Articles filed under Chicago
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State budget cuts and the county jailJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The problems at the Cook County jail will only get worse when the state's drastic budget cuts to substance abuse treatment take effect ("Feds blast conditions at Cook Co...
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Birkett critical of governor's offer to ChicagoJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Days after Gov. Rod Blagojevich suggested offering state police manpower to curb Chicago's "out of control" crime rate, one of his most vocal critics in law enforcement ...
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Impasse threatens those in needJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A lack of cooperaton among our legislative leaders and the governor threatens to grind the operations of numerous social service agencies to a halt -- the very agencies ...
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Police: Woman outside Lane Bryant during slayingsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Law enforcement officials investigating five slayings at a south suburban Chicago clothing store earlier this year say a woman was about to enter the store during the sh...
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Police officer struck by carJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say a Chicago police officer was in stable condition after being struck and dragged by a vehicle that then fled the wrong way onto a busy expressway. Police ...
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Runaway 13-year-old girl steals police vanJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say a runaway 13-year-old girl from the southern Chicago suburb of Lynwood led officers on a chase from Lynwood to Chicago after stealing a prisoner transport van...
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Fire inspectors accused of taking 'tips'Jul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Eight Chicago Fire Department inspectors are facing discipline for allegedly taking cash from high-rise building operators in exchange for working on their days off. Fir...
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Feds blast conditions at Cook County jailJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Albert Allen was suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm when he was arrested in 2006. Before he was jailed, an orthopedist treated the wound, inserting metal "hardwar...
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Immigrant O'Hare workers sue staffing companyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A group of immigrant workers has filed a lawsuit claiming they were exploited by a staffing firm and several companies that employ temporary workers at O'Hare Internatio...
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Report: Oak Brook real estate firm bids for WrigleyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A Chicago-area commercial real estate group has made an offer to buy Wrigley Field, the iconic and historic home of the Chicago Cubs, according to a report T...