Articles filed under Chicago
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US Senate confirms Lausch as northern Illinois US attorneyNov 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Senate has confirmed Chicago lawyer John R. Lausch Jr. as the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. President Donald Trump no...
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Chicago office sued by family of man he fatally shotNov 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer who made headlines last month when a jury awarded a man he shot in the head $44.7 million is now being sued by the family of a ma...
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Chicago man sentenced in North Dakota heroin overdosesNov 10, 2017 6:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Chicago man charged in connection with a series of heroin overdoses in Williston last year has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Cou...
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Female jail guards suing over detainee sexual harassmentNov 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Female correctional officers at Cook County Jail in Chicago have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the sheriff has tolerated sexual harassment by male deta...
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While Bears won't miss Rodgers, defense won't overlook HundleyNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - The Packers have not won a game since Aaron Rodgers was sidelined with a fractured collarbone early in their 23-10 loss to the Vikings on Oct. 15, going 0-3 with Brett H...
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Public defenders file lawsuit over harassment by inmatesNov 09, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Female public defenders have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit in Chicago, saying Cook County officials failed to protect them from inmates who masturbate...
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Chicago-area student charged for school threat posted onlineNov 09, 2017 6:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a suburban Chicago student has been charged after posting a threat on Twitter to shoot up Plainfield Central High School. The Chi...
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Wall of 22,000 pills is memorial to opioid overdose victimsNov 09, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A memorial wall opens to the public in Chicago on Friday that includes 22,000 pills each engraved with the face of someone who died of an opioid overdose....
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Appellate court: Chicago topless ban doesn't violate rightsNov 09, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An appeals court has ruled in a civil case brought by a "GoTopless Day" activist that a Chicago ordinance barring women from baring their chests in public...
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World War II cannon restored for return to suburban cemeteryNov 09, 2017 6:00 am - MOKENA, Ill. (AP) - A restored World War II cannon that was taken away from a cemetery south of Chicago because it was falling apart is about to return. The (Tinley Park...