Chicago
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Protesters keep up pressure on mayor over police shootings
Dec 31, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Activists are keeping up the pressure on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over fatal police shootings. Two dozen people protested at Emanuel's home Wednesday ev...
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Newly released emails reveal coordination after teen's death
Dec 31, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a white officer ...
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The Latest: Emails reveal coordination after teen's death
Dec 31, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The latest on the release of hundreds of documents related to the fatal shooting of black teenager by a white Chicago police officer (all times local): 2:...
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Chicago New Year's Eve to have 70-foot star rise up tower
Dec 31, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - This New Year's Eve marks a new celebration in Chicago that includes a 70-foot star rising 360 feet up a downtown hotel tower. TV host and actor Mario Lop...
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Chicago bus and train rides free on New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Revelers ringing in the new year in Chicago will be able to ride the bus and train for free. The Chicago Transit Authority announced Wednesday that free r...
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Darling gets rare start against Avs
Dec 31, 2015 12:00 am - DENVER - Scott Darling knows the drill. Unless the Blackhawks are playing back-to-back games, he's probably not getting a start. And sometimes not even then - Crawford p...
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan condemns police code of silence
Dec 30, 2015 10:00 pm - Outgoing U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday condemned a "code of silence" that he said erodes the most important asset at a police officer's disposal - pu...
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Chicago Blackhawks' Panarin finding his way in NHL
Dec 30, 2015 9:55 am - Let's start by dispensing with the notion that Artemi Panarin is some wide-eyed, overwhelmed kid wandering the streets of Chicago, alone and confused. He's a grown man, ...
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Injuries end season for Bears' Jeffery and GoldmanDec 30, 2015 8:45 am - The season is over for Bears Pro Bowl wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and rookie nose tackle Eddie Goldman, as both were placed on injured reserve Wednesday morning. It was...
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The Latest: All Chicago police patrol cars to have Tasers
Dec 30, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The latest on Chicago police shootings, including one in 2014 in which an officer has been charged with murder for killing a teenager (all times local): 2...