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In this April 22, 2015, file photo, a sign at a recruiting station for Leslie's Pool supplies boasts that it is a great place to work during a National Career Fairs job fair, in Chicago. The Labor Department released employment data for April on Friday, May 8, 2015. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Brandon Scherff walks onto the stage after being drafted fifth by Washington in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Chicago. (Jeff Haynes/AP Images for Panini) **FILE**
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces after the Washington Redskins selects Iowa offensive lineman Brandon Scherff as the fifth pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Iowa offensive lineman Brandon Scherff poses for photos after being selected by the Washington Redskins as the fifth pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selects Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston as the first pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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President Obama walks on a path across the snow covered South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One in Washington, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, en route to Chicago, on Feb. 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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FILE - In a Dec. 2, 1963, file photo George Halas, left, the owner and coach of the Bears, and George Allen, defensive coach for the Bears, work at the football draft held at the Sheraton Hotel on Dec. 2, 1963, in Chicago. The NFL Draft will be held in Chicago beginning Thursday, April 30, 2015. (Ed Wagner Sr./Chicago Tribune, via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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The owner of a Chicago-area bar is defending a two-way mirror installed facing the toilets in the women's bathroom after a local comedian's YouTube video of the mirror went viral. (Yelp/Sean G.)
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Mysterious signs are turning up in Chicago that liken the city's homeless population to rats and other vermin. (Image: CBS News Chicago screenshot)
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In this Oct. 12, 2012, file photo, newly appointed Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett speaks at a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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Portable toilets are seen being delivered to Wrigley Field in Chicago, Tuesday, April 7, 2015, before a Chicago Cubs game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (AP Photo/Chicago Tribune, Zbigniew Bzdak)
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel smiles as he pints to a sign during a victorious election night at Plumbers Local 130 Union Hall, Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in Chicago. Emanuel won re-election Tuesday as voters in Chicago’s first mayoral runoff decided that, despite his brusque management style, the former White House chief of staff was best equipped to deal with the dire financial challenges facing the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Maryland's Richaud Pack (20) heads up court against Michigan State in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Maryland's Jake Layman (10) looks to pass under pressure from Michigan State's Denzel Valentine (45) and Matt Costello (10) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Michigan State's Travis Trice (20) shoots in front of Maryland's Jake Layman (10) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws a pass against Chicago Bears defensive tackle Stephen Paea (92) during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears defensive tackle Stephen Paea (92) celebrates after his sack against the Seattle Seahawks with teammate Lance Briggs (55) during the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Phyllis Schlafly of Alton, Ill., in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1977, says that she won?t seek the U.S. Senate seat held by Charles H. Percy, also a Republican, in the March 21 primary. Mrs. Schlafly, allied with several conservative causes, conducted the press conference outdoors in Chicago?s subfreezing weather. (AP Photo)
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President Barack Obama speaks in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, during an event to designate the Pullman neighborhood a national monument, commemorating African-Americans who served as porters, waiters and maids on the iconic Pullman sleeper cars. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **