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Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents, dies
Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died He was 80. Davis died Saturday at Rusk Institute in Chicago from leukemia. That is according to his manager, Jonathan Brill of Opus 3 Artists. Davis had been managing the disease for 1 1/2 to 2 years...
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New president and CEO resigns from Rainbow PUSH Coalition
A North Texas pastor has stepped down from his position as CEO and president of a civil rights movement that was previously led by Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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Dallas pastor resigns as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Dr. Frederick Haynes, III, the senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas and the president of Rainbow Push Coalition, has stepped down from leadership less than a year after being with the organization.
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North Texas pastor resigns from Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Dr. Frederick Haynes III has announced that he is resigning from CEO and President of the Rainbow Push Coalition effective immediately.
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Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say
Romeo Nance shot himself after a confrontation with police in Natalia, TX, near San Antonio.
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Carjacking thwarted in Chicago because suspects couldn't drive stick shift
An attempted carjacking on the Gold Coast of Chicago was foiled because the suspects failed to operate the vehicle’s manual transmission.
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Ground collision of two Boeing planes in Chicago sparks FAA investigation
A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA will investigate the incident.
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Texas begins flying migrants from US-Mexico border to Chicago, with 1st plane carrying 120 people
After Chicago took a tougher stance on buses bringing migrants into the city from the Texas border, Texas has begun flying them to Chicago.
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104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after record-breaking skydive
Dorothy Hoffner, a lifelong Chicagoan and centenarian who recently set a world record for being the oldest person to ever participate in a tandem skydive, has passed away just a week after her incredible jump.
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Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans sues team chiropractor, alleging sexual abuse
Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled medalist from Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, alleging nearly a decade of “sexual abuse and harassment” by the team’s osteopathic medical provider while Evans trained and competed for the USA Bobsled team, her attorneys said Thursday.
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Immigrant girl on Chicago-bound bus from Texas died from infection, other factors, coroner says
An autopsy shows a bacterial infection and other factors caused the death of a 3-year-old girl on a bus carrying immigrants from Texas to Chicago last month, an Illinois coroner said Thursday.
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Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on a string of robberies
A Chicago television news crew has been robbed at gunpoint while they were reporting on a string of robberies.
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Shooting at Chicago White Sox game leaves 2 women injured, police say
Chicago police say a 42-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to the leg, and a 26-year-old woman had a graze wound to her abdomen
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Illinois man sentenced to prison for sexual assault of girl during remote-learning class
The assault took place at a home from which the girl was participating in class remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, prosecutors said
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United passenger plane with 24,000 pounds of supplies, aid heads from Chicago to Maui
As a passenger plane carrying 24,000 lbs. of supplies heads from O’Hare to Maui, here are other ways Chicagoans can help.
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Pups race to the finish line in Chicago Dachshund Derby
The annual race celebrated its third edition this Sunday.
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Chicago man kills 9-year-old girl because he was upset over noise, neighbors say
A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder after witnesses say an 8-year-old girl riding a scooter was fatally shot by someone upset over noise.
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Historic Illinois mansion hits the market for 2nd time in over a century. Take a look inside
An historic mansion in a northwest Chicago suburb will change hands for what is now only the second time in over a century.
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Watch: United Airlines emergency evacuation slide falls from plane into Chicago neighborhood
A recently surfaced video shows the moment an emergency evacuation slide fell from a plane into a backyard as it was landing at O’Hare International Airport.
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Dr. Frederick Haynes III serving as new president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition
NBC 5’s Vince Sims spoke with Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III about this historic day and his mission moving forward in the role as president.