Articles filed under Chicago
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Judge sides with inmate on prosthetic leg, toilet accessMar 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that Cook County Jail violated the rights of an inmate with a prosthetic leg because jail staff didn't always assign ...
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City of Chicago increasing security at Millennium ParkMar 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is increasing security at the lakefront Millennium Park this summer. City officials say starting May 19 there will be a security perim...
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Volleyball player demands removal of name from gym bannerMar 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Olympic volleyball player is demanding her name be removed from a banner hanging in a suburban Chicago gym operated by a coach banned by volleyba...
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Shields' poor outing vs. A's 'not a concern'Mar 18, 2018 1:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - James Shields was back on the mound Sunday, his first game action in 10 days and only his second appearance of the spring. The word "disaster" comes to min...
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Chicago firm to oversee new Indiana venture funding pushMar 17, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A Chicago-based firm is preparing to take the reins of a new Indiana-backed venture fund and begin investing up to $250 million this spring. Gov. Eri...
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Man falls to death in Chicago from 21st floor of buildingMar 17, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say a 24-year-old man fell to his death from the 21st floor of a high-rise building in a busy shopping and entertainment area of Chicago. Chicago p...
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Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's DayMar 17, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago River has been dyed a bright shade of green, kicking off the city's St. Patrick's Day festivities. Thousands of people lined the riverfront do...
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Father of once missing suburban Chicago children in custodyMar 16, 2018 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police say they've taken into custody a man who was sought after his estranged wife was shot to death and their two children were c...
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Chicago police lieutenant files sex discrimination lawsuitMar 16, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police lieutenant who was the first woman to command the department's Marine and Helicopter Unit has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit that all...
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Man gets 65 years for killing Cook County investigatorMar 16, 2018 7:00 am - MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) - A man convicted of the 2013 shooting death of a Cook County sheriff's investigator in suburban Chicago has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. A C...