Protesters walked downtown streets for many hours Friday, at times blocking traffic and demanding attention from holiday shoppers to vent their anger over the failure of grand juries to issue indictments in police killings of unarmed African-Americans in New York and Missouri.
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A Bears fan attacked outside Soldier Field says police have it all wrong: He and his buddy weren't attacked by Cowboys fans, they were stabbed by fellow Bears fans for saying something nice about the Packers.
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Newly installed Archbishop Blase Cupich has declined to add Chicago police officers to his existing security detail at Holy Name Cathedral's rectory, where he resides.
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The father of an 11-year-old boy who lost a leg when he was struck by a Metra train while chasing a school bus said Friday he is grateful for the generosity of strangers who have reached out to help the cash-strapped family just weeks before Christmas.
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Rolling Stone's now-discredited story of a sexual assault at the University of Virginia is a tale of two horrors: a brutal gang rape at a fraternity house and the university's tepid response to the young woman who reported it.
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On Oct. 13, conservative gadfly and mayoral hopeful William Kelly filed paperwork with the Illinois State Board of Elections disclosing that he'd lent his campaign fund — Friends of William J. Kelly — the generous sum of $100,000.
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When Speaker Michael Madigan adjourned the Illinois House last week, he closed with the traditional Latin phrase "sine die" or "until we meet again." That signaled adjournment until January when new lawmakers take their seats.
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U.S. employers added the largest number of workers in nearly three years in November and wage gains picked up, a sign of economic strength that could draw the Federal Reserve closer to raising interest rates.
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Delia*s said it is liquidating assets and will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection “in the very near term,” becoming the second teen retailer to go out of business in as many days.
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Chicago's Magnificent Mile is the eighth most expensive shopping street in the Americas, according to an annual report from brokerage firm Cushman and Wakefield.
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President Barack Obama met late Friday afternoon with Illinois Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner and other incoming governors, leading Rauner to judge it a "terrific day" that included discussions about improving the state's infrastructure and economy.
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A judge has denied an attempt to hold a secret hearing on the issue of whether President Barack Obama's close friend and former state public health chief should be declared a hostile witness in the federal grant scam trial of a Chicago couple.
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Getting a boot off your car in Chicago could soon become a bit easier, but the convenience will likely come at a cost.
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Jon Lester will turn 36 before the final year of a six-year contract that several suitors reportedly are offering.
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Brandon Marshall remained at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Friday with a lung injury that could sideline him for the Bears’ final three games.
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Before President Theo Epstein was checking his cell phone for text messages between answers, Ryan Dempster revealed his sales pitch to Jon Lester in his new role with the Cubs.
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A 22-year-old newcomer, U.K. soul-pop singer Sam Smith, joined Grammy mainstays Beyonce and Pharrell Williams with six nominations each on Friday for the 57th annual Grammy Awards.
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Despite the ponderous title, the Smashing Pumpkins' ninth studio album, "Monuments to an Elegy" (Martha's Music), is practically lighthearted by Billy Corgan standards. Corgan hasn't gone all One Direction on us, but it's by far his most concise, pop-oriented album as the sole remaining...
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The diva sat at the conference table, pen in hand, taking notes and occasionally offering comments on administrative matters and programming ideas. Twelve hours earlier, she'd been elsewhere in the building: on the stage singing one of her signature roles as the Countess in Richard Strauss'...
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If you're like me, you approach December with an eye toward what you won't do, as much as what you will.
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'Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere'
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Q: We have just started selling our house and our real estate agent wants to take aerial pictures using a drone. It sounds interesting but we don't want to get involved in anything that is not legal. Can you give us some guidance?
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Q. Our condominium bylaws contain a provision prohibiting noxious or offensive activities that are an annoyance or nuisance to other unit owners or occupants of the property. This provision seems arbitrary to me.
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As Toyota sees it, the future isn't some fuzzy, far-off point in the distance. It's here in the form of a midsize sedan I was able to drive this week, when the Japanese automaker made its bold bet on hydrogen.
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Forget martinis and femme fatales; the constant running through 50 years of James Bond movies has been Martin, Aston Martin.
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