Chicago
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Rail union rejects agreement on jobs program for felons
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The union representing Chicago Transit Authority rail workers has come out against an extension of a jobs program for felons. The decision by Amalgamated ...
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Chicago police officer charged with felony sexual assault
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Bond is $75,000 for a Chicago police officer charged with felony criminal sexual assault for allegedly having sexual contact with an underage girl. Chicag...
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Additional mental health training given first responders
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police and firefighters are getting additional training on how to better respond to mental health emergencies. The training comes in the wake of t...
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Off-duty Chicago sergeant wounds person after shots fired
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say an off-duty Chicago police sergeant shot and wounded a person after someone in a vehicle opened fire on the sergeant and his companions on...
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Chicago aldermen request review of City Hall lawyers
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Several Chicago aldermen want the federal government to follow its report on the city's police department with a review of City Hall lawyers. The Chicago ...
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A look at next steps after damning report on Chicago police
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The release of a damning Department of Justice report, which found civil rights abuses permeate Chicago's 12,000-officer police force, was in many ways ju...
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34-year-old Chicago man ID'ed as man fatally shot by police
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities have identified a man fatally shot by a Chicago police officer as a 34-year-old Chicago man. The Cook County medical examiner says Herbert Joh...
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Victims of police misconduct skeptical of Justice report's impact
Jan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - One said he felt "vindicated." Another said police reform is still "doomed to fail." They are people who have been wrongfully convicted or whose family members have been...
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Rauner to sign bill requiring lead testing in schoolsJan 15, 2017 7:00 pm - A bill requiring all Illinois schools to test drinking water for lead contamination is expected to be signed Monday by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The bill, which was approved by...
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McDermott leads Bulls past GrizzliesJan 15, 2017 7:00 pm - Not sure if Fred Hoiberg ever received a puppy for his birthday when he was a kid. When it comes to unexpected gifts, though, it would be tough to top the one he got Sun...