Articles filed under Chicago
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Study: Heroin chief cause of suburban Chicago opioid deathsFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A study of deaths related to opioid-related overdoses in suburban Chicago has found heroin was the chief killer, according to a report released Friday. T...
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9 more convictions tossed in infamous Chicago police scandalFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Friday threw out felony convictions of nine more people framed by a disgraced former Chicago police sergeant, including that of a man who gaine...
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1 killed when awning fails at Chicago off-track betting siteFeb 18, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man was killed and another injured when an awning at an off-track betting site in Chicago collapsed under the weight of snow, authorities said Wednesday...
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Fate of Honest Abe statues under review in Chicago, honestlyFeb 18, 2021 6:00 am - A city commission is determining the fate of monuments to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and other historical figures in Chicago as part of a 'œracial healing and...
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Man killed in Chicago awning collapse identifiedFeb 18, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who was killed when an awning at an off-track betting site in Chicago collapsed under the weight of snow has been identified. The Cook County Medic...
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Report slams Chicago response to unrest after Floyd's deathFeb 18, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department was woefully unprepared for the violence that erupted in the city last year after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police...
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'Outflanked, underequipped and unprepared': Report blisters Chicago police response to riotsFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - After the first wave of protests and vandalism that paralyzed downtown Chicago in late May, a top mayoral aide and the police superintendent congratulated each other for...
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Chicago motorist killed after being struck by stray bulletFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A stray bullet killed a 68-year-old man as he drove on Chicago's South Side, police said. The man was in a vehicle in the Bridgeport neighborhood around 6...
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Chicago spent $281.5 million in pandemic relief cash on copsFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spent millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief money on the personnel costs for the police department, the city's budge...
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Water main break floods Adams Street in the LoopFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - This report was produced in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times. For related coverage, visit chicago.suntimes.com. ...