Articles filed under Chicago
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Court: Chicago can preserve old records of police complaintsJun 18, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Chicago can keep all records of complaints against police officers that are more than five years ...
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Charges dropped against man accused in Chicago slaying of 4Jun 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Murder charges have been dropped against a man who was accused of fatally shooting four people at a Chicago restaurant in 2017, with prosecutors citing un...
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Lightfoot denounces 'Scooby-Doo' meme posted by teachers union as 'clearly racist'Jun 18, 2020 1:00 am - In the latest back and forth between two fierce political rivals, Mayor Lori Lightfoot expressed outrage Thursday over a tweet by the Chicago Teachers Union that she cal...
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Demonstrators call for defunding Cook County jailJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - For a solid 40 minutes, a cacophony of car horns, drums, cowbells and trombones echoed along the strip of grass just beyond the coiled razor wire glistening in the sunli...
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Body found in NW Indiana ditch ID'd as missing Chicago womanJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - ROSELAWN, Ind. (AP) - A body found earlier this month in a rural ditch in northwestern Indiana has been identified as a missing Chicago woman, a coroner said. Investigat...
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3 killed in single-car crash on Chicago's South SideJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three people were killed when a car they were riding in slammed into a fire hydrant and then a tree on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday, police said....
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Activists push for new police oversight board in ChicagoJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A couple hundred activists gathered outside of Chicago City Hall on Wednesday to call on the mayor and City Council to create a new elected board that wou...
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Chicago aldermen propose removing police from public schoolsJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago aldermen announced a plan Tuesday to remove police officers from city schools amid growing outcry for police reforms in the wake of George Floyd's...
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Chicago police officer shot in knee by assault suspectJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suspect wanted for aggravated assault shot a Chicago police officer in the knee, authorities said. Officers saw the suspect on the South Side Monday eve...
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Chicago's Lyric Opera and Joffrey Ballet cancel 2020 performancesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Joffrey Ballet have canceled performances through the end of 2020. Both companies cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason in separa...