Articles filed under Chicago
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Man gets 55-year prison sentence for murder of his motherJul 11, 2017 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A 55-year prison sentence has been handed a suburban Chicago man convicted in the 2013 shooting death of his mother. DuPage County Circuit Judge Dan...
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The Latest: Lawsuit challenges Chicago police gang databaseJul 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a federal lawsuit involving the Chicago Police Department's gang database (all times local): 2:15 p.m. A Mexican immigrant brought to the U....
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Chicago police investigate free heroin sample distributionJul 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say "free samples" of tainted heroin may have resulted in the hospitalization of at least eight people in Chicago over the weekend due to overdoses...
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Chicago woman shot as she slept in her apartmentJul 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman was fatally shot as she slept in her South Side apartment. Police say a man fired several shots into the apartment in the Washington Park ...
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The Latest: Lawyer: Ex-cop not guilty in Chicago death caseJul 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the indictment of a Chicago police officer and two former officers stemming from the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald (all times local):...
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Activists charged after banner hung at Chicago's Trump TowerJul 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors have brought felony charges against four of six Greenpeace activists accused of unfurling a banner from Trump Tower in Chicago to protest the ...
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Group touts early success with new Chicago crime hotlineJul 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An anti-crime group in Chicago says a new crime hotline established in May has generated more than 350 tips deemed credible enough to pass on to law enfor...
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Union says Chicago train workers OK preliminary strike voteJul 10, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The union that represents Chicago Transit Authority train workers says their membership has voted in favor of a preliminary strike if needed. Amalgamated ...
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2 Chicago suburbs address downtown parking concernsJul 10, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Officials in two suburbs southwest of Chicago say they're taking steps to modernize downtown parking and make it easier for drivers. The Herald-News ...
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Hammond man running Chicago Marathon in honor of motherJul 10, 2017 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Rick Suarez plans to mark an item off his bucket list this year. "I decided at 62 to run my first marathon," he said. "Not the smartest thing to do....