Articles filed under Chicago
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More than 1,000 extra police on streets for holiday weekendJun 30, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say they'll put more than 1,000 extra officers on the street during the long Fourth of July weekend in the hopes of stemming the violence o...
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Off-duty police officer who pinned teen placed on leaveJun 30, 2017 7:00 am - LANSING, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago police officer captured on video pinning a black teenager to the ground and threatening him for trespassing has been placed on le...
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Chicago-area teens charged with giving 5-yr-old cannabisJun 29, 2017 7:00 am - WARRENVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Two teenage brothers have been charged with allegedly giving their 5-year-old nephew a marijuana joint after locking themselves in a bathroom at...
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Search of Chicago waterway turns up no Asian carp so farJun 29, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say an intensive search so far has turned up no additional Asian carp in a Chicago-area waterway system where one of the invasive fish recently ...
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Ted Cruz finds a doppelganger in Cubs owner Tom RickettsJun 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A photo of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has some people seeing double over the two men's remarkable resemblance. Cruz tweeted...
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Judge: Statements by Chicago officer to detective admissibleJun 29, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge says statements a Chicago police officer made to a detective shortly after fatally shooting a black teenager can be used by prosecutors at the off...
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Future looking bright for 3 Chicago White Sox prospectsJun 29, 2017 1:01 am - The All-Star Game is on July 11, for all Chicago White Sox fans interested in watching Avisail Garcia make his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic. The more astute...
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White Sox's Garcia sits with sore left kneeJun 29, 2017 1:01 am - Avisail Garcia has already had one season sidetracked by injury. In the ninth game of the 2014 season, Garcia tore up his left shoulder trying to make a diving catch in ...
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Five arrested, authorities seize heroin from South Elgin homeJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Five people were arrested on heroin dealing charges this week as authorities Thursday executed a search warrant in South Elgin as part of Kane County's latest steps towa...
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This time, calm at O'Hare as travel ban takes effectJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - As the Trump administration's revised travel ban went into effect Thursday night, the mood at the arrival gate of O'Hare Airport's International Terminal was a far cry f...