Articles filed under Chicago
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Former state legislator admits to tax evasionDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo pleaded guilty to tax evasion Tuesday, having been caught up in the yearslong federal investigation revolving around former Hous...
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Chicago expected to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raidDec 13, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago City Council committee on Monday recommended paying $2.9 million to a woman who was handcuffed while naked by police officers during a botched r...
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Chicago council could vote Wednesday to lift ban on sports bettingDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - After furious lobbying behind the scenes and a clash of the titans in public, a joint city council committee agreed Monday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting to a...
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Chicago officer charged with killing woman during argumentDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of their child during what a prosecutor said was...
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Chicago paying $1.2M over police shooting of 14-year-oldDec 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The family of a 14-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer more than seven years ago has reached a $1.2 million lawsuit settlement with city...
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Judge denies bail for suspect in slaying of Chicago man, 71Dec 10, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has denied bail for a man charged with fatally shooting a 71-year-old man as he was walking to buy a newspaper in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood...
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Woman's body recovered from Lake Michigan in ChicagoDec 10, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A woman's body was recovered from Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side on Friday afternoon, authorities said. Marine units responded to a call of a perso...
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Timeline of events since Jussie Smollett reported attackDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett was convicted on charges that he lied to Chicago police when the former "Empire" actor and R&B singer reported being the victim of a racis...
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EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) — The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in C...
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State will funnel violence intervention funds to most dangerous areasDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state program aiming to take a "comprehensive approach to ending Illinois' firearm violence epidemic" will be expanded under a law signed Friday by Gov. ...