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 Tuesday, Dec 19 The city agreed to pay $20 million to settle a code-of-silence lawsuit over a fatal crash caused by a drunken off-duty Chicago cop, sources said. |
| Republicans in Congress are set to push $1.5 trillion tax legislation through the House, rolling over a dozen GOP defectors from high-tax states. |
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| The teen had no gang ties, and police were looking into the possibility that the shooting could have been a case of mistaken identity. |
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| White Christmas forecast: 40 percent chance of snow in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service. |
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| Months after their chance meeting during a protest against the Trump administration's travel ban in February, two families marked their friendship with Hanukkah celebrations. |
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| Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened off an overpass south of Seattle. |
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| From doughnuts to poke bowls to French baked goods, here are the new restaurants opening up in and around Chicago. |
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| The 4-10 Bears are in last place again and facing a damage-control game on Christmas Eve against the 0-14 Browns at Soldier Field. So what happens if they lose on Sunday? |
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