Articles filed under Chicago
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Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuserFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly unsealed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed sin...
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Young boy, woman die after suburban Chicago house fireFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - MINOOKA, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago house fire early Friday killed a young boy and a 57-year-old woman, authorities said. Wavelyn Fitch, 5, was pronounced dead at th...
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Brothers of Chicago prep basketball star forgive his killerFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The brothers of Chicago high school basketball star Ben Wilson, who was viewed as the top player in the nation before his murder in 1984, said Thursday th...
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Chicago-area student freed from immigrant detention centerFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago high school student was released from a southern Illinois immigrant detention center with supporters planning to continue a fight again...
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Chicago teacher removed during probe of 'go back' anthem rowFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago teacher accused of telling a Hispanic student she should go back to her own country after she refused to stand for the national anthem has been ...
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County commissioner's chief of staff indictedFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - The chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski has been indicted on allegations he conspired to pay bribes to secure approval for red-light cameras in the ...
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Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuserFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly filed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed jailed singer's mount...
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Conversation on ending cash bail, mandatory minimums beginsFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Criminal justice reform is high on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's agenda this year, but a legislative committee hearing Thursday in Chicago showed that re...
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On anniversary of his death, slain Chicago police commander remembered as 'forever a hero'Feb 13, 2020 12:00 am - Two years after his death, the blue ribbons commemorating slain Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer are still tied to trees all over Bridgeport, and his department portrait ...
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Chicago man charged by Highland Park police with theft, forgeryFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - Highland Park police charged a 29-year-old Chicago man with felony theft and forgery after discovering fraudulent documents, thousands of dollars in counterfeit money an...