Articles filed under Chicago
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Caridades de la Cruz's fifth fair in Des Plaines helps 125 homeless people, and hopefully moreDec 22, 2018 12:00 am - Five years ago, when Edwin Hernandez of Caridades de la Cruz (Charities of the Cross) and several others organized a fair to provide food, clothing, showers and haircuts...
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Inmate who says he was tortured by Chicago police set freeDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has overturned a 25-year-old murder conviction of a man who said he was beaten and choked into confessing to a murder he didn't commit by a notori...
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Funerals a day apart for Chicago officers killed by trainDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of police officers will pay their final respects to two Chicago officers who were struck and killed by a commuter train. The first funeral will ...
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Chicago archbishop to have leading role in sex abuse reformsDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - The Catholic archbishop of Chicago, who was hand-picked by the pope to help organize an upcoming Vatican summit on clergy sex abuse, will have a leading role in the chur...
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Review of fired Chicago pathologist cases far from completeDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A medical examiner's office in Chicago is still a year away from completing its review of all of the cases handled by a fired pathologist who was found to...
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Funeral held for Chicago police officer killed by trainDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One of two Chicago police officers struck and killed by a train is being remembered as a devoted father and husband, loyal friend and dedicated police off...
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Fallen Chicago police officer 'embodied honor, loyalty and integrity'Dec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Hundreds of Chicago police officers lined up on the lawns of St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel Friday morning to pay their respects to fallen officer Conrad Gary. Gary, 3...
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Chicago Bears' Kyle Long returns to practiceDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Offensive guard Kyle Long practiced Friday for the first time since he was placed on injured reserve after he suffered a right foot injury in Week Eight, the 24-10 victo...
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Man charged after threat to blow up bus in ChicagoDec 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say a Chicago man faces a felony charge after he threatened to blow up a Greyhound bus along a Chicago expressway. Illinois State Police said 22-ye...
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Man says he found gun that led Chicago cops to train tracksDec 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who fired a gun that prompted two Chicago police officers to investigate on train tracks where they were struck and killed by a commuter train told ...