Articles filed under Chicago
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Last Facebook Four defendant sentenced to seven years in prisonJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - Engaging in abusive, hurtful behavior comes with consequences, a Cook County judge said Thursday during a sentencing hearing for the last of four defendants charged in a...
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Deal on court-monitored Chicago police changes closeJul 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Lawyers have told a federal judge the only outstanding disagreement in talks on a plan for court-monitored police reforms in Chicago is over a proposal th...
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Chicago suburb reaches pension fund repayment agreementJul 25, 2018 7:00 am - HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago suburb of Harvey has reached an agreement with its police and fire pension funds that ends a dispute over withheld state tax revenues. Th...
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Chicago police misconduct settlements reach $45 mln in 2018Jul 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago City Council Wednesday approved a settlement of nearly $3 million to the families of two people killed during a police chase, bringing the tot...
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Chicago agrees to pay $4 million in motorcyclist's deathJul 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The family of a motorcyclist who died after he hit a pothole and was thrown to the ground while riding through Chicago will receive $4 million from the ci...
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Bodycam video released in fatal Chicago police shootingJul 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago investigative agency released body-camera video Wednesday showing the fatal police shooting of a 24-year-old man who family lawyers say was unar...
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Is REO Speedwagon Illinois' greatest band? Voters say yes.Jul 25, 2018 1:00 am - I can't fight the feeling that something is amiss here. Sure, I'm a fan of REO Speedwagon. Just the other day on my morning walk, I played 1977's Platinum-selling "You G...
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Police continue search for Chicago-to-Mackinac racerJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - Chicago Police Department marine units continued surface searches on Lake Michigan Wednesday for 53-year-old Jon Santarelli, who was knocked overboard Saturday when the ...
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Sun-Times: Patti Blagojevich blames Obama while seeking clemency for RodJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich stuck to her guns Tuesday in blaming the administration of former President Barack Obama for denying her husband a fair tria...
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Man charged with murder accused of twice running over man who owed him moneyJul 24, 2018 11:00 pm - A 24-year-old Elmwood Park man is accused of killing a man by running over him twice in a Northwest Side alley and then leaving the body. Piotr Wojtania, 24, appeared fo...