Articles filed under Chicago
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Smith hits first major-league home run in White Sox winJun 12, 2017 1:01 am - It was a balmy 94 degrees Monday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, and that always means there is a good chance baseballs are going to be flying over the fences. "We'll tr...
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Chicago White Sox draft Missouri State 3B Jake Burger at No. 11Jun 12, 2017 1:01 am - Monday was draft day, and you know what that means. Bust out the comps. After the Chicago White Sox picked Jake Burger - a slugging third baseman from Missouri State Uni...
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Lessons Chicago Cubs learned vs. Mets and how they still applyJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Coming to Citi Field elicits memories of October 2015. Then, a young, ascendant Chicago Cubs team hit the bright lights not too far from Broadway after beatin...
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Des Plaines chef competes for steak masterJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Des Plaines resident Ernesto Ordonez is the new regional champion of LongHorn Steakhouse's Steak Master Series. Ordonez, who was born and raised in Pachuca Hidalgo, Mex...
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Cook County Jail emerges from 43 years of federal oversightJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Four decades ago, overcrowding and poor staffing in the Cook County Jail led to federal court oversight of the sprawling complex on the Southwest Side. But last week, U....
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Authorities: 2 wounded in shooting at beach in ChicagoJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say two 16-year-old boys were shot and critically wounded at a beach in Chicago, prompting the beach to be cleared of visitors and closed. Pol...
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Imrem: Chicago Cubs' confidence fragile at the momentJun 11, 2017 5:01 pm - Adam West and the Chicago Cubs could converge only in the twisted mind of a sports columnist. For those of you under 100 years old, West played the title role in the "Ba...
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Broadway vet tours back to Chicago as 'The King and I' leadJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic 1951 musical “The King and I” is once again a major part of Jose Llana's life. The actor has starred in two different Tony Award-winnin...
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France honors Illinois WWII veteran who captured 21 GermansJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - France is honoring a suburban Chicago veteran who single-handedly captured 21 German soldiers during World War II. The Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/2sm...
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School funding overhaul dispute centers on CPS dollarsJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - After years of unsuccessful attempts, Illinois lawmakers have approved a plan to overhaul the state's antiquated method for funding public schoo...