Articles filed under Chicago
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Ex-Chicago Council member gets year in prison for corruptionJun 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago City Council member has been sentenced to a year and one day prison after pleading guilty to corruption charges. U.S. District Judge Jorg...
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Police: 3 dead following fiery crash on Chicago's west sideJun 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say three people have died following a fiery crash in Chicago. The crash happened Sunday evening on the city's west side. Police say two cars colli...
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Ford unveils updates as part of investment at Chicago plantJun 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Ford has unveiled its $1 billion investment into the automaker's Chicago plants, including at the company's oldest continuously producing facility. The De...
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Ex-alderman Cochran gets a year in prison for wire fraudJun 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Former alderman Willie Cochran was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Monday, becoming the latest Chicago alderman to add to the "long and pathetic tradition" of po...
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Best bets this week: Melissa Etheridge & George Thorogood play RaviniaJun 23, 2019 7:31 am - Ravinia rocks Rock out to Melissa Etheridge and George Thorogood & The Destroyers when they share a concert bill at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Par...
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Gazebo where Ohio officer killed Tamir Rice moves to ChicagoJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - The gazebo where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a white policeman in Cleveland is being rebuilt in Chicago as a temporary memorial and meeti...
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Chicago man dies from I-90 crash injuriesJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man died after a four-vehicle collision Friday morning on Interstate 90 near Des Plaines, authorities said Saturday. Andrew Szimon, 54, was stopped in traffic...
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Chicago cop becoming hero with birds after latest rescueJun 21, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A young peregrine falcon is still alive thanks to a bicyclist and a Chicago Police officer who is quickly becoming the most popular cop among the city's b...
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Second man charged in fatal Chicago nightclub shootingJun 21, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old security guard outside a River North neighborhood nightclub. Jon Po...
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Motorist killed, state trooper hurt in Chicago-area crashJun 21, 2019 7:00 am - ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A motorist has died after slamming into an Illinois state police patrol car on Interstate 55 southwest of Chicago in Romeoville. WLS-TV reports t...