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The A.J. Thomas Midwest Cash Register Company in Chicago’s West Loop is closing.

Chicago Public School officials said that they do not plan to shutter schools based on student performance, as they have in the past.

Chicago voters will decide whether to give City Hall the power to negotiate for cheaper power bills.  

The acronym EDM may sound more like a disease to puzzled parents. But the latest wave of electronic dance music has grown so popular, some political campaigns are using it to woo young voters. And Chicago’s playing a major role in that scene.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says some voters are disturbed by Republican opponent Richard Mourdock’s controversial statements about rape, and could split their ticket for his Democratic challenger.