Articles filed under Chicago
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Lawsuit seeks return of Columbus statue to parkJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - An Italian-American organization has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Park District demanding the Christopher Columbus statue be returned to its pedestal at Arrigo Pa...
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Chicago cops hope money talks in new gun trafficking effortJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department on Monday announced a new team of officers, prosecutors and federal agents that will target gun trafficking, an effort that ...
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4 youths among 6 shot in Chicago neighborhoodJul 18, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three teenagers and a 12-year-old were among six people who were shot outside a party in Chicago and treated at hospitals for their injuries, police said....
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Constable: Exhibit shows how Helmut Jahn's architectural trail started in Chicago and suburbsJul 18, 2021 1:00 am - In 1982, when Newsweek magazine christened Helmut Jahn the "Flash Gordon of American architecture," the innovative architect wasn't sure what to think. "At the time, Hel...
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9-year-old bicyclist struck by pickup driven by Chicago copJul 17, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 9-year-old riding his bicycle along a Chicago street was struck and killed by a pickup truck driven by an off-duty Chicago police officer. Fraternal Or...
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Two charged in death of man, 73, during Chicago carjackingJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people have been charged with murder in the death of a 73-year-old Chicago man who suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the head during an at...
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Chicago cop cited after pickup strikes, kills 9-year-oldJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer has been issued a citation after the pickup truck he was driving struck and killed a 9-year-old riding his bicycle alon...
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Editorial: The indisputable link between violent crime and povertyJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - (Third in an editorial series) There are those among us who are old enough to remember President Lyndon Johnson declaring a War on Poverty in 1964. It was an ambitious i...
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Chicago man, 73, dies after struck in head during carjackingJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 73-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the head during an apparent carjacking in Chicago, and two people have been arrested, auth...
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ACLU sues Chicago police for social media monitoring recordsJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union wants the Chicago Police Department to turn over records about a team formed last year to monitor social media. In a l...