen is perhaps the poster boy for Nagy's punt-on-preseason philosophyAug 27, 2019 12:00 am - We're as unlikely to ever know exactly how much injuries factored in Bears tight end Adam Shaheen's slow development in his first two NFL seasons as we are to know how m...
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City's Labor Day weekend crime-fighting strategy: 'flood the zone' againAug 26, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she'll once again "flood the zone" over Labor Day weekend, upping police presence in the city to try to reduce gun violence. Lightfoot ...
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Chicago teachers move 1 step closer toward strikeAug 26, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago public school teachers have moved closer to going out on strike with the rejection of an independent fact-finder's recommendation for a new contra...