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IL Can't Identify 12K+ Unclaimed Bodies
The real scandal was not the mass burial of unclaimed bodies and the indigent at a south suburban cemetery near 171st and Halsted. The scandal was that no one kept track of where the 12,700 bodies were placed.
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Long Grove Apple Haus to Close Its Doors
Many Chicagoans knew about only one place for fresh-baked apple donuts: the Long Grove Apple Haus. Now, they'll have to find another.
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Suarez Wants New Satellite Dish Rules
A Chicago Alderman wants to do something about all the satellite dishes that litter the exteriors of some apartment buildings.
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Statues Stolen from Elementary School
A statue that was part of a memorial to students who had died was stolen from outside a near north suburban elementary school.
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Unemployment Up in 5 Ill. Metro Areas
Unemployment dropped in five of Illinois' 12 metro areas and increased in five others during December when compared to a year earlier.
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Beverly Native Killed in Colo. Avalanche
A Mount Carmel High School graduate who was killed in an avalanche while skiing in Colorado was remembered Wednesday as a selfless and determined “lovable kid†who came from a “wonderful†family.
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Ill. Board of Education Seeks More Money
The Illinois State Board of Education is asking for $265 million more in state funding next year.
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State Employee Home Scene of Hate Crime
Three white teens accused of attacking a black teen, calling him the N-word and putting a noose around his neck, allegedly did so inside the Beverly home of a Cook County state’s attorney’s employee.
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Dad Pleads Not Guilty to Taping Up Girl
A South Side man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to binding his toddler in painter’s tape and posting a picture of the girl tied up in the blue adhesive on his Facebook page last year.
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Charter School Tips: Apply Now
Some people think charter schools are the way to go, and some don’t. But in neighborhoods where public schools are underperforming, these free public schools run by privatenon-profit groups may be a viable option for your children to get a better education.
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Man Charged with Shooting Girlfriend
After turning himself in to police, a South Side man has been charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend on Tuesday.
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Kirk 'Doing Well' After Second Surgery
Though Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk faces a long recovery, his doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital said he is doing better than anticipated a day after he suffered a stroke.
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Elderly Mob Thief Found Guilty
A federal judge found mob thief Arthur “The Genius†Rachel guilty Thursday of three of the four criminal charges he faced, including racketeering, for being part of a geriatric crew that planned to rob an armored car at a west suburban bank and break into the home of the late mob boss Angelo â€The Hook†LaPietra.
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Abbott Cuts 700 Jobs, Nearly 200 in IL
Illinois-based medical device and drugmaker Abbott Laboratories announced Wednesday it will lay off 700 employees, many in Illinois, as part of ongoing restructuring efforts.
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Illinois Powerball Player Wins $10K
No one walked away with the $120 million grand prize after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, and the jackpot grew to an estimated $146 million.
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Shedd Gets Rescued Baby Sea Otter
The Shedd Aquarium announced Thursday that it has acquired a 10-week-old orphaned southern sea otter pup from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as part of the conservation effort for the threatened population in California.
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Kennedys Developing Complex on River
The Kennedy family has some big plans for Wolf Point, near the Merchandise Mart on the Near North Side.
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Hull House Closing Sooner than Announced
The Jane Addams Hull House is closing sooner than expected.
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Bean Makes Top 10 World Landmark List
Chicago’s Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, aka the Bean, has made the list of Travel and Leisure’s best landmarks in the world.
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Grant Park to Get Major Makeover
North Grant Park is going to get a makeover that will include a climbing wall and skating rink.
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Some CPS Parents Do Not Want Longer Day
Mental exhaustion and time away from "family" activities: that's why some parents on Chicago’s southwest side are saying "no" to a longer school day at their kids’ elementary schools.
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All CPS Schools to Have Epinephrine Pens
The Chicago School Board has approved a plan to stock every public school with epinephrine pens.
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Groupon Kiosks Provide Daily Deals Fast
Chicago-based Groupon is setting up kiosks throughout the city, so people can get discounts on the go.
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Woman Allegedly Stabbed Husband to Death
A woman has been charged with stabbing her husband to death during a domestic dispute in their South Side Englewood home on Monday.
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Bulldog Unhurt after Elevator Encounter
A Chicago bulldog is lucky to be unhurt after it was dragged by the leash from the floor to the ceiling, as the owner rides the elevator up without his pup.
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