Richard Daley

Richard Daley

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  Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race

  Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters more than most. But the family ... 

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  Cubs, Chicago close to Wrigley renovation deal

  Fans of the lovable losers have something to look forward to, after all. The city of Chicago and the Ricketts family that owns the Chicago Cubs are ... 

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  Parents, union to fight Chicago school closings

  Chicago Public Schools officials ended months of speculation when they released the list of 54 schools the city plans to close, but the pushback ... 

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  Chicago to close 54 schools to address $1B deficit

  Tens of thousands of Chicago students, parents and teachers learned Thursday their schools were on a long-feared list of 54 the city plans to close ... 

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  Prosecutors: Beavers lied about campaign money

  A powerful Chicago politician fond of playing slot machines spent thousands of dollars from his campaign coffers at a casino and then falsely declared ... 

• Suit: Answering calls, scanning emails deserves OT

  Does scanning emails and answering calls from bosses on your smartphone after hours constitute work that should be compensated? A lawsuit winding its ... 

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  Dem on trial seen as part of old Chicago politics

  The grizzled Chicago Democrat has compared himself to a virile hog, likened a then-chief prosecutor to a Nazi and bragged about directing government ...