Articles filed under Chicago
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Family suing CTA bus driver in woman's deathFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The family of a woman who was hit and killed by a Chicago Transit Authority bus she had been riding on a minute or two earlier is suing the driver and asking witnesses t...
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Two dead, three wounded in stabbing attackFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Police say two men were fatally stabbed and at three others were injured when a fight broke out Saturday night in an apartment in the city's Little Village neigh...
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Ice falls, strikes pedestrian on Sears TowerFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police say a man struck on the head by falling ice while he was walking outside the Sears Tower is in good condition. Police say the incident occurred late Frida...
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Veteran sportscaster suspended over anti-Semitic remarkFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago radio station WMVP-AM has suspended veteran sportscaster Chet Coppock until Feb. 23 because of an offensive remark he made about Jews on his show a week ago. Cop...
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Chicago cop cleared of DUIFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Cook County judge has dismissed drunken driving charges against a Chicago police officer in connection with a fatal crash. Judge Donald Panarese said Friday there was ...
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Ex-Chicago schools chief still challenging the systemFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, Paul Vallas developed a reputation as an unabashed reformer, unafraid to ruffle feathers. Vallas, now superintenden...
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Police search downtown hotel for fugitiveFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police, including a SWAT team, searched a downtown hotel late Friday night for a fugitive wanted on a LaSalle County warrant. Police and staff at the Congress Ho...
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Suspect back in courtFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A man accused of trying to kill a Chicago police officer was in a Cook County courtroom Friday -- nearly 40 years after he is said to have fired three bullets into the m...
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Teacher likely will be firedFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Chicago teacher faces dismissal after wrapping masking tape around a special education student to keep him in his chair when he wouldn't sit down, authorities said. Th...
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FBI says 25 indicted in mortgage fraud schemeFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The FBI says 25 people have been charged in one of the biggest mortgage fraud schemes ever prosecuted in the Chicago area. The agency says the suspects were named in thr...