Articles filed under Chicago
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FBI agent to thief driving off in his SUV: 'You don't want to do this'Jul 05, 2017 11:00 pm - When an FBI agent realized a teenager had snuck behind the wheel of the SUV the agent had left running at a West Side gas station early Monday morning, he tried to let t...
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Lawyer for indicted judge claims feds targeted her because of her jobJul 05, 2017 11:00 pm - The lawyer for indicted Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien accused federal prosecutors Thursday of unfairly targeting his client because of her job. Ricardo Meza ma...
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Imrem: Can the Cubs win the NL Central by default?Jul 05, 2017 5:01 pm - The Cubs play a colossal one-game series today against the … Brewers? Colossal game? Look, some people make a living by making fun of all things Wisconsin. I'm not amon...
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Cause of barn fire that killed 18 horses under investigationJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Eighteen horses died and two people were injured in a Wednesday morning fire at a barn in the southwest Chicago suburb of Plainfield, fire offici...
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Pregnancy centers sue Illinois over new abortion notice lawJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Christian crisis pregnancy centers in some Chicago suburbs are challenging a change in an Illinois law that now requires medical professionals to notify p...
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Roosevelt University gets $1.4M grant to train teachersJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Roosevelt University in Chicago has received a $1.4 million grant to train students to be math and science teachers in high-need public schools. The Natio...
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Chicago man killed in July Fourth fireworks explosionJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities in Chicago say a 42-year-old man was killed when a fireworks tube that didn't ignite suddenly went off and struck him in the head. Chicago pol...
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Bag tax missing revenue goal but city touts drop in use of disposablesJul 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Cook County's soda tax may have been stalled by a court order, but Chicago's tax on disposable bags - in effect for six months - is not bringing in as much cash as the c...
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Young child's body found after fire in vacant Markham homeJul 04, 2017 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a young child has been found following a fire in a vacant suburban Chicago home. WLS-TV reports (http://abc7.ws/2tdRO4Z ...
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Cleanup continues at derailed freight train site, oil spillJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The effort to clean up 40,000 gallons of crude oil continues south of Chicago where a freight train derailed last week. Canadian National Railway...