Articles filed under Chicago
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Police: Officer dragged during traffic stop, shoots driverMay 05, 2017 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a suburban Chicago police officer shot and wounded a motorist who was trying to flee a traffic stop and dragged the officer with a v...
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8 Chicago inmates charged with arson after uniforms burnedMay 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Eight maximum security inmates at Cook County Jail in Chicago have been charged with aggravated arson after they allegedly set fire to their uniforms last...
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Arrest made in shooting death of Chicago officer's sonMay 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An 18-year-old who police say is a gang member was arrested Friday in the shooting death of a Chicago police officer's teenage son. Investigators believe ...
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State building's fate is latest feud between Emanuel, RaunerMay 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The future of a state building housing about 2,200 employees is sparking the latest disagreement between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel....
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North: Why we need the sports equivalent of Fox NewsMay 05, 2017 5:19 am - S.E. Cupp, a political conservative commentator, wrote a column that originally appeared in the New York Daily News with the headline "Stop whining about ESPN, and compe...
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Arlington Heights resident to flip switch on Buckingham FountainMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Arlington Heights resident Marilyn Swanson will flip the switch on the Buckingham Fountain on Saturday, turning on the historic fountain in Chicago's Grant Park for its ...
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2 sentenced for shooting that paralyzed "Hoop Dreams" playerMay 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two men convicted in a 2014 shooting that left Chicago high school assistant basketball coach paralyzed have each received 59-year prison sentences. Cook ...
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Chicago mom who bought guns stolen from train sentencedMay 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has called gun trafficking "the biggest public safety issue" in Chicago as he sentenced a 53-year-old Post Office worker to 24 days in pri...
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Chicago shooting prompts push to better arm police officersMay 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The shooting of two plainclothes officers with a high-powered rifle this week was a chilling reminder of something Chicago police have long said: They are...
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Chicago man freed from prison after charges in fire droppedMay 04, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man sentenced as a teenager to life in prison for a fatal fire in 1993 has been released from prison after prosecutors, citing advancements in f...