Articles filed under Chicago
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How Chicago police plan to combat summer spike in crimeApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago police will be more visible along the lakefront, in parks and at train stations during the summer months in the hopes of reducing the spike in crime that comes e...
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Lawyer says R. Kelly didn't show up for court because he can't readApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - R. Kelly's new lawyer says the embattled R&B superstar didn't show up to hearings in a sex abuse lawsuit because he can't read. The Sun-Times first reported that, on Apr...
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Foxx says there's no need for special prosecutor in Smollett caseApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx says that neither she nor her top deputy needs to appear at a hearing this week on a former judge's request to appoint a special pr...
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McDonald's turns to bacon and wins (surprise, surprise)Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am - McDonald's turned to a sure thing in the first quarter, bacon, and it paid off. Global rose 5.4% at stores open at least a year, a key metric of a retailer's health. Tha...
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Best Bets: Howie Mandel plays Arcada; Rosemont hosts rising country starsApr 28, 2019 7:32 am - British bulwark Actor Randy Otto performs as the iconic World War II British prime minister in his one-man show "Winston Churchill: The Blitz" at Elgin Community College...
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Chicago police: No charges for driver who shot carjackerApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who fatally shot a would-be carjacker in Chicago won't be charged with any crime after police determined he acted in self-defense. Chicago Police te...
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Chicago's top prosecutor subpoenaed in Jussie Smollett caseApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who's pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate the han...
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Chicago man killed in fiery crash on Indiana Toll RoadApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A Chicago man is dead after his car veered into a ditch on the Indiana Toll Road near Interstate 65 in Gary and burst into flames. In a news release, t...
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Chicago Jazz Festival's 2019 lineup to honor Nat King ColeApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nat King Cole's brother will be part of a tribute to the late singer at this year's Chicago Jazz Festival. The free festival is planned for Aug. 23 to Sep...
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Chicago doctor plans to fix shortage of black blood donorsApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - African American blood donors are underrepresented in Cook County and a pediatric hematologist has a plan to turn that around. Fewer than 7% of all Americ...