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4th Amendment of the US Constitution Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause

BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter/fmain@suntimes.com November 13, 2012 12:54AM More than three months into a $1 million contract with the city, the anti-violence group CeaseFire has “no significant success stories,” a ranking police source said. It’s hard to evaluate CeaseFire’s mediation of gang conflicts without getting timelier reporting from the …

BY CAROL MARIN cmarin@suntimes.com November 13, 2012 7:40PM Emanuel downplays eavesdrop act Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at a Monday news conference, didn’t like questions about whether his press office had recorded reporters’ conversations without first seeking their consent. That’s a big no-no under the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, one of the toughest …

Published: Nov. 12, 2012 at 2:17 PM CHICAGO, Nov. 12 (UPI) — Chicago officials said they mistakenly recorded two phone conversations with reporters without their knowledge, adding that it is not a widespread practice. Recording a conversation without the consent of all parties is a felony in Illinois, the Chicago …

Posted by Anne Sorock, Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:12pm Black Chicagoans from the south and west sides took their message to what they say is the source of the problem when they converged outside of a fundraiser held by Mayor Emanuel for Barack Obama and then marched to the …

BY KIM JANSSEN Federal Courts Reporter kjanssen@suntimes.com October 30, 2012 2:28PM Updated: October 31, 2012 8:59AM She’s one of Chicago’s top cops — so highly rated that she was one of three finalists to replace former Supt. Jody Weis. But Debra Kirby’s account of her actions in the aftermath of …

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Public Schools are constantly being scrutinized for improving test scores and academic standards. But who’s watching to make sure the school’s kitchens and lunchrooms are being kept up to safety standards? CBS 2’s Pam Zekman reports.

Woman attacked by cop alleges police ‘code of silence’ led to cover-up By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter 7:06 a.m. CDT, October 22, 2012 The shocking videotape showed off-duty Chicago police Officer Anthony Abbate throw a female bartender half his size against a wall in the Northwest Side tavern, slam …

CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County could soon get a little more expensive for smokers. But they aren’t the only ones who will be shelling out more cash if Board President Toni Preckwinkle gets her way. Preckwinkle’s proposed $3 billion budget will include a $1 a pack tax hike in cigarettes …

Heroin is an opioid and is derived from morphine extracted from the poppy plant. Its scientific name is diacetylmorphine, morphine diacetate, or diamorphine. This drug is known by many street names such as smack, dope, H, black tar, and horse. The Chicago Heroin Highway refers to the Eisenhower Expressway. However, …

October 2, 2012 – With the winter season coming, many households would expect their energy consumption to increase as they would use heating appliance more often. And so, they would look for ways to lower their monthly natural gas bill. The premier heating and air-conditioning firm, Around the Town Heating …

Sarah Schulte September 27, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — A Cook County judge has dismissed over 90 cases against Occupy Chicago activists arrested last October in Grant Park accused of violating the city’s park curfew. Cook County Court Judge Thomas Donnelly dismissed 92 cases on Thursday against the activists, who were …

By Rosemary R. Sobol Tribune reporter 4:21 p.m. CDT, September 25, 2012 An “apparently intoxicated” Cook County prosecutor became disruptive in an adult store on the North Side and bit a worker in the leg when told to leave, authorities say. Sarah Naughton, 31, an assistant state’s attorney since 2008, …

By joel • Sep 12, 2012 • Print-Friendly The seven members of Chicago’s Board of Education, along with CEO Jean-Claude Brizard, are, in theory, responsible for the governance of the city’s schools. In reality, they are only accountable to the man that appointed them—Mayor Rahm Emanuel. As anyone who has …

Parents started arriving at Disney Magnet School shortly after 8 a.m. Many were from nearby Nettelhorst Elementary. They walked their children past protesting teachers as security guards directed them to an area in back of the school across a parking lot. Some parents said they found the situation awkward. “It’s …