Articles filed under Chicago
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Private school, CPS deny deal is 'land grab'Aug 07, 2019 11:00 pm - A deal allowing a prestigious private school on the Near West Side use of nearly an acre of public land for the next 30 years is under fire from the neighborhood's new a...
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Chicago man charged in slaying of Northwestern grad studentAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has denied bail for a man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Northwestern University graduate student who was caught in the crossf...
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Security dogs won't be used on Chicago train platformsAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Security dogs will no longer be used on train platforms in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune reports the Chicago Transit Authority has canceled its contract wi...
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House hearing Thursday to focus on how parents are exploiting financial aid loopholeAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Two Illinois House committees will hold a joint hearing today in Chicago on the subject of wealthy parents who put their teenage children into guardianship to qualify fo...
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Like Ivanka Trump, Lightfoot got some facts wrongAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused Ivanka Trump of playing fast and loose with the facts while highlighting another violent summer weekend in Chicago. But the mayor might want...
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5 key Chicago Bears defensive players to watch tonightAug 07, 2019 12:00 am - When your team was 12-4 and the NFC's No. 3 seed in the playoffs — as the Chicago Bears were — and returns 21 of 22 starters on one of the youngest rosters in the NFL, m...
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Lightfoot lashes out at Ivanka Trump for shining the light on city's violence but misstating factsAug 06, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot lashed out at First Daughter Ivanka Trump on Tuesday for shining a spotlight on Chicago violence - and, according to the mayor, getting her facts wr...
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City changing how it allocates housing creditsAug 06, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration is changing the rules for how the city allocates federal low-income housing tax credits to confront an affordable housing crisis th...
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Chicago police find drugs, guns and another gator in raidAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago isn't quite ready to say see you later, alligator. The Chicago Sun Times reports that officers serving a search warrant at a northwest side house ...
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Crash spills hundreds of wine bottles on freeway in ChicagoAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A crash involving two semi-trucks scattered hundreds of bottles of wine on a freeway in Chicago. The crash happened early Tuesday along a stretch of Inter...