Chicago
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2 more students file strip search lawsuits
Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Two more Chicago Public Schools students have filed lawsuits claiming they were illegally strip searched at school. According to one lawsuit, a former eighth-grade girl ...
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2 cops fired by Chicago Police Board
Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago Police Board has dismissed two veteran police officers. Records show one was fired after the board concluded she had a relationship with a convicted felon. A...
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Police: Mother and infant found dead
Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago police say a mother and her infant daughter have been fatally shot in an apartment on the city's near South Side. Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond says a ...
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Illinois governor hires Drew Peterson's PR firm
Jan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois' embattled governor has hired the same public relations firm that represents former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson. That decision by Gov. Rod Blagojev...
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Two more arrests in Elburn teen's deathJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The last two suspects accused of dumping an Elburn teen's body in a Chicago alley more than a year ago have been taken into custody, officials said Friday. Kane County ...
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Motorola cuts 497 jobs in LibertyvilleJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. told the State of Illinois that it will eliminate 497 jobs at its Libertyville campus. An additional 49 will come at its Chicago office. T...
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Blagojevich asks newspapers for help with trial
Jan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - At least two Illinois newspapers' editorial boards have responded negatively to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's request for papers to urge the state Senate to change the rules of...
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Chicago schools to ban fans from some games
Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Public School administrators say a recent spike in violence has driven them to take the rare step of barring fans from some high school basketball games. Sports ...
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Reproductive Options sues over trademarkJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Reproductive Options of Illinois Inc., a company that provides egg-donor services for infertile couples, sued an Ohio- based competitor for trademark infringement. Conce...
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Ex-cop admits beating man in wheelchair
Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - A Chicago police officer captured on a hospital videotape beating a man shackled to a wheelchair has pleaded guilty to violating the victim's civil rights. William Cozzi...