Articles filed under Chicago
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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...
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Schaumburg Uber driver unharmed in fiery crash that killed passengerApr 28, 2019 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man working as an Uber driver escaped injury early Sunday when his vehicle was struck from behind on Interstate 55 and caught fire, killing one of his passe...