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92 Occupy Chicago protesters have cases dismissed

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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 …

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Prosecutor on leave after accused of biting man at adult store

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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, …

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Melting the Rubber Stamp: Chicago’s Unelected Board of Education

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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 …

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CPS strike updates: ‘What am I supposed to do with my kid?’

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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 …

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Chicago teachers say latest offer disappointing

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By TAMMY WEBBER and DON BABWIN Associated Press US Video Buy AP Photo Reprints CHICAGO (AP) — The vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union said Saturday the city school district’s latest offer in contract negotiations was disappointing and that the wrangling would continue throughout the weekend, as tens of …

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John Cusack: Is Obama Just Another Ivy League A–hole?

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By Noel Sheppard | September 03, 2012 | 07:49 “Is the President just another Ivy League A–hole shredding civil liberties and due process and sending people to die in some s–thole for purely political reasons?” So asked perilously liberal actor John Cusack Saturday in an article published by Truthout: Mr. …

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Two dead in Legionnaires’ outbreak tied to Chicago hotel

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By Mary Wisniewski Reuters 10:54 a.m. CDT, August 28, 2012 CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two people died and six others became ill after contracting Legionnaires’ disease in an outbreak linked to a Chicago Marriott hotel this summer, city health officials said. The eight cases were among 8,500 people staying at the …

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Obama: ‘Chicago Is an Example of What Makes This Country Great’

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8:58 AM, Aug 13, 2012, By DANIEL HALPER In campaign remarks yesterday at the Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago, Illinois, President Barack Obama praised his adopted city, where he lived before becoming president of the United States. “Chicago is an example of what makes this country great,” Obama said. His …

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19 people shot in overnight shootings across Chicago

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By Peter Nickeas Tribune reporter 4:06 a.m. CDT, August 24, 2012 Nineteen people were shot across the South and West sides from Thursday evening through early Friday morning — 13 of them wounded over a 30-minute period, authorities say. The overnight shootings peaked between 9:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. That’s …

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Chicago Police officer admits taking drug money in FBI sting

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By Jeremy Gorner Tribune reporter 2:39 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2012 A veteran Chicago police officer pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing thousands of dollars from an undercover FBI informant who he thought was working for drug dealers. As part of his plea deal, Kallatt Mohammed, who was …

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Chicago China Doll

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The grow house next door

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Two teachers. Two hundred marijuana plants. Two years in court. By Ben Joravsky @joravben and Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971 On December 5, 2009, Cook County sheriff’s police sergeant Patrick Donovan spotted two men in a white, windowless cargo van on the loading dock of a shop called the Brew and Grow, …

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Chicago: The Deadliest Global City

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Opinion: The Deadliest Global City By Edward McClelland Chicago likes to compare itself to other world cities, so Ward Room thought it would find out how we rank in violence. It turns out no one can top us. Among what are considered Alpha world cities, Chicago has the highest murder …

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Ex-campaign treasurer for Hendon among 7 charged in FBI sting

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By Annie Sweeney Tribune reporter 12:30 a.m. CDT, July 18, 2012 A campaign treasurer for a former state senator, two Cook County corrections officers and four others were snared in an undercover FBI sting in which they paid kickbacks in the hope of securing thousands of dollars in federal grants, …

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