Chicago
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Chicago police alter policy on force following backlash
Mar 07, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A draft of a new Chicago Police Department use-of-force policy released Tuesday would give officers more latitude in deciding when to fire their weapons, ...
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Jewish school in Chicago evacuated after bomb threat
Mar 07, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say students were evacuated for nearly two hours from a Jewish grade school in Chicago after someone called in a bomb threat. Police shut down...
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Judge to rule on Singapore teen's asylum case this month
Mar 07, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago immigration judge will decide this month whether a Singapore teenager arrested for online posts mocking his government will be granted asylum in...
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Return of 'Voice' leads NBC to ratings victory
Mar 07, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Singing, dancing and Chicago was the formula NBC used for a weekly victory in the ratings. "The Voice" returned from a hiatus and earned three of the top...
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First baseman Abreu OK with some DH for Chicago White SoxMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Two years ago, Jose Abreu objected to serving as the Chicago White Sox's designated hitter and wasn't shy about expressing his preference for playing first base. But the...
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Projecting where Illini defensive players could be draftedMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Although Lovie Smith's initial Illinois team struggled through a disappointing 3-9 season in 2016, four players from the defensive front seven got invitations to the NFL...
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CTA plans 70th anniversary bash
Mar 06, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Transit Authority is making plans for its 70th birthday. The authority is marking its October anniversary throughout 2017. Festivities will in...
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Hearing to be held on constitutionality of Gliniewicz charge
Mar 06, 2017 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A judge has ordered an April 12 hearing on the constitutionality of charges filed against the widow of a suburban Chicago police officer who killed...
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Man sought in strangulation death of Chicago-area lawyer
Mar 06, 2017 6:00 am - NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) - Police say they are searching for a man who's been charged with the strangulation death of a lawyer in his suburban Chicago office three months a...
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Authorities remove 9 unattended children from Chicago home
Mar 06, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say nine children who were left unattended in a dirty Chicago home have been taken to a hospital to be evaluated as a precaution. The Chicago ...