Articles filed under Chicago
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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...
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Pritzker signs ban on deceptive interrogation of minorsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, he appeared alongsid...
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Cubs deal Pederson to Braves for first baseman BallJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - The Cubs' moves have begun. On Thursday they dealt slugging outfielder Joc Pederson to the Braves for first baseman Bryce Ball. Ball, a 6-foot-6 first baseman, was a 24...
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Editorial: Getting tough on violent crimeJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - (Second in an editorial series) When she ran for reelection last year, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx blamed the pandemic for the rise in the number of cases of v...
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Live opera returns with new Opera Festival of Chicago, Des Plaines' summer operaJul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - After more than a year of online-only performances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, live opera is returning to select stages around Chicago. The training company Chica...
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Ex-Chicago elementary school principal accused of wire fraudJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago elementary school principal has been indicted on federal fraud charges for approving false overtime claims by staff and obtaining some of...
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Lawyer: Iowa man in Chicago to propose, not criminal conductJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A lawyer for an Iowa man arrested in Chicago for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room said Wednesday his client was in the city to propose to his...