Articles filed under Chicago
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Charges dropped against man shot by Chicago cop at stationMar 01, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man shot and seriously wounded by a Chicago police officer in a downtown train station won't face charges, as prosecutors on Sunday dropped the criminal...
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Chicago mayor: Police shooting video 'extremely disturbing'Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's mayor said video footage of police shooting and wounding a suspect inside a downtown Chicago train station is 'œextremely disturbing'ť and that ...
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High-tech Chicago exhibit puts visitors eye-to-eye with Martin Luther King Jr.Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world's most famous speeches that you notice the creases in his face and then realize the late ci...
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Judge acquits Amtrak officer in fatal Chicago shootingFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Friday acquitted an Amtrak police officer of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Minnesota man at a major train station in ...
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5 Chicago cops injured in traffic crashFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five Chicago police officers were injured when their cars crashed into each other late Thursday night, the department said. The three officers in an unma...
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High-tech Chicago exhibit puts visitors eye-to-eye with MLKFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world's most famous speeches that you notice the creases in his face and then real...
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Chicago schools drop Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples DayFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's public schools will no longer observe Columbus Day, replacing that October school holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day, with civic and political ...
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Pritzker says current coronavirus risk low, but public health agencies prepared for possible spreadFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted Friday that state and loc...
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Lightfoot: No plans to change city holiday of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples DayFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday she has no plans to duplicate at the city level what her hand-picked school board just did, infuriating some Italian Americans. That is,...
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NBC renews 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Chicago' dramas for 3 yearsFeb 27, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC is giving three-year renewals to its drama series from veteran producer Dick Wolf, including the perennial 'œLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit.'ť ...