Chicago Informer

A three-year contract finalized by Naperville Unit District 203 board members Wednesday amounts to an approximate 2 percent increase over the next three years for the district’s 1,300 teachers. Full News here – DailyHerald.com > Local News

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Lang Steps Aside As Gambling Expansion Sponsor Over 'Perceived Conflict' Lou Lang sponsored gambling legislation proposing more casinos in areas including Rockford, citing revenue for the state and more jobs. The most recent plan, which calls for five new casinos including in Rockford and Chicago, has cleared the Senate and … Full News here – [...]

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A CTA bus driver, in full uniform, was recorded threatening employees at a fast food Chicago restaurant. The video, uploaded to YouTube on May 14, 2013, shows a black CTA bus driver going bananas at an unidentified Taco Bell drive-thru window, because someone put tomatoes on his tacos. “I work 10 hours a day and [...]

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A man impersonating a police officer pulled over a northwest suburban student as she was drove to school Monday, searching her car before letting her leave, Pioneer Press is reporting. Full News here – WFLD – Crime

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The familiar anti-Detroit chants started hours before the game as the crowd gathered outside Gates 2 and 3 along Madison Street, continued through pregame warmups and spilled into the start of the first period — interrupted only by a sustained United Center-shaking roar through the national anthem. A few hours later, they giddily spilled out [...]

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Two Hispanic women and an older white man got into a bloody battle over rap music on a South Side CTA bus… and Chicago News Report has the violent footage! The incident took place on a southbound #62 bus on May 11, 2013. According to Octavio Veliz, the person who recorded the fight, the shit [...]

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CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Trout had two hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Hank Conger reached on Conor Gillaspie’s error to start the inning and scored on Trout’s sharp single to right off reliever Matt [...]

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Kromer installing Saints philosophy that protection starts from inside outDan Pompei column.      Full News here – Sports – chicagotribune.com

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A schism within the Illinois Republican party came to a head on Thursday with key donor Ron Gidwitz telling the Chicago Sun-Times the conservative faction of the GOP was “destroying” the party’s chances in next year’s statewide elections by bungling an internal feud over a social issue. “The state central committee — a faction of [...]

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No one matched all the numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing and the jackpot for the multi-state lottery has grown to an estimated $ 270 million. Full News here – WFLD – News

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CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum has his choice for best starter right now in the major leagues: Travis Wood. Wood pitched impressively into the seventh inning to outduel Lance Lynn, Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer and the Cubs snapped the St. Louis Cardinals’ six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory. Wood (3-2) [...]

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No one matched all the numbers drawn in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing and the jackpot for the multi-state lottery game increased to $ 154 million. Full News here – WFLD – News

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Group says even Cullerton’s union-supported plan is unacceptable— Senate President John Cullerton says one good reason to support his pension reform plan is that the unions won’t sue because they’re in on the deal, but already a group of retired teachers is prepared to go to court if the proposal becomes law.      Full News [...]

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Fat lip keeps motormouth Bulls guard silent Tuesday, but his play in postseason speaks volumesFat lip keeps motormouth Bulls guard silent Tuesday, but his play in postseason speaks volumes.      Full News here – Sports – chicagotribune.com

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The deadline for Illinois state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law is just a month away. ABC 7′s Paul Meincke visits the last state to put such a law into effect – Wisconsin. Full News here – Chicago news and local news video for the Chicago area from WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago

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