Articles filed under Chicago
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Protesters urge R. Kelly boycott, prosecutionJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Protesters outside R&B singer R. Kelly's West Side studio space called for a boycott of his music as well as prosecution of sexual assault Wednesday as Cook County State...
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Board of Ethics lays down rules of the road for navigating social mediaJan 08, 2019 10:00 pm - The Chicago Board of Ethics on Tuesday laid down rules of the road for aldermen seeking to navigate social media. The complex, seven-page ruling could leave aldermen see...
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SEIU drops another $500,000 in Preckwinkle mayoral campaignJan 08, 2019 10:00 pm - SEIU Illinois State Council is dropping another $500,000 into Toni Preckwinkle's mayoral campaign as she struggles to recoup from being dragged into the federal corrupti...
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Oreo-maker Mondelez moving suburban headquarters to ChicagoJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Oreo-maker Mondelez International Inc. is moving its headquarters from a Chicago suburb into the city. The snack producer announced Tuesday it wou...
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Court upholds ex-Chicago officer's conviction in shootingJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Chicago police officer who wounded two people when he opened fire on a car full of teenagers. The C...
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Chicago State agrees to pay $650K to settle blog lawsuitJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago State University has agreed to pay two professors $650,000 to settle a lawsuit over their blog that criticized school leadership, the latest in a ...
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Prosecutor 'sickened' by R. Kelly accusations, urges victims to come forwardJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - Days after the airing of a documentary series on years' worth of sex abuse allegations against R. Kelly, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Tuesday said her of...
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Chicago organizer picked to finish Raoul's state Senate termJan 07, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago political and community organizer has been appointed to the Illinois Senate to finish the term of Attorney General-elect Kwame Raoul (KWAH'-may ...
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More fallout for Chicago council member charged in probeJan 07, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The fallout is continuing for a longtime Chicago City Council member charged with trying to shake down a fast-food chain - and for politicians with connec...
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Appeals court upholds Chicago cop's convictionJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A federal appeals court Monday upheld the conviction of a Chicago police officer serving a five-year prison sentence for shooting into a car full of teenagers in Decembe...