Articles filed under Chicago
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Gunman kills 3 before being shot dead by police in EvanstonJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - A gunman shot several people, three fatally, in Chicago and Evanston Saturday afternoon before police killed him during a shootout in a parking lot, police said. Police ...
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Chicago police union head apologizes for defending mobJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The president of the Chicago Police officers' union apologized Friday for defending the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol and downplaying this w...
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Chicago schools stick to a partial reopening MondayJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some in-person instruction at Chicago public schools will resume Monday for the first time in months, the city's mayor and school chief reaffirmed Friday,...
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Chicago teachers warned they won't be paid if they don't show up on MondayJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Public Schools will move ahead with its plans to reopen classrooms Monday, and staff members who are supposed to report to schools but don't show up will not be ...
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Fire kills Chicago boy after he and siblings left aloneJan 07, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 6-year-old boy died in a fire in a home on Chicago's South Side on Wednesday night after he and four other children were left there alone, authorities s...
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Boy who died in fire was home alone with siblingsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Angie Flemings heard a smoke alarm about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and figured her neighbors had burned something in the kitchen. Then, her doorbell rang. Before she could ans...
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Video shows woman after being struck by Chicago police SUVJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The release of video from an officer's body camera showing a woman on the ground after being struck by a police SUV marks the second time in less than a m...
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Chicago priest stepping aside after sex-abuse allegationJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to an allegation of sexual abuse that occurred decades ...
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Chicago arrested on felony charges after off-duty shootingJan 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer was arrested Wednesday on felony charges after he fired his gun at a person while off duty last fall and then allegedly lied abou...
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Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentiousJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students' anticipated return next week showed up, district officials said Tuesday in ...