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"Having world-class infrastructure is essential to our city's goals of quality of life and economic opportunity for residents," said Emanuel in a statement.

The Illinois House sounded the death knell Monday for a century-old legislative scholarship program long abused by politicians who passed out tuition waivers to children of relatives, political cronies and campaign contributors.

Chicago has never had a large Albanian population, and no real Albanian neighborhoods.

Zack Ruelas, a third-grade teacher at the Near West Side's St. Malachy School, was named one of 10 Golden Apple Award winners on May 10, 2011.

A police officer fired a shot but did not hit anyone following a car chase and collision that ended with the capture of two shooting suspects on the Near West Side.

Chicago police guard a crime scene near the corner of Hastings and Throop streets the morning of May 6, 2012.

CHICAGO - A suspicious package prompted a police response to the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago campus on the Near West Side Wednesday night.

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