Articles filed under Chicago
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Mayor: Chicago police reforms should make force last optionDec 30, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that Chicago police must be better trained to distinguish between when they can use a gun and when they should use a gun...
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Officials identify 2 killed in train-car crash near ChicagoDec 30, 2015 6:00 am - HOMETOWN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have identified two Chicago women who were killed when the vehicle they were riding in was struck by a Metra commuter train near the ci...
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Latest: Changes to be announced in Chicago police trainingDec 30, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The latest on Chicago police shootings, including one in 2014 in which an officer has been charged with murder for killing a teenager (all times local): 1...
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Chicago officer pleads not guilty to murder chargesDec 30, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Jason Van Dyke...
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Arne Duncan gives last speech as education secretaryDec 30, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Arne Duncan gave an emotional final speech as U.S. education secretary at a church on Chicago's South Side. He used the occasion to speak out against the ...
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Chicago-area deaths of 2015: Volkman, Spellman, CravenDec 30, 2015 4:15 am - Learn a little more about some prominent local people who died in 2015: Cardinal Francis George He followed one of the most popular cardinals in Chicago history, yet Car...
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Former Lynwood cop charged with punching handcuffed suspectDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - A former Lynwood police officer has been charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for allegedly punching a handcuffed suspect in the face, rendering him u...
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With win, Chicago Bears' confidence on the riseDec 29, 2015 1:45 pm - Even at the tail end of a losing season, victories have a way of lifting spirits in the NFL, instilling confidence in the present but even more so in the future. As Chic...
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Vermette will always cherish his time with HawksDec 29, 2015 9:55 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Antoine Vermette was the ultimate rental player - a veteran on an expiring contract chasing that elusive championship. A hockey mercenary. Heck, he eve...
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Chicago officer who shot black teen 16 times in 2014 pleads not guilty to murder chargesDec 29, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officer who shot black teen 16 times in 2014 pleads not guilty to murder charges. ...