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WEATHER: Sunny, cool, pleasant
From Weather Channel sources (CHICAGO) A pleasant Sunday and start to the work week . Today I Sunny with a few clouds passing thru in the afternoon.High of 57. Low of 41. Monday | A mix of sunshine an...
Nov 13, 2016
Chicago chief to meet monthly with black student protesters
By Don Babwin, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s police chief has agreed to hold monthly meetings with a group of black high school students who had planned a demonstration protesting an...
Nov 12, 2016
Duckworth, Kirk hold meeting after contentious campaign
CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic Senator-elect Tammy Duckworth and defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Mark Kirk met at a Chicago delicatessen in a public effort to move past an intense election campaign. The...
Nov 12, 2016
Metra exceeds goal for on-time trains in October
(CHICAGO) Metra hit its monthly on-time performance goal with record numbers for October. During October, 97.4 percent of trains were on time, which exceeded the average of 95.7 percent for the past f...
Nov 12, 2016
CTA breaks record with 1.1 million L riders for Cubs parade
CTA photo (CHICAGO) More than 1.1 million Cubs fans took CTA trains took get to the World Series parade and rally last week, setting a single-day record for L passengers. The new high rail mark of 1,1...
Nov 11, 2016
Protest threat prompts high school to cancel Friday classes
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Catholic high school has canceled classes after a protest was announced targeting the institution for alleged racial slurs following demonstrations over a police-involved shoo...
Nov 11, 2016
Grubhub CEO repudiates Donald Trump in email to workers
CHICAGO (AP) - The co-founder of the Chicago-based food delivery service Grubhub is making clear his disdain for President-elect Donald Trump. CEO Matt Maloney wrote in an email to his workers that th...
Nov 11, 2016
Could Trump victory help Blago?
(CHICAGO) The election of Donald Trump as President could possibly help the cause of imprisoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. As the Chicago Tribune points out, Blagojevich needs either th...
Nov 10, 2016
Racial tension flares in mostly white Chicago neighborhood
CHICAGO (AP) - A largely white Chicago neighborhood that many police officers and firefighters call home has taken center stage this week in the city’s tensions over gun violence, race and polic...
Nov 10, 2016
Clashes as brother of man shot by Chicago officer is charged
CHICAGO (AP) - A neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side has been rocked by noisy confrontations between protesters and police supporters for the second time since the fatal shooting of a black...
Nov 09, 2016
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