Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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The Daily Mail 01 May 2024
Chicago's progressive mayor tried to bully his way into the funeral of a murdered cop - and only backed down on being warned the victim's sister would eject him ... The progressive mayor only backed off when Huesca's sister threatened to 'make a scene', according to Fraternal Order ......
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Progressive group sending 26M postcards to boost turnout in swing states

The Hill 01 May 2024
A progressive group will send 26 million postcards to boost voter turnout in 11 swing states ahead of the 2024 election. Progressive Turnout Project (PTP) a Chicago-based progressive political action committee (PAC), is launching its 2024 “Postcards to Swing States program” on Wednesday ... The postcards will reach voters in 11 states ... .......
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What to expect from the Fed meeting

CNN 01 May 2024
In his latest comments, the Fed chief asserted that there has been a “lack of further progress” on inflation, which was a pivot from ... “So far in 2024, that progress on inflation has stalled,” Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said earlier this month during an event in Chicago....
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Pro-Palestinian protests continue on Chicago campuses; here's what to know

Chicago Sun-Times 01 May 2024
Sivan Spector, a member of Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago’s Coordinating Committee — a progressive Jewish pro-Palestininan organization — said in a statement she had spent Sunday at the Northwestern protest encampment with other Jewish Chicagoans, where she felt welcomed and didn’t experience or see any antisemitism ... His parents have Chicago ties....
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Thousands of guns are seized each year in Tennessee. So what happens to them all?

The Tennessean 30 Apr 2024
Nearly 5,000 people have died by gun violence in 2024 ... 15, 2024. unbranded - Newsworthy ... Many progressive cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York destroy guns, while several conservative states in recent years have done the opposite, passing laws that ban the destruction of guns, in some cases after lobbying from the National Rifle Association....
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Sports on the air: Daily TV and radio schedule for Lubbock

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 28 Apr 2024
Texas Tech coach Wes Kittley previews Corky/Crofoot Shootout. The Texas Tech track and field team hosts its last home meet of the season Friday and Saturday. The Tech men are ranked No. 5, women No. 9 ... Not all channels are available on all TV packages ... St ... Cincinnati (Joined in progress), FM 97.3 ... — Chicago Cubs at Boston (Joined in progress), FM 97.3...
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Federal broadband program helping more than 300,000 Cook County residents set to expire

Chicago Sun-Times 27 Apr 2024
ACP’s end threatens educational progress, job security and health care access for low-income families in Chicago and beyond,” Woods said ... NOW services are expected to be available in the Chicago area in the coming weeks, according to Comcast....
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Red Sox will play Rafael Devers at DH in Game 1 vs. Cubs

Sportingnews 26 Apr 2024
The Boston Red Sox, after losing two out of three to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field have returned to Fenway Park to host the Chicago Cubs in a three-game series starting on Friday ... Chicago will have Shota Imanaga on the bump on Friday ... ....
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Bears lay out controversial $5B stadium proposal

Guam Pacific Daily News 25 Apr 2024
Oct 22, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; A general view of a logo painted on the sideline to honor the memory of former Chicago Bear and Hall of Famer Dick Butkus before a game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field ... He added, "This project will result in no new taxes on the residents of Chicago."...
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GRAINS-Wheat eases from 3-month top; dryness, supply woes curb downside

Hindustan Times 25 Apr 2024
SINGORE, - Chicago wheat slid on Thursday as the market took a breather after climbing in the previous session to its highest since late January, although dryness in key exporting countries and Russian attacks on Ukraine are likely to limit the decline ... Midwest, but wet weather is forecast for the region and could slow the progress in the fields....
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County Dems to choose Yarbrough replacement

Chicago Tribune 25 Apr 2024
(Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) ... Elected to the county board in 2022, Gordon is the former executive director of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, trustee at Prairie State Community College and director of government relations at Chicago State University ... (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)....
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Chicago schools do have an 'illiteracy epidemic,' but don't dismiss progress

Chicago Sun-Times 24 Apr 2024
Taal Hasak-Lowy’s recent op-ed about third grade illiteracy in Chicago was a powerful call to action about a really important issue ... But describing this problem without also acknowledging Chicago Public Schools' steady and impressive progress with it doesn’t advance the cause....
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