Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago photographer's project shows disparities in the cityMay 26, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago artist has created a project to show disparities among residents while bringing them together for conversation. Tonika Johnson's "Folded Map" mu...
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Chicago police arrests dozens in pre-Memorial Day raidsMay 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say dozens of people suspected of participating in gang-related crimes have been arrested as part of anti-violence efforts ahead of the Mem...
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Vote expected on new Chicago police training academyMay 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A proposal to build a $95 million police and fire training center was approved Friday by the Chicago City Council over the angry objections of residents w...
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Indiana woman charged after daughter shot at Illinois partyMay 25, 2018 7:00 am - LANSING, Ill. (AP) - An Indiana woman has been charged after police say she accidentally shot her 5-year-old daughter during a party at a suburban Chicago home. ...
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Illinois House nixes plan to use drones for crowd-monitoringMay 25, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Legislation to allow Chicago police to use drones for surveillance of large crowds has failed in the Illinois House. Chicago Democratic Rep. Joh...
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Police: Antioch woman fatally shot by officers was 'erratic'May 25, 2018 7:00 am - GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - Police pleaded with a suburban Chicago woman to put down a rifle before she became "erratic" and was fatally shot by officers, authorities said. Make...
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Chicago police crack down on gangs ahead of holiday weekendMay 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say they've arrested dozens of suspected gang members and others on weapons, drugs and other charges in a series of raids that took place a...
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Possibilities abound for Cohen in Chicago Bears new offenseMay 25, 2018 1:00 am - As dangerous as multidimensional Bears running back Tarik Cohen is on an NFL field, imagine the kind of damage he could do in backyard football. That's how the 5-foot-6,...
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Woman killed by Gurnee police linked to earlier incidentMay 24, 2018 7:00 am - GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a woman shot to death by suburban Chicago police on an expressway was a passenger in a car that rammed into a police vehicle earlier ...
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Civil rights lawyer defending suspect in commander's deathMay 24, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A civil rights attorney has agreed to defend the suspect in the shooting death of a Chicago police commander. The Chicago Tribune reports Scott Kamin is r...