Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago high school science labs to get $75 million upgradesMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials say $75 million will be spent over three years to renovate science laboratories in 82 public high schools. In announcing the plan Tuesda...
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New study offers 24 ideas to take on Chicago-area segregationMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Expanding housing voucher options, piloting new transit options and offering property tax relief to those who invest in affordable housing are just some of the ways to c...
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Parking meter deal keeps getting worse for city as meter revenues riseMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago's parking meter system raked in $134.2 million last year, putting private investors on pace to recoup their entire $1.16 billion investment by 2021 with 62 years...
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Chicago parks shut off half its water fountains due to leadMay 14, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Park District says it may remove up to half its outdoor drinking fountains after tests found high levels of lead in the water. The district sa...
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Old Valparaiso factory site eyed for housing, distilleryMay 14, 2018 7:00 am - VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A developer plans to build apartments and townhouses with convenient commuter bus service to Chicago at the site of a former windshield wiper fac...
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Lawsuit filed to block Obama Center in Chicago parkMay 14, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Public park advocates have filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago seeking to stop construction of the Obama Presidential Center. The Chicago Sun-Time...
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Amazon to open cashier-less stores in Chicago, San FranciscoMay 14, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon, which opened a cashier-less store in Seattle this year, plans more locations in Chicago and San Francisco. The company confirmed Monday that Amaz...
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Illinois Bicentennial: How Walgreens became an institutionMay 14, 2018 5:30 am - A pharmacist at Walgreens for 37 years, Joel Karlinsky might had often seen people on their worst days, coming to him for antidotes to their health maladies. But in prov...
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Renteria's positive outlook helping keep White Sox afloatMay 14, 2018 1:01 am - Plenty has been offered, but Rick Renteria doesn't want any pity. The Chicago White Sox's manager seemed to become an even more sympathetic figure over the weekend at Wr...
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Feder: Univision's WOJO shoots up Chicago radio ratingsMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - Univision Chicago's flagship WOJO 105.1-FM was en fuego in the latest radio ratings, according to Nielsen Audio figures released Monday. The regional Mexican music stati...