Man Finds $4.85 Million Lotto Ticket in Cookie Jar
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A Chicago-area man is thankful he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar — it turned him into a millionaire.
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Goats to clean up at Chicago’s O’Hare International
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If they had passports, they’d probably eat them.
A herd of about 25 goats will soon arrive at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and go to work munching weeds and invasive plants on about 120 acres of airport-owned land that is difficult to get to with traditional landscaping equipment.
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Gun rights group hopes to arm Chicago, other major U.S. cities
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As talks of gun rights and gun violence spark controversy throughout the nation and Chicago, a Houston-based gun advocate group is hoping to get into the line of fire.
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10-year-old boy among victims as more than 20 shot on one Chicago day
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A 10-year-old boy was shot Wednesday in Chicago toward the end of a day that saw at least three people slain and 20 others wounded, police and local media said.
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Flash floods as heavy rains soak Midwest
A massive storm system carrying potentially severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and possibly even tornadoes was soaking the nation’s midsection on Thursday, with flash floods reported in Chicago and heavy rain expected to cause major flooding along the Mississippi River.
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Sinkhole swallows three cars on Chicago’s South Side
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A driver was hospitalized Thursday after a large sinkhole opened up in the middle of the street and swallowed three cars on Chicago’s South Side, police said.
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Murders fall 42 percent in America’s deadliest city: Chicago
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Three months after Chicago notched the most murders in the nation, officials are touting a dramatic downturn in crime.
In the first quarter of the year, murders dropped 42 percent over the same period last year and shootings were down 27 percent — reductions that authorities say were fueled by anti-gang initiatives.
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Across the country, St. Patrick’s Day comes early
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With bagpipes galore and plenty of Guinness, Irish-American revelers – and their less lucky non-Irish counterparts – celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with parades across the country on Saturday.
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How deep is it? Show us your snow photos #NBCNewsPics
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As the latest snow storm moves across the Midwest to the east coast, share your snow photos with us. Please add the hashtag #NBCNewsPics to your photos on Instagram and Twitter.
See our collection of photos across the country and upload your own here.
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Drew Peterson sentenced to 38 years for wife’s death
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Former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds
Prosecutors on Friday filed criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against former Chicago Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., accusing him and an unnamed co-conspirator of misusing $750,000 in campaign funds.
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Two charged with murder in Hadiya Pendleton shooting
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Two suspects have been charged in last month’s shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago girl who performed at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, police announced Monday night.
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Shooting victim Hadiya Pendleton’s mother to attend State of the Union
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The mother of Chicago gun-violence victim Hadiya Pendleton will attend the State of the Union address as a guest of First Lady Michelle Obama, who attended the 15-year-old’s funeral over the weekend, White House aides said Monday.
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‘Too young to leave us’: Hundreds mourn slain Chicago teen at funeral
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Hadiya Pendleton was remembered by many today as a smiling young girl full of laughter and love.
First lady Michelle Obama and hundreds of supporters attended a funeral for the slain teen Saturday at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago.
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Source: Michelle Obama to attend funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, 15, who was gunned down in Chicago
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First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral of a 15-year-old girl gunned down last week in Chicago, a White House source said.
The first lady will travel to Chicago on Saturday and attend the funeral for Hadiya Pendleton at Calahan Funeral Home, according to the source. She will attend along with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
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