Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago police report drop in weekend violenceAug 13, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - As an additional 600 police officers patrolled five violent Chicago police districts over the weekend the number of shootings dropped and no one was kille...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Donnie Osmond, Vincent Price, Woodfield Mall, rodeos and moreAug 13, 2018 4:00 am - This edition of Through the Film Magnifier features archived photos of the first Farm Aid concert, Vincent Price opening Woodfield Mall, Lech Walesa in Chicago, the Osmo...
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Alderman demands city stop letting rescue groups 'cherry-pick' purebred dogsAug 12, 2018 11:00 pm - Dog-loving Alderman Ray Lopez demanded Monday that Chicago's chronically-troubled Animal Care and Control shelter stop allowing animal rescue organizations to "cherry-pi...
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By the numbers as the Chicago Air and Water Show turns 60Aug 12, 2018 7:00 am - The Chicago Air and Water Show attracts more than a million spectators annually and features impressive daredevil acts, yet the show had humble origins. Sixty years ago,...
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3-man battle for Chicago Bears No. 1 OLG spotAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - BOURBONNAIS - In every training camp, there are legitimate position battles and then there are theoretical position battles created by coaches when they spew platitudes ...
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1 dead, 1 injured after boat explodes in Chicago-area harborAug 11, 2018 7:00 am - WILMETTE, Ill. (AP) - A man has been killed and another man injured in a boat explosion north of Chicago. Wilmette Fire Chief Ben Wozney says the explosion occurred arou...
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Chicago initiative will return lost animals to owners fasterAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has a new strategy to return lost animals to their owners more quickly and keep them out of the city's animal shelter. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thu...
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Partial lead line replacements worry East Chicago residentsAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - Residents living in an area deemed a Superfund site in northwest Indiana have expressed concerns after learning that in some cases a contractor...
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Ex-Chicago man indicted for trying to join Islamic StateAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted a former Chicago man for trying to join the Islamic State group. Justice Department officials announced Friday that 21-y...
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Trial begins for 2 men accused in death of Chicago studentAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jury selection started Friday in the trial of two men charged in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago student just days after she performed with he...