Articles filed under Chicago
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Elgin orchestra will be in residence in Chicago for the first timeMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - The departing CEO of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra had big news to share Thursday: The symphony will be in residence for the first time at the Harris Theater for Music an...
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Chicago alderman, top aide accused of racketeeringMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke and his top political aide, Peter J. Andrews, were charged Thursday with racketeering in a wide-ranging 59-page indictment, which contai...
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For Chicago Bears' Shaheen, it's all about being healthyMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Visiting with Bears tight end Adam Shaheen, one gets a sense of a young man who feels like in some ways he just can't catch a break. Not from the Bears, media or fans, b...
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Lightfoot opposes legislation to help McCormick PlaceMay 29, 2019 11:00 pm - With an expanded restaurant tax to benefit McCormick Place seemingly sailing toward legislative approval, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday issued a statement opposing th...
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Chicago mayor gets first reforms through City CouncilMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has begun implementing reform to Chicago's City Hall. During her first time chairing a City Council meeting, Lightfoot got aldermen t...
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Religious leaders want slowdown in push for Chicago casinoMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A number of Chicago religious leaders are urging the city's mayor and Illinois legislators to slow their push to place a casino in the city. The pastors s...
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Chicago police: Mother killed shielding baby from gunfireMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a 24-year-old woman was fatally shot while shielding her 1-year-old daughter from gunfire. Police say Brittany Hill was getting out of ...
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Bears TE Burton had sports hernia surgery, could be out until campMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - Bears tight end Trey Burton underwent sports hernia surgery roughly two months ago after the groin issue that led to his late scratch from January's wild-card defeat was...
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Mayor flexes muscle in first Chicago City Council meetingMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot managed to reshape the city council in her reformer image - installing new chairmen and new operating rules to prevent aldermanic conflict o...
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Chicago officer recorded asking teen for sex is firedMay 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer who allegedly asked a 17-year-old girl for sex in return for getting her mother's impounded car released by the city has been fir...