Articles filed under Chicago
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Chico calls Mendoza 'unfit' for mayor's jobNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Mayoral candidate Gery Chico on Monday took the gloves off and pummeled the only other Hispanic candidate in the race: state Comptroller Susana Mendoza. Chico charged th...
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Judge accepts rare plea in Chicago bomb plotNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Over strong objections from prosecutors, a federal judge on Monday took the rare step of letting a 25-year-old man charged with plotting to bomb a Chicago...
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The Latest: Judge accepts rare plea in Chicago bomb plotNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the case of a man charged with plotting to bomb a Chicago bar (all times local): 5 p.m. Over strong objections from prosecutors, a judge has...
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Slain Chicago officer remembered as a 'guardian'Nov 26, 2018 6:00 am - DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago Police officer who chased a gunman inside a hospital and was killed in a shoot-out last week was remembered on Monday as a "guardian" ...
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Slain Chicago police officer remembered as a hero at funeral in Des PlainesNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to correct the name of the cemetery where Chicago police officer Samuel Jimenez was buried. He was buried at Ridgewood Memorial...
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3 cops accused in conspiracy to cover up McDonald shooting head to trialNov 25, 2018 10:00 pm - The night of Oct. 20, 2014, Jason Van Dyke shot Laquan McDonald 16 times. Almost as soon as the shooting stopped, special prosecutors say, his fellow officers swung into...
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Chicago to upgrade care at animal shelter medical facilityNov 25, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago says it is upgrading medical care for critically ill or injured animals at a key shelter. A statement from the mayor's office says $1....
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Chicago River advocates get grant to clear invasive speciesNov 25, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago River wildlife will benefit from a grant of more than $240,000. Friends of the Chicago River announced the grant Friday. The money...
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Chicago officers accused in Van Dyke cover-up go on trialNov 25, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dashcam video showing Jason Van Dyke pointing his gun at black teenager Laquan McDonald and firing 16 times was key evidence in the murder conviction of t...
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DePaul offers 2 new scholarships to Chicago, Catholic gradsNov 25, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - DePaul University is announcing two new scholarship programs for graduates of Chicago Public Schools and Catholic high schools across the state. The Chica...