Articles filed under Chicago
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Suburban Chicago man dies after pit bull attackFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who was one of four people mauled by a pit bull over the weekend has died, authorities said Tuesday. Police in Plainfield...
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Judge tosses more drug convictions in Chicago cop scandalFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Cook County judge on Tuesday threw out the felony drug convictions of 12 men who were framed by a disgraced former Chicago police sergeant, bringing to ...
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Key moments since Jussie Smollett reported Chicago attackFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - "Empire" actor and R&B singer Jussie Smollett told Chicago police in January 2019 that two men physically attacked him and yelled racial and homophobic s...
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Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in ChicagoFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack he allegedly staged on himse...
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Reports: Jussie Smollett faces new charges for reporting attack that Chicago police say was a hoaxFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Reports: Jussie Smollett faces new charges for reporting attack that Chicago police say was a hoax. ...
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Peapod service to end in Illinois; Lake Zurich, Palatine facilities to closeFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - The online grocery delivery service Peapod is leaving Illinois, and facilities in Lake Zurich and Palatine will be closed, its parent company said Tuesday. Ahold Delhaiz...
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Jussie Smollett faces new charges; Foxx questions timingFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack he allegedly staged on himself in...
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Police: 9 homicides in Chicago's deadliest weekend of yearFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago recorded nine homicides between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday, a weekend police said was the deadliest of the year for a city that has seen th...
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Ex-Chicago officer gets 10 years for fatal off-duty shootingFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago police officer convicted of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed man in 2017 was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. Lowell Houser,...
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Tollway director has hired 9 Chicago Housing Authority alums. That concerns some lawmakers.Feb 10, 2020 4:00 am - The tally of former Chicago Housing Authority employees in positions paying $85,000 to $195,000 at the Illinois tollway is growing, and that concerns some lawmakers give...