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James ‘Jim’ Buckner, Chicago civic leader and longtime soccer volunteer, dead at 86on June 16, 2021 at 4:25 pm

When Jim Buckner's father Clarence became a dentist in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the 1920s, Black medical professionals there had trouble…

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Attorney General should take legal action in chemical plant explosion, Illinois EPA sayson June 16, 2021 at 4:35 pm

State environmental officials are asking Attorney General Kwame Raoul to take legal action against the company Chemtool after its chemical…

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Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fireon June 16, 2021 at 4:31 pm

JERUSALEM -- Israeli airstrikes hit militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday and Palestinians responded by sending a series…

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Greenpeace apologizes, local police slam Euro 2020 protesteron June 16, 2021 at 3:40 pm

MUNICH -- Greenpeace has apologized and Munich police are investigating after a protester parachuted into the stadium and injured two…

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For years US Army hid, downplayed extent of firearms losson June 16, 2021 at 3:17 pm

The U.S. Army has hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear, significantly understating losses and thefts even…

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France eases mask rules; will end nightly virus curfewon June 16, 2021 at 3:11 pm

PARIS -- France on Wednesday eased several COVID-19 restrictions, with authorities saying it's no longer always mandatory to wear masks…

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Daily Cubs Minors Recap: Hermosillo delivers again in Iowa win; Morel homers; An 8-run inning propels South Bend to win; Pinango records another multi-hit gameon June 16, 2021 at 3:48 pm

Cubs Den About Staff Stats Glossary The Den Podcast About the Logo About Cubs Den Top prospects lists Daily Cubs…

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26 people hit by gunfire in Chicago Tuesday — including 8 in a house in Englewood and 5 on the street in West Garfield Parkon June 16, 2021 at 2:02 pm

Twenty-six people were hit by gunfire in Chicago Tuesday, one of the most violent days of the year with eight…

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Zafiro Flamenco Festival celebrates 45 years of Ensemble Espanol’s love of the dance: ‘we are warriors’on June 16, 2021 at 2:00 pm

It hasn't been an easy year for any dance company, but for Chicago's Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater, COVID-19 hit…

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