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Man who admitted setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime
“I understand why it was interpreted that way, and I apologize for that, but no, the intent was not there,” Lu told WMAQ-TV before his arrest.
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Tropical storm remnants pound Gulf states with heavy rain after tornadoes hit the Midwest
The Midwest, meanwhile, was recovering from a strong line of storms that tore through parts of Illinois, Indiana and northern Kentucky on Wednesday.
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Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
President Donald Trump is not among the announced guests. He called the $850 million center a “total disaster” in a social media post in February.
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Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago. The guestlist for Thursday's dedication ceremony includes Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Bono, along with former Presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
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Lawmakers, stakeholders are ready for summer of data center negotiations
No plans are set, but everyone’s ready to sit down at the table.
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Federal appeals court says retrial is on the table for ex-ComEd CEO, lobbyist
The two members of the ‘ComEd Four’ previously saw their convictions for bribing ex-Speaker Madigan overturned.
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Advocates, patients file lawsuit to block ‘medical aid in dying’ law in Illinois
The lawsuit seeks to strike down the September-effective law for discrimination.
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The Chicago Cubs put reliever Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation
Boyd to get minor league rehab.
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Federal government seeks to halt the first U.S. reparations program for Black people
“Evanston has set a new precedent. It has shown that racial reparations are possible,” Simmons said.
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A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week
"It feels like you're stepping back into his world," Ward said of the grounds in Hyde Park, New York, that once were home to the Roosevelt family.
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A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week
Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image.
