Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago police: A guide to other alleged abuse casesDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The fallout from last month's release of a video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times has brought extra scrutiny to s...
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Chicago police misconduct has frayed relations with blacksDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A South Side police commander and his officers tortured black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn't commit. Another rogue unit shook down drug de...
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Brookins files challenge to Rush petition signaturesDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago alderman challenging U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush contends the 12-term Democrat submitted fewer than 60 percent of the valid signatures he n...
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The Latest: Family says death after dragging not an accidentDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The latest developments in the city of Chicago's efforts to deal with fatal police shootings and police accountability (all times local): 2:45 p.m. The fa...
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Chicago mayor: Shooting brought city to 'inflection point'Dec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - With federal agents preparing to scrutinize Chicago's police practices in a wide-ranging civil rights investigation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is defending measu...
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Chicago officials release video of inmate dragged by wristsDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials said the treatment of a detainee in police custody is under investigation as they released video showing an officer dragging the man thr...
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No charges for Chicago officer in other 2014 shootingDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A dashcam video of another 2014 fatal shooting of a black man by a Chicago police officer has become public, with Cook County's top prosecutor explaining ...
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Illinois district keeps in place deal on locker room accessDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago school district has reaffirmed a deal with federal officials over a transgender student's use of a girls' locker room. Palatine-based T...
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North: Chicago teams give us plenty to debateDec 08, 2015 4:18 am - With the holidays coming, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the enjoyable escape that sports provides us from the grind of daily life. Things are tough in our c...
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Don't deter movement against abortionDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - Just as Planned Parenthood will not be deterred as a result of this senseless tragedy in Colorado, neither should the peaceful pro-life movement be deterred from its mis...