Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago prosecutor defends decision to drop Smollett chargesMar 27, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday defended the decision by her staff to drop charges that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist,...
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Why prosecutors dismissed the charges against Jussie SmollettMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - The Cook County state attorney's office on Tuesday dismissed the multicount indictment against "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, sparking widespread confusion, even anger. ...
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Feds find 19 adults, 14 children held in Cicero home; woman faces labor chargesMar 26, 2019 11:00 pm - Federal authorities say they found 19 adults and 14 children in a Cicero home during an early morning raid Tuesday, following allegations that Guatemalan citizens were b...
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Son of 'Chicago Fire' adviser, actor dies after beatingMar 26, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who died of injuries suffered in a weekend beating has been identified as the son of a former Chicago Fire Department chief who acts on the televisi...
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Chicago mayor, police superintendent angrily denounce dropped charges against Smollett, insist actor perpetrated hoaxMar 26, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago mayor, police superintendent angrily denounce dropped charges against Smollett, insist actor perpetrated hoax. ...
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls dropping of charges against Jussie Smollett "a whitewash of justice."Mar 26, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls dropping of charges against Jussie Smollett "a whitewash of justice." ...
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McDonald's $300 million tech deal will revolutionize menusMar 26, 2019 1:00 am - McDonald's, in its largest acquisition in 20 years, is buying a decision-logic technology company to better personalize menus in its digital push. The world's biggest re...
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Arkush: Bears' coach Nagy's convinced having fun and winning championships don't have to be mutually exclusiveMar 26, 2019 1:00 am - PHOENIX - I am not a morning person to say the least! But when the Bears head coach Matt Nagy blew into the meeting room at the annual "coaches breakfast" at 8:15 Tuesda...
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Woman dead in Chicago shooting that wounded her son, husbandMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a woman was fatally shot and her husband and their young son were wounded after shots were fired at them as they sat in a parked vehicl...
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32 Chicago schools chosen to get $32M for academic programsMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools is giving $32 million to 32 of its schools to further develop academic programs impacting some 17,000 students. The...