Articles filed under Chicago
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Feds seeks 10 years for 2 Chicago cops in bogus raids caseMar 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors are seeking 10 years each in prison for a veteran Chicago police sergeant and an officer in his gang crime squad who were convicted la...
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Coronavirus fears prompt cancellation of Chicago trade showMar 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Fears of a coronavirus outbreak prompted the cancellation Monday of the International Housewares Association trade show that was expected to attract about...
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Chicago police shoot, wound man, 19, who shot at officersMar 02, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer shot and critically wounded a 19-year-old man Sunday after he exchanged gunfire with officers, police said. Officers tried to sto...
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Pot firms race to get city OK for 7 potential dispensaries - but only 3 will ever openMar 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Call it a weed war. Cannabis firms seeking local approval to open recreational pot shops at seven locations will take part in a special meeting Friday of the Zoning Boar...
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Chicago watchdog: Juvenile diversion program fails at goalsMar 01, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A decade-old program that was supposed to keep many juveniles out of the criminal justice system upon arrest has suffered from bad record-keeping, poor co...
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Charges dropped against man shot by Chicago cop at stationMar 01, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man shot and seriously wounded by a Chicago police officer in a downtown train station won't face charges, as prosecutors on Sunday dropped the criminal...
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Chicago mayor: Police shooting video 'extremely disturbing'Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's mayor said video footage of police shooting and wounding a suspect inside a downtown Chicago train station is 'œextremely disturbing'ť and that ...
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High-tech Chicago exhibit puts visitors eye-to-eye with Martin Luther King Jr.Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world's most famous speeches that you notice the creases in his face and then realize the late ci...
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Judge acquits Amtrak officer in fatal Chicago shootingFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Friday acquitted an Amtrak police officer of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Minnesota man at a major train station in ...
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5 Chicago cops injured in traffic crashFeb 28, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Five Chicago police officers were injured when their cars crashed into each other late Thursday night, the department said. The three officers in an unma...