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Former United Center employee charged in ticket scam
CHICAGO (AP) - A former employee at Chicago’s United Center is facing felony charges after he allegedly sent nearly $600,000 in ticket refunds that customers never asked for to his own accounts....
Dec 20, 2017
How IL Representatives voted on tax reform
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Here's the rundown on how the House members from Illinois voted on the sweeping tax reform bill. Illinois Democrats all voted no, right in line with what Chicago...
Dec 19, 2017
$1.95B high-speed rail project in final phase in IllinoisÂ
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A nearly $2 billion high-speed Amtrak rail project in Illinois is in its final phase of construction. The State Journal-Register reports that the Amtrak passenger service at s...
Dec 19, 2017
Metra to modify train schedules during holiday season
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago-area commuter rail agency says it’s modifying travel schedules and offering passes for unlimited travel during the holiday season. Metra says the $8 passes will allow ...
Dec 19, 2017
Durbin expects GOP tax plan to pass
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Today in Washington, the House is expected to vote on the GOP tax plan and the Senate Wednesday. Senator Dick Durbin expects it to pass even with Sen John McCain...
Dec 19, 2017
No more valedictorian, class ranks at Kankakee High School
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Kankakee High School will no longer have a valedictorian or salutatorian and is switching to a college-style Latin laude system starting with this year’s freshman class. Th...
Dec 19, 2017
Chicago, other cities, to get new federal prosecutors
CHICAGO (AP) - The Department of Justice says Chicago’s U.S. attorney’s office is getting additional staff prosecutors so it can do more to reduce violent crime. Attorney General Jeff Sess...
Dec 19, 2017
Roads near Foxconn site made into highways to access funding
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new state report shows that Wisconsin has converted local roads near the future Foxconn site into state highways so it can access funding for state road improvements. The Wiscon...
Dec 18, 2017
Northwestern symphony orchestra to perform in Asia in 2018
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra is heading to Asia. The university says student musicians will perform in three prestigious concert halls during the March 2018 spr...
Dec 18, 2017
Top member of Cook County prosecutor’s office resigns
CHICAGO (AP) - A top member of the Cook County prosecutor’s office has resigned after an internal review found he referred business to his old firm and it billed the county more than the county&...
Dec 18, 2017
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