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 Thursday, Jan 11 A Tribune analysis finds that over the last 17 years, at least 75 women have been strangled or smothered in Chicago and their bodies dumped in vacant buildings, alleys, garbage cans, snow banks. Arrests have been made in only a third of the cases. |
| Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy is continuing his war of words with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, accusing the mayor of "sitting on the sideline" over the property tax assessment system run by Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios. |
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| Five women have accused actor James Franco, 39, of behavior they found to be inappropriate or sexually exploitative, the Los Angeles Times reports. |
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| Responding to a bombshell news report, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens acknowledged that he's been "unfaithful" in his marriage but denies allegations that he blackmailed the woman he had an extramarital affair with to stay quiet. |
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| An unexpected quarter-million demonstrators filled downtown during last year's Women's March on Chicago. Now organizers are preparing for their second rally, March to the Polls, set for Jan. 20. |
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| Wisconsin has stared a $1 million ad campaign to entice "disillusioned" Chicago millennials to seek greener pastures and jobs north of the state line. |
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| Paul Sullivan: The Cubs still are looking for another ace to replace Jake Arrieta, who remains unsigned as spring training approaches along with other major free agents such as Yu Darvish. |
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| Billionaire Ken Griffin, Illinois' richest man, has added to his already sizable real estate portfolio in Chicago, paying $58.75 million in November for the top four floors in the recently completed Gold Coast condominium building. |
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