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Reports: Chicago schools to announce all-remote learning
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools is expected to announce Wednesday that it will start the school year with all-remote learning in response to coronavirus concerns, according to published reports. The Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune, citing unnamed sources, said the announcement will be made...
Chicago schools to begin fall remotely, dropping hybrid plan
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s mayor on Wednesday announced that the nation’s third-largest school district will not welcome students back to the classroom, after all, and will instead rely only on remote instruction to start the school year. The city's decision to abandon its plan to have students...
Man killed in Chicago shooting was local rapper, police say
A man who was fatally shot as he stood with another man on one of Chicago's most fashionable streets was a local rapper, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the man as 26-year-old Carlton Weekly of the suburb of Markham. Chicago police spokesperson Tom Ahern on Wednesday confirmed...
Police: Chicago police officer shot, suspect in custody
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer was shot and seriously wounded early Wednesday on the city's West Side by a suspect who fired at officers from a third-floor window, the city's police superintendent said. Officers called to the scene about a domestic incident were on the ground outside a home...
Kimbrel shaky again, Cubs hold off Royals for 5th win in row
CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward, Jason Kipnis and Willson Contreras homered and the Chicago Cubs overcame another shaky outing by closer Craig Kimbrel to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Kimbrel took over to begin the ninth inning with a 5-2 lead, but struggled again...
3 shot, 1 fatally in violence on fashionable Chicago street
CHICAGO (AP) — A shooting on one of Chicago’s most fashionable streets Tuesday left one person dead and two others injured, according to authorities. Two shooters jumped from separate vehicles and opened fire on a group of people standing outside shops on Oak Street, said Deputy Chief Daniel...
Man charged in shooting death of 9-year-old Chicago boy
CHICAGO (AP) — A 39-year-old convicted felon appeared to be “hunting” for somebody to shoot shortly before he opened fire and killed a 9-year-old boy as he played in front of his Chicago home, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Darrell Johnson has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal...
No masks, no distance: Pandemic wedding horrors for vendors
NEW YORK (AP) — Wedding planners, photographers and other bridal vendors who make the magic happen have a heap of new worries in the middle of the pandemic: no-mask weddings, rising guest counts and venues not following the rules. Now that weddings have slowly cranked up under a patchwork of ever-shifting...
Abreu, Moncada HR; White Sox spoil Brewers home opener, 6-4
MILWAUKEE (AP) — José Abreu hit a tying, two-run homer in the seventh inning, Leury García scored on a wild pitch in the eighth and Yoan Moncada added a solo shot in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox over Milwaukee 6-4 in the Brewers' belated home opener Monday night. “I was thankful...
Bryant homers, Mills shines as surging Cubs beat Royals 2-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant homered in his return to the lineup and Alec Mills pitched seven effective innings, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive win. Javier Báez had a sacrifice fly and a nice play in the field as NL Central-leading...
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