Chicago
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Ratings agency: Tax hike could fix Chicago school finances
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A credit ratings agency says for the Chicago Public Schools to work its way out of debt it must consider a property tax hike of more than $400 million ann...
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Chicago Public Schools mandate 4 furlough days for staff
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Public Schools has mandated four unpaid furlough days this school year for its teachers and staff. In a letter sent Friday to district employe...
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Timeline of Chicago police force's reputation for brutality
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released the findings of its yearlong investigation of the Chicago Police Department. The probe, which was launched ...
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Justice Department issues scathing report of civil rights abuses by Chicago Police Department
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Justice Department issues scathing report of civil rights abuses by Chicago Police Department. ...
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Report says Chicago police violated civil rights for years
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday laid bare years of civil rights violations by Chicago police, blasting the nation's second-largest department for using e...
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Getaway driver sentenced for Kearney credit union robbery
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - The man who drove two others back to Chicago after they robbed a Kearney credit union has been sent to prison. The Kearney Hub (http://bit.ly/2ikBew...
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Federal agencies agree to better address lead contamination
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - A new joint agreement between federal agencies aims to deal with lead contamination of subsidized housing in the wake of the crisis in East Chi...
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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...