Chicago
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Dino-might: Field Museum’s Archaeopteryx may be the ‘most important fossil ever’May 06, 2024 6:12 pm - The Field Museum’s iconic T. rex, Sue, may be a little jealous. There’s a new exhibit in town, Archaeopteryx, and it’s “perhaps the most important fossil ever discovered,...
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As Chicago Trader Joe’s votes on unionizing, grocer fights other efforts
Apr 30, 2024 8:17 am - The outcome of a vote on unionizing a Trader Joe’s on Chicago’s North Side is unclear after ballots were tallied late Monday in a closely watched union election at the na...
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Off-duty Chicago police officer shot to death
Apr 21, 2024 8:38 pm - An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot to death early Sunday in Gage Park on the Southwest Side in what sources described as an apparent carjacking. Officers respond...
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Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs long-standing frustrations among Black residents
Apr 19, 2024 9:27 am - The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests...
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Chicago shooting kills 7-year-old girl and wounds 7 people including small children, police say
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Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop
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A woman is killed and 4 other people are wounded in a Chicago shooting early Sunday
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Report: Canada’s wildfires push Chicago to second most polluted major city in the U.S.Mar 19, 2024 7:07 pm - With an unfortunate boost from Canadian wildfires, Chicago’s air quality dropped a notch in 2023, identifying the city as the second most polluted in the United States, a...
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Ultrawealthy are souring on Chicago’s most elite neighborhood
Mar 19, 2024 7:03 am - When Ken Griffin left Chicago, the billionaire listed several of his high-end properties in the Gold Coast, the city’s most exclusive neighborhood. Two years later and he...
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Prosecutors in Chicago charge man with stabbing ex-girlfriend's 11-year-old son to death