Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago alderman rejects plea deal; headed to trial insteadNov 28, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A prominent Chicago alderman surprised courtroom observers at a Wednesday change-of-plea hearing by turning down a plea agreement in his federal corruptio...
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Aldermen condemn Trump's 'blatant discrimination' against transgender communityNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - After an emotional appeal from the mom of a transgender fifth-grader, Chicago aldermen demanded Wednesday that President Donald Trump "cease and desist" his "blatant dis...
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Trial begins for Chicago cops accused in Van Dyke cover-upNov 27, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The trial of three Chicago police officers charged with lying to protect a fellow officer from criminal prosecution after he fatally shot black teenager L...
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The Latest: Lawyer says Chicago detective acted properlyNov 27, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the trial in the alleged Chicago police cover-up of the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald (all times local): 1:40 p.m. The de...
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Ex-US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to speak in ChicagoNov 27, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to deliver a speech in Chicago on violence in the nation's third largest city. Sessions is listed ...
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Slain Chicago officer remembered as a 'guardian'Nov 27, 2018 6:00 am - DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago police officer who was killed in a shoot-out after he chased a gunman into a hospital last week has been remembered as a "guardian" wh...
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First-place Bears have become the huntedNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - If you weren't paying close attention, it was easy to miss when the Bears went from the hunters to the hunted. They weren't much good at being the hunters the past few y...
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Chico calls Mendoza 'unfit' for mayor's jobNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Mayoral candidate Gery Chico on Monday took the gloves off and pummeled the only other Hispanic candidate in the race: state Comptroller Susana Mendoza. Chico charged th...
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Judge accepts rare plea in Chicago bomb plotNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Over strong objections from prosecutors, a federal judge on Monday took the rare step of letting a 25-year-old man charged with plotting to bomb a Chicago...
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The Latest: Judge accepts rare plea in Chicago bomb plotNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the case of a man charged with plotting to bomb a Chicago bar (all times local): 5 p.m. Over strong objections from prosecutors, a judge has...