Chicago Police Kills Again: Mentally ill Man and Grandmother Shot and Killed with No Explanation

BTN STAFF Chicago Police commissioner of the 1st district, Richard Boykin, said there were a lot of “unanswered and troubled questions” regarding the fatal shooting of a man and woman this weekend. Police were called

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Ill., Mo. licenses, IDs no longer considered federally compliant

abc7chicago.com Article Reprint JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri residents soon will not be able to use their state driver’s licenses as identification to get into most federal facilities, making it one of at least five states

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King Louie Shot, Not Dead: Chicago Rapper ‘King L’ Shot In The Head At 83rd And Pulaski — Alive And Talking, Says Manager

By: Paula Mooney Article Reprint The reports and updates about Chicago rapper King Louie are coming in quickly to Twitter, with the social media site reporting 17,200 tweets about King Louie coming into the site

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Chicago’s DJ Timbuck2 was a Giant and was Needed in the City

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer When Chicago lost legendary DJ, Frankie Knuckles last year, in left a void for the music industry and the people of the city. I’m not a ‘House music head’ and

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Latino Caucus calls for CPD reform, questions 2005 police shooting of Emmanuel Lopez

ByPaul Meincke Article Reprint CHICAGO (WLS) –The Chicago Latino Caucus questions whether excessive force was used by Chicago police in the 2005 police shooting of Emmanuel Lopez, which involved an officer now charged with first-degree

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Michael Jordan donating lawsuit proceeds to 23 charities

By Jon Seidel Article Reprint Michael Jordan on Tuesday named several Chicago-area charities he has picked to benefit from his recently settled legal battle with the Jewel-Osco and Dominick’s grocery chains.

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Chicago Teachers Union votes to back strike

BY LAUREN FITZPATRICK AND FRAN SPIELMAN Article Reprint Nearly every one of the thousands of Chicago teachers who cast ballots last week to determine whether they could go on strike voted to do so, blowing

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NFL Prospect’s Goal: ‘I Just Want To Move My Family Out of Chicago’

By Justin Breen Article Reprint CHICAGO — With every spectacular catch, Mike Thomas moves closer to his dream.

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