Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago-area Head Start programs getting $3 millionJul 13, 2018 7:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Programs that help babies and young children and their low-income families in suburban Chicago are getting nearly $3 million. U.S. Sens. Tammy Duck...
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Chicago native relishes showy role in 'The Color Purple'Jul 13, 2018 6:00 am - Chicago native Carla R. Stewart's involvement with the Tony Award-winning 2015 revival of "The Color Purple" has been quite an emotional and artistic journey. Stewart m...
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Chicago licenses 1,500 pharmaceutical reps in opioid fightJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - In an effort to curb the over-prescription of opioids, the city of Chicago has licensed nearly 1,500 people as pharmaceutical representatives - people tasked with convin...
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Author of Emmett Till book gave FBI interview recordingsJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Weeks after he published a book about the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a North Carolina author received a call from FBI agents asking about his inte...
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Blackhawks trade Hinostroza, Oesterle and Hossa's contract to CoyotesJul 12, 2018 7:47 am - Marian Hossa was a huge reason the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He was a leader behind the scenes and on the ice. Impossible to knock off the p...
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Chicago mayor meets Chinese VP amid trade disputeJul 12, 2018 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, on a mission to salvage business deals threatened by a tariff war, said Thursday that Chinese officials expressed confidence t...
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Thieves take 300-pound sculpture in ChicagoJul 12, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Size apparently didn't deter thieves from stealing a 300-pound (135-kilogram) sculpture from a former Chicago church. Plamen Yordanov told WLS-TV that his...
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REI to open new, 2-story store along banks of Chicago RiverJul 12, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Outdoor retailer REI plans to open a new 40,000-square-foot (3,716-square-meter) store along the Chicago River that will offer kayak and paddleboard renta...
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For White Sox DH Davidson, better approach leads to more walksJul 12, 2018 1:01 am - White Sox designated hitter Matt Davidson's first half of the 2018 season has included a three-homer Opening Day and a 1-2-3 inning on the mound. It also has included tw...
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Scouting report: Kansas City Royals at White SoxJul 12, 2018 1:01 am - White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field TV WGN Friday; NBC Sports Chicago Saturday and Sunday Radio WGN 720-AM Pitching matchups The Sox...