Articles filed under Chicago
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Suspect removed monitoring device 2 months before DuPage home invasions, authorities saySep 02, 2020 1:00 am - It was DuPage County officials who said that Malik Pitts had cut off an electronic monitor. Two months before a pair of violent home invasions happened in Wheaton a...
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18-year-old charged in shooting death of Chicago activistSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A young Chicago activist who opposed police in the city's schools was shot to death earlier this year by a friend who was firing at a passing vehicle, pro...
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Chicago police fatally shoot 1 after gunfire hits squad carSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police officers shot and fatally wounded a male suspect after their squad car was struck overnight by gunfire, police said Tuesday. The 'Å“male of...
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Police: Man killed at Chicago eatery was targeted by gunmenAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 31-year-old man who was killed in a shooting that wounded four others at a Chicago restaurant had been targeted by gunmen who jumped out of a vehicle an...
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Chicago mayor: Pandemic has caused $1.2B hole in 2021 budgetAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot predicted a $1.2 billion hole in the 2021 budget on Monday, calling the coronavirus pandemic the 'œsingle largest driver'ť of...
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Police: 2 Chicago officers, suspect shot during traffic stopAug 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two police officers were shot in a struggle with a suspect during a traffic stop in Chicago early Sunday, prompting a third officer to return fire, injuri...
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Police: 1 dead, 5 injured in drive-by at Chicago restaurantAug 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One person was killed and five others injured in a drive-by shooting Sunday afternoon at a restaurant on Chicago's far South Side, according to police. T...
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Watchdog expects number of Black officers in Chicago to dropAug 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The number of Black police officers in the Chicago Police Department is likely to decrease as officers retire in the coming years, according to the city's...
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Suburban Chicago museum in forest preserve to reopenAug 29, 2020 7:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago museum located in a forest preserve is reopening Saturday with free admission to mark the day. Officials with the Bess Bowe...
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30 years since tornado killed 29 in Chicago's far SW suburbsAug 28, 2020 7:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Friday marked the 30th anniversary of a tornado that killed 29 people in Chicago's far southwest suburbs when the powerful storm swept the villag...