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Apr 11 2024
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Uber adds taxi option for Chicago riders
Uber riders in Chicago are seeing a new option in the app: a taxi. The ride-hailing company, which has long been blamed for a decline in taxi business, added the feature Thursday. But some Chicago cab drivers remain skeptical of the addition and bitter toward the company. Uber collaborated with taxi technology companies Arro and Curb Mobility, allowing about 2,600 Arro- and Curb-enabled
Chicago Sun-TimesApr 14 2024
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Temperatures dropping ahead of severe weather for Chicago area
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Sunday has been the warmest day of the year so far for Chicago as the area reached 80 degrees for the first time this year. The record temperature is 85 degrees and was set in 2003. A lake breeze is pulling cooler air into the area, and temperatures near the lake are falling. Monday will be sunny and quiet, though not as warm, with highs in the middle 70s. A lake breeze will
CBS News (Online)Apr 14 2024
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Lynx finalizing deal to swap draft picks with Chicago
The day before the WNBA draft is to commence, the Minnesota Lynx are already making one of the league's first moves, a source confirmed to the Star Tribune. Sunday morning the Lynx and Chicago were completing a trade: The Lynx are swapping first-round draft picks with the Sky, with Minnesota moving from No. 7 to No. 8. The Sky are also getting the rights to forward Nikolina Milic from the Lynx
Star TribuneApr 16 2024
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Illinois, Chicago health departments celebrate response to measles outbreak
CHICAGO — The heads of the Illinois and Chicago health departments are taking a victory lap on their response to the ongoing measles outbreak. “The response has been swift and although more work needs to be done, it’s continuing to show effectiveness,” Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Olusimbo Ige said it
WGNApr 16 2024
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Stray bullet hits window of school on Chicago's Northwest Side.
CHICAGO (CBS) – A stray bullet hit the window of a Chicago school after gunfire erupted Tuesday morning outside Intrinsic School's Belmont campus in the Hermosa neighborhood.
Broken glass covered the ground after Chicago police said a bullet shattered the outer pane of a window.
The bullet did not make it through the second layer of glass.
Intrinsic Schools CEO Melissa
CBS News (Online)Apr 06 2024
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Chicago Solar Eclipse Peak Time
If the weather cooperates—that's a big if—Chicago residents should see a partial eclipse between 12:51 p.m. and 3:22 p.m., reaching peak totality (around 94%) at 2:07 p.m. Naturally, the folks at the Adler Planetarium are ready to mark the occasion with a free indoor and outdoor (weather dependent) event with entertainment and education planned for the day. For the cost of a museum ticket,
Time MagazineApr 15 2024
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Chicago stadiums, arenas and real estate make for a playground for the wealthy
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though there’s an entire world going on out there I know nothing about. Take Chicago and stadiums. Take Chicago real estate, in general, and what goes with it. I mean, where is that drill-shaped Chicago Spire that was to be 116 stories tall at 400 N. DuSable Lake Shore Drive? It’s just a fenced-off hole in the ground and has been since 2008. I
Chicago Sun-TimesApr 09 2024
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Suburban Chicago apartment fire under investigation
CHICAGO (CBS) — An investigation is underway after an apartment fire in Carol Stream.
The call came in at 10:30 on Tuesday morning.
Fire officials said there did not appear to be any foul play. No injuries were reported.
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