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Lightfoot pressured on police accountabilityFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - Two years ago, Lori Lightfoot demanded that then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel empower a civilian oversight board to fire the police superintendent and establish police policy. Now...
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6 spectacular things you can do at C2E2 this weekendFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - The biggest and best pop culture convention in the Chicago area is back a little earlier than usual this year, bringing a wide array of fun experiences to the South Buil...
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Schools sue Berrios relative over parking feesFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - A son-in-law of former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios is being sued by the Chicago Public Schools, which says he failed to pay "no less than" $366,000 under deals t...
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2 Gary pizza parlors fined for not reporting fatal shootingsFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - State regulators have fined two Gary pizza parlors for failing to report the on-the-job shooting deaths of two delivery drivers slain last fall during ...
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University of Wyoming trustees pick 3 president finalistsFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - University of Wyoming trustees have chosen three finalists for the job of university president. The three, announced Thursday, are: Gregory W. Bowma...
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Brian Urlacher's brother charged in offshore gambling ringFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher and nine others, including a police officer, have been charged with operating an offsh...
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Fired Chicago Police superintendent getting $190K pensionFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's former police chief has been receiving a pension of more than $15,800 a month since the mayor fired him for allegedly lying about a night he was...
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Review ordered of Indiana's Lake Michigan shore damageFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor has told state agencies to calculate the damage along the Lake Michigan shoreline that's been caused by high water ahead of possib...
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Adrian Zmed brings 'Middletown' to his hometown - ChicagoFeb 20, 2020 5:00 am - Actor Adrian Zmed returns to his old neighborhood to star in Dan Clancy's play "Middletown" at Chicago's Apollo Theater. "I had a blessed childhood," said Zmed, who grew...
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Analysis: Rod Blagojevich is out of prison thanks to a kind of mercy he rarely showed as governorFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - As a newly minted member of the Illinois General Assembly in 2007, Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago remembers his first bill: a proposal to eliminate from state job applicat...