Articles filed under Chicago
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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$13.45-an-hour wage ready for takeoff at O'Hare, Midway airportsSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Oliwia Pac is in line for a $2.45-an-hour pay raise, but she feels like she won the lottery. On Wednesday, the City Council is poised to guarantee Pac and nearly 8,000 o...
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Cousin who saw Emmett Till being kidnapped dies at age 74Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Simeon Wright, who was with his cousin Emmett Till when the Chicago boy was kidnapped in 1955 after whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, has died. H...
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Man charged with selling guns to convicted felonSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An Arkansas man faces federal firearms charges after he allegedly brought semi-automatic rifles and a shotgun to the Chicago area and sold them to a convi...
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Labor Day weekend in Chicago less violent than last yearSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago experienced less deadly gun violence over the Labor Day weekend than last year after the police department flooded the streets with officers and m...
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Alleging misconduct, ex-inmate sues Chicago policeSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly a year after his murder conviction and 45-year sentence were overturned, a Chicago man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging police misconduct. Norm...
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Illinois wants ex-priest at facility for sex offendersSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge is holding a hearing this week to determine whether a former Chicago priest should remain locked up indefinitely at an Illinois facility for sex o...
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Fry happy to join Chicago White Sox's bullpenSep 05, 2017 1:01 am - The Chicago White Sox said so long to Derek Holland Tuesday, and they said hello to Jayce Fry. The Sox's third-round draft pick in 2014 out of Oregon State, Fry had his ...
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How a wild-card game changed history for Cubs and PiratesSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - In the course of one game - nine innings of baseball - one door opened and a window slammed shut. With the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh this week, it's a good time to reme...
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Tribune parent Tronc acquires New York Daily NewsSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago-based newspaper publisher Tronc has acquired the Daily News, a storied New York tabloid newspaper that won a Pulitzer Prize this year but has been buffeted by th...