Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago's new top cop says shakeup brings 'positive role models'Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's new police superintendent said he was looking for new ideas and "positive role models" when he replaced 21 of 25 district commanders in a department whose imag...
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'North Side Rapist' sentenced to 100 years in prisonMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has sentenced a man dubbed the "North Side rapist" to 100 years in prison in the first of six rape cases against him. Judge Dennis Porter sentenced 4...
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Boarding schools proposed for Chicago Public SchoolsMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials are proposing an ambitious plan for public boarding schools for homeless children and those from troubled homes. Under the still tentati...
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Daley cuts spendingMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the country is in a recession and the city needs to prepare for any resulting economic slowdown. That's why he announced steps Thursday ...
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Witness details efforts to oppose hospitalMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The former head of Metra gave jurors in the corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko an inside look Thursday at lobbying behind a vote to allow a new hospital in Crystal ...
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CTA drops Blue Line legMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Citing low ridership, the Chicago Transit Authority says it plans to halt rapid transit train service on the 54th/Cermak branch of the Blue Line, which runs west to Cice...
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Inmate killed in fightMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal officials say an inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago has died from injuries he suffered in fight with another prisoner. Prison spo...
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Resident falls to his deathMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police are attempting to learn why 23-year-old Michael Rivera fell 19 stories to his death from the fire escape of the Near North Side apartment building where h...
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Chicago police replaces 21 commandersMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis has replaced the commanders in 21 of the city's 25 districts. Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said new appointments also include ...
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Incentives to ease traffic congestionMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald's recent coverage has shed light on new ways being considered to relieve traffic congestion. This is a chronic and growing problem that costs our region...