Articles filed under Chicago
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Ex-schools CEO Vallas says he's running for Chicago mayorMay 02, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas says he's running for Chicago mayor. Vallas on Wednesday blasted Mayor Rahm Emanuel as a "bully" and said "p...
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Storms with big winds, hail hit suburbsMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - Severe thunderstorms blew through the suburbs Wednesday night, bringing strong wind gusts and hail around the area. The National Weather Service said a severe thundersto...
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Southwest plane from Chicago diverted to Cleveland after window cracksMay 02, 2018 1:00 am -
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Bears pass on injury-plagued Kevin White's 5th-year optionMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - As expected, the Bears did not pick up the fifth-year option in 2019 for injury-plagued WR Kevin White, who has played in just five games in three years since the Bears ...
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Judge in Chicago temporarily halts Lithuanian's extraditionMay 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago has temporary halted the extradition of an ex-Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian jailed at Lithuania's request. The stay in N...
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Public library branch sought for Obama Presidential CenterMay 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Obama Presidential Center will include a branch of the Chicago Public Library. The Obama Foundation announced Tuesday it partnering with the city of C...
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Chicago-area high school stops use of American-Indian mascotMay 01, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Administrators at a suburban Chicago high school say the school will stop having a student in an American Indian-themed costume perform at footb...
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Female paramedics sue Chicago Fire Department for harassmentMay 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five female paramedics with the Chicago Fire Department filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging they were sexually harassed by some of their superiors. T...
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Police: Gun violence in Chicago continues to drop this yearMay 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say gun violence in the city continues to drop this year. The department says in a news release that there have been significant decreases ...
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Number of Chicago-area students sickened after prom now 111May 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say the number of students from a Chicago-area high school who became sick after a recent prom at the Shedd Aquarium is now 111. The Tuesday mor...