Articles filed under Chicago
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Man wrongfully convicted of murder sues city of ChicagoNov 05, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who spent about 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit is suing the city of Chicago and its police department for wrongful conviction. A C...
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Chicago schools release proposal to make up strike daysNov 05, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials have proposed how they intend to make up five of 11 school days lost in a teachers strike, including adding days to the e...
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Despite new law, no pot in Chicago public housingNov 05, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Public housing residents in Chicago are being told they can't smoke marijuana at home, even as pot turns legal in Illinois on Jan. 1. The Chicago Sun-Time...
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Threat or misunderstanding? Trial begins in Aurora casino bomb scare caseNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - A bench trial began Tuesday for a Chicago man accused of causing a bomb scare in February at Aurora's Hollywood Casino that drew more than 150 first responders, forced e...
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Exonerated man sues Chicago police, cityNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - A man who spent 26 years locked up for a murder he didn't commit - a victim, he says, of officers working under former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge - is suing the city...
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Police who raided home should have known target already was in prison, suit allegesNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - When Chicago police smashed through Jolanda Blassingame's door, threw stun grenades in her apartment and pointed assault rifles at her kids, they should've known the guy...
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McDonald's new CEO drove turnaround plan hated by franchiseesNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - The new chief executive officer of McDonald's Corp. is a Harvard MBA who played a critical role in the revamp of the fast-food chain that has turned the stock into a Wal...
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Lone adult member of Lake County Five sentenced to 1 year in prisonNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - Diamond Davis, one of the five Chicago teens initially charged with felony murder in connection with a car theft gone wrong in Old Mill Creek this summer, was sentenced ...
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Lightfoot visits with her 'Mini Me' at city hallNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cleared her calendar Monday for a special guest to visit her at city hall. And no, it wasn't an influential office holder. It was her 'Mini ...
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Principal allegedly lies on video of punished boyNov 04, 2019 10:00 pm - A newly released video shows a CPS principal offering an allegedly fabricated story in order to explain why one of her students spent more than 30 minutes outside the sc...