Articles filed under Chicago
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CPS board approves whole agenda: $26 million for temp nurses, charter closuresDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Anne Uzelac, a self-described 11-year-old Type 1 diabetic, had hoped the Chicago Board of Education might hear her pleas for better nursing care because what's currently...
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Chicago Bears' Robinson looking like his old selfDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Allen Robinson is showing all the signs of becoming the dominant go-to receiver he was before last year's torn ACL wiped out all but three plays of his 2017 season. In h...
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Historic Pilsen church may become apartment complexDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - An old church in the heart of Pilsen could turn into a new seven-story apartment complex tailored for middle- to low-income residents and families as early as 2021. The ...
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'Showman' Hugh Jackman ready to wow United Center crowd June 21Dec 05, 2018 6:30 am - Hugh Jackman is set to launch a pop star-like tour next year, but he's done his research: He's been to a Beyoncé concert. A Justin Timberlake concert. And a Michael Jack...
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Police: Man arrested after threat to blow up bus in ChicagoDec 05, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police arrested a man on a Greyhound bus stopped on a Chicago expressway after he threatened to blow up the vehicle. Illinois State Police said they recei...
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Small plane makes emergency landing at Chicago airportDec 05, 2018 6:00 am - WHEELING, Ill. (AP) - The pilot and passenger avoided injury when a private plane made an emergency landing at Chicago Executive Airport. Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIs...
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'Betrayed' Lion Air threatens to cancel Boeing ordersDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - Indonesia's PT Lion Mentari Airlines is threatening to cancel its aircraft orders from Boeing after a statement from the plane maker suggested that the carrier was to bl...
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CTA does an about-face on insurance coverage for gender reassignment surgeryDec 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Russia Brown is a 28-year-old CTA bus driver born a female who was making the transition to a male, only to have the mass transit agency throw up a roadblock. After choo...
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Union: Chicago teachers stage 1st US charter school strikeDec 04, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Teachers employed by a Chicago charter school network took to the picket lines Tuesday in what their union described as the first strike at any of the pri...
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Chicago Police moves to help solve homicide casesDec 04, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police have worked hard to reduce the number of homicides in the city and now they're making a move they hope will increase the number of homicide...