Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago's top cop defends police actions during protestsAug 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police superintendent defended his officers' actions during weekend clashes with protesters, saying Monday that they acted professionally in the...
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Man charged with burglarizing Downers Grove store during May unrestAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with burglary in connection with looting that happened in May at the Best Buy store in Downers Grove. The charge was filed Aug. 5 against ...
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Special prosecutor: Foxx abused discretion in Smollett case but didn't break lawAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO — A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her office repeatedly abused their discretion and made false public ...
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Illinois State Museum's suburban Chicago gallery to reopenAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - LOCKPORT, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State Museum gallery closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will reopen this month. Museum officials said the Lockport Gallery is set ...
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Mayor defends Chicago police after clash with protestersAug 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised city police Sunday for 'œfairly quickly" settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes while activi...
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Mayor, police clash with protesters over who's to blame for Saturday's meleeAug 16, 2020 1:00 am - A day after a chaotic downtown protest led to 24 arrests and injuries to more than a dozen cops, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday faulted agitators at the demonstration fo...
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University of Chicago president shifting role to chancellorAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The president of the University of Chicago is leaving that role and will become the school's chancellor in June 2021. Robert Zimmer announced his plans a...
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Police keep marchers off major Chicago expresswayAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - A march that could have snarled traffic on Chicago's South Side on Saturday turned out to be a lot less disruptive than expected when police kept protesters off of the m...
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One night in 1988, Jim Thompson twisted arms to keep the Sox in ChicagoAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Time didn't just stand still for the White Sox in 1988. It went backward. The clock on the wall of the Illinois House of Representatives chamber read 12:03 a.m. when the...
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Chicago convenience store ransacked twice since MayAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - Security cameras captured the pillaging of a West Side Chicago convenience store hours after Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned vandals that the city would hold them accountabl...