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Employee shot to death at Edgewater carwash
A man who worked at an Edgewater carwash was shot to death there Thursday afternoon, authorities said.Chicago officials reject Rauner's pension bone amid budget veto
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner sought Thursday to ratchet up pressure on Democratic lawmakers to approve his pro-business, anti-union agenda, vetoing the bulk of the state budget while dangling an offer of pension relief for Chicago and Cook County.Judge again rejects mistrial in Indianapolis house explosion case
An Indiana judge on Thursday denied a defense request for a mistrial in the case of a man accused of planning a deadly Indianapolis house explosion, saying he didn't find any wrongdoing by prosecutors.Volo museum to keep 'Hazzard' car with Confederate flag on display
The director of the Volo Auto Museum said he's committed to keeping one of the original General Lee cars from the television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" on display, despite the fact that it sports a hand-painted Confederate flag on its roof.
Man who shot 2 McHenry Co. officers gets 135-year prison term
Scott Peters, who shot and seriously injured two McHenry County sheriff's deputies, will almost certainly spend the rest of his life in prison.Court's Obamacare decision keeps subsidies flowing to 232,000 in Illinois
The U.S. Supreme Court's new Obamacare ruling means Kathleen Duffy of Chicago can keep paying $108 per month for the health insurance that covers the treatment she's receiving for cancer in her bones and liver.Chicago video arcade plan advances
It's not the old-school scene of kids dropping tokens into Galaga machines, but the modern version of the video game arcade would have an easier time getting the go-ahead in Chicago under a plan aldermen advanced Thursday.Judge considers audio-only coverage of police commander's trial
A Cook County judge Thursday raised the possibility of allowing only audio coverage at the upcoming trial of a Chicago police commander on charges he shoved a gun into a suspect's throat and threatened to kill him.
Search ends for missing man in Island Lake pond
A nearly month-long search for a missing 59-year-old man led McHenry County Sheriff's deputies to a small pond in Island Lake on Thursday morning.With Rauner team in place, Tollway picks new director
Gov. Bruce Rauner completed his remake of the Illinois Tollway leadership team Thursday with the naming of Greg Bedalov as the agency's new executive director.Changes for teachers bring CPS contract talks to a halt
Proposed changes to how teachers do their jobs and are evaluated led to a breakdown in talks between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school board, officials said Thursday.Six face charges in retail thefts
Six men have been charged in connection to a string of thefts at retail stores throughout Northwest Indiana and Illinois that police said resulted in thousands of dollars in losses.
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