Articles filed under Chicago
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Cook County grand jury indicts SmollettMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County grand jury on Thursday returned a 16-count indictment against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, according to court records. The Cook County state's attorney...
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Chicago police shut down private club where 6 people shotMar 07, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police have shut down a private social club where six people were seriously wounded in a weekend shooting. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Chicago P...
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Chicago 'Council Wars' figure pleads guilty to tax crimeMar 07, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former prominent member of the Chicago City Council has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in a scheme to help a lawyer foil the Internal Revenue Service. Ed...
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Arkush: No decent reason for Bears to trade RB HowardMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - I don't know about you guys but I for one believe Bears Nation has wasted more than enough time on "What should the Bears do about Jordan Howard?" So why am I writing ab...
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'Fast Eddie' admits to tax evasionMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - Former Chicago Alderman Edward R. "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal tax evasion charge. His plea comes more than two years after the feds accuse...
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United wants to make it easier to reach your connectionMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - It's the airport equivalent of road rage: You race to your gate on a tight connection to see the door shut and your plane inching backward. One reason gate agents are so...
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Lightfoot defends image, gets firefighter backingMar 06, 2019 10:00 pm - Lori Lightfoot is fighting back - with a vengeance - against Toni Preckwinkle's attempt to destroy Lightfoot's reputation as a reformer. Lightfoot released her first neg...
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Chicago man charged in crash that killed 2-year-old girlMar 06, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say a 21-year-old Chicago man who sped away from a traffic stop and then crashed, killing a 2-year-old girl who was thrown from the vehicle, has be...
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Prosecutors: 6 accused of corruption in Chicago suburbMar 06, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors accused six people of government corruption Wednesday, including alleging that the brother of a suburban Chicago mayor extorted paymen...
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Prosecutors: Drug bust recovers more than 1,000 pounds of marijuanaMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - The Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force, composed of officers from Arlington Heights, Wheeling and other suburban police departments, recovered more...