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Lightfoot blocks effort to delay recreational marijuana sales in ChicagoDec 17, 2019 10:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday shot down an attempt by the City Council's Black Caucus to delay sales of recreational marijuana in Chicago for six months to give Afri...
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Renee Fleming leads emotionally complex 'Light in the Piazza' at Lyric Opera of ChicagoDec 17, 2019 9:00 am - “The Light in the Piazza” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's no wonder that Grammy Award-winning American opera soprano Renée Fleming would champion “The Light in the Piazza.” This six-tim...
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Ailing or no, Ruth Bader Ginsburg maintains busy public lifeDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In the course of a year, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had lung surgery to remove cancerous growths and radiation for a tumor on her pancreas. More r...
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Chicago: Stop feeding the raccoons along the lakefrontDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago city agencies are telling people to stop feeding the raccoons that populate the city's northern lakefront. People are hand-feeding kitchen scraps ...
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Indiana University fraternity suspended after assault claimDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University has suspended a fraternity pending the outcome of an investigation into a fight between some of its members and members of a ...
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Chicago Police overhauling detective divisionsDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - The Chicago Police Department said Tuesday that it is beefing up its detective ranks and spreading them around the city in the hope that it can catch up to departments i...
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Funeral services Saturday for ex-Gary mayor Richard HatcherDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Funeral services for former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher are set for Saturday at the northwestern Indiana city's Genesis Convention Center, where Hatcher...
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Detroit man pleads guilty in NW Indiana jewelry store heistDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A Detroit man has pleaded guilty in a smash-and-grab robbery during which he and two others allegedly stole more than $1 million in jewelry from a n...
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Southern Illinois doctor convicted of killing estranged wifeDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois doctor accused of killing his estranged wife and burning the body was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder. Brian Burns i...
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Chicago student pleads not guilty in IS computer coding caseDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - Chicago (AP) - A Chicago college student pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a terrorism charge accusing him of writing computer code that could help Islamic State bypass prog...