Articles filed under Chicago
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Emanuel playing poker about plans for CPS tax hikeMay 23, 2017 11:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday played poker with his plan to tax downtown businesses and high net worth individuals to put the broke Chicago Public Schools on solid fin...
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Aldermen to relax shooting range rulesMay 23, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago aldermen are expected to put aside their fears of appearing to be soft on crime by reluctantly agreeing to relax the city's rigid rules on where shooting ranges ...
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Chicago-area teen expelled in grade scheme returns to classMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 15-year-old suburban Chicago student expelled for taking part in a scheme to hack into his school's grading system is back in class. The Chicago Tribune...
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After England bombing, Chicago reminds people to be alertMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago emergency-management officials are reminding residents to report anything suspicious that could indicate possible terrorist activity. A Tuesday st...
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Gov. Raimondo travels to Chicago for fundraiserMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's governor has traveled to Chicago to attend a political fundraiser. The office of Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo said she traveled t...
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Judge lets lawsuit by Muslim mistaken for terrorist proceedMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says a Muslim woman has made plausible claims that Chicago police violated her rights by mistakenly identifying her last year as a potenti...
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Areas outside of arenas becoming a bigger priorityMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Even before the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a Manchester, England, arena Monday night, the Chicago Cubs were evaluating ways to make the area ...
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Police: Student killed by hammer throw didn't pay attentionMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - Police say a suburban Chicago college student was not paying attention when he was struck and killed by a hammer thrown at a track and field meet la...
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Joliet Central students build prosthetic hand for boy, 11May 23, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Students at a suburban Chicago high school have built a prosthetic hand for an 11-year-old who lost the fingers on his right hand in a firework accid...
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Chicago area school to send new diplomas after finding errorMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - OSWEGO, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a suburban Chicago school district say they're issuing hundreds of new diplomas after an incorrect signature was discovered on diplomas ...