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Fed sees faster time frame for rate hikes as inflation riseson June 16, 2021 at 9:34 pm

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back the…

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Bids in for Arlington Park sale — and Bears move still ‘on the table,’ mayor sayson June 16, 2021 at 9:45 pm

The fate of Arlington International Racecourse has been narrowed down to a list of potential buyers for the storied suburban…

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Afternoon Edition: June 16, 2021on June 16, 2021 at 8:00 pm

Good afternoon. Here's the latest news you need to know in Chicago. It's about a 5-minute read that will brief…

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Man told police his wife shot him before dying: Prosecutorson June 16, 2021 at 8:24 pm

Jacqueline Creekmore fired a gun at her husband after finding him in a car with another woman a few weeks…

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New corporation counsel vows to improve minority hiring, speed CPD compliance with consent decreeon June 16, 2021 at 6:52 pm

The first Hispanic woman ever to serve as Chicago's corporation counsel vowed Wednesday to improve the Law Department's dismal record…

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Bears coach Matt Nagy is right about Justin Fields, and this makes me uncomfortableon June 16, 2021 at 6:42 pm

It gives one pause when one finds oneself on the same page as Matt Nagy. The Bears head coach has…

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An expensive lesson in staying in one’s laneon June 16, 2021 at 7:04 pm

One of the saddest things that happens when you raise cows is the death of newborn calves. Most often, mama…

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It’s time for tough restrictions on ‘ghost guns’ that can’t be tracedon June 16, 2021 at 7:25 pm

It's not expensive or difficult to produce large numbers of untraceable firearms in the United States. Whether for private use,…

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Inquiry’s ‘nightmarish recollections’ speak volumes in Owen McCafferty’s ‘Titanic’on June 16, 2021 at 7:08 pm

It's been over 109 years since the ship named for a doomed race of Greek gods sank, but almost everybody…

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Jim Phelan, longtime basketball coach at Mount St. Mary’s, dies at age 92on June 16, 2021 at 7:52 pm

EMMITSBURG, Md. -- Jim Phelan, the bow-tied basketball coach who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St.…

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