Articles filed under Chicago
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Hot Chicago weekend off to violent start, with 19 shotJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A hot weekend in Chicago has gotten off to a violent start, with more than a dozen people wounded and two killed in shootings throughout the city. WBBM-TV...
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Chicago-area woman charged with selling counterfeit itemsJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with selling counterfeit items after police found nearly 2,000 pieces branded with names including L...
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City delays fall plan for open-water swim in Chicago RiverJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Efforts to organize an open-water swim in the Chicago River this fall will be delayed by at least one year. Doug McConnell said convincing the departments...
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Chicago Bears know special teams are much more than the kickerJul 20, 2019 1:00 am - No one needs me to tell the Chicago Bears that with no more than solid placekicking, they would have been 14-2 and the NFC's No. 1 seed in the playoffs, or that even at ...
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Chicago's elusive gator settles into new home in FloridaJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - An alligator that eluded capture for days in a Chicago lagoon is settling in its new home in Florida. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoologi...
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Rock 'n' Rock Chicago race canceled due to heat concernsJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Organizers of Chicago's Humana Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series have canceled one of its three weekend races due to concerns about high temperatures. The 5K ...
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Boy hurt when rides collide at Chicago-area church festivalJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was injured by debris after two rides collided at a church festival in suburban Chicago. The accident happened T...
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Britney Spears musical premiere in Chicago postponed until 2020Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced Friday that scheduling conflicts have postponed Chicago's world premiere of "Once Upon a One More Time," a new fairy tale princess-centered...
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Heat wave forecast prompts Chicago public housing checksJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - Public housing officials in Chicago were planning wellbeing checks on residents as the heat and humidity are expected to mount to dangerous levels as part of a wave of s...
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A timeline of the Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonaldJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shot Laquan McDonald in 2014. He was convicted in October of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravate...