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U.S. protesters gather in San Jose, Berkeley, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City to protest following the re-election of Donald Trump.
2024-11-6

"Gasteranthus extinctus", an orange wild flower that is a member of the Gesneriaceae family, is rediscovered in Ecuador after being considered extinct for 36 years. The study of the flower's rediscovery is published by the journal "PhytoKeys" and the Field Museum in Chicago.
2022-04-15

The Chicago Teachers Union votes to defy an order by the public schools to return to in-person instructions over COVID-19 concerns.
2021-01-24

American singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to 11 additional sex-related felonies during a court hearing in Chicago.
2019-06-6

A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, reports 26 percent of cancer patients can't afford to pay for their treatment, and 18 percent can't afford their prescriptions.
2016-06-3

At least eight people are killed and 45 wounded in shootings over the weekend across Chicago.
2015-09-21

Teachers go back to work in Chicago after the union leadership votes to suspend its strike while the membership reviews a tentative pact with mayor Rahm Emanuel.
2012-09-19

Three protesters are arrested in a police raid ahead of this weekend's 60-nation NATO summit in the U.S. city of Chicago.
2012-05-19

The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in the US city of Chicago.
2011-05-17

At least 40 people were shot over the weekend across Chicago, with seven of them slain, Chicago Tribune reported.
2010-06-20