Chicago
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Latest: Activists don't trust Chicago mayor to reform police
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Department of Justice's report from its yearlong investigation into the Chicago Police Department (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Blac...
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Feds: Excessive force a big problem for Chicago police
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Justice Department released the findings of its yearlong investigation into civil rights abuses by the Chicago Police Department going back years. The...
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6 arrested when protesters interrupt Chicago mayor's speech
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say six people were arrested after they disrupted Mayor Rahm Emanuel's speech during an interfaith breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr...
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Black man sues Evanston police for excessive force, arrest
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago police department is being sued for excessive force and false arrest by a black man who was pulled over for suspected car theft while h...
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Justice Department report on Chicago police is "sobering," promises to proceed with reforms
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Justice Department report on Chicago police is "sobering," promises to proceed with reforms. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. DEMOCRATS FIND TRUMP'S PICKS MORE REASONABLE THAN TRUMP If the...
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A look at recent federal civil rights investigations
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department is just the latest law enforcement agency investigated by the Department of Justice for possible civil-rights violations. Fe...
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White Sox sign Frazier, four pitchers to one-year contractsJan 13, 2017 12:01 am - Todd Frazier was one of five Chicago White Sox players agreeing to one-year contracts on Friday while avoiding salary arbitration. Settling on a $12 million deal for the...
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Investigation: Chicago police officers use unconstitutional force
Jan 13, 2017 12:00 am - A sprawling federal investigation into the Chicago police found that officers engage "in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force," part of larger, ingrained fail...
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Woman, ex-boyfriend charged in staged home invasion, dog's deathJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - A Maine Township woman and her ex-boyfriend have been charged with staging a home invasion at her residence, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart announced Friday. The woman,...