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By Ryan Haggerty Tribune reporter 10:04 a.m. CDT, April 6, 2012 A Cook County judge is scheduled to decide this afternoon whether to appoint a special prosecutor to look into how Chicago police investigated the 2004 death of David Koschman following a drunken confrontation with a nephew of then-Mayor Richard …

The city has shelled out more than $1 million in potential NATO related security costs so far, with an untold amount of spending still to come. From riot helmets to surveillance equipment, it appears the NATO summits and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new purchasing powers have allowed for the purchase of …

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CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF POLICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FIREARMS- CHAPTER 8-20 These rules shall be effective on July 12, 2010. As amended February 21,2012 The Superintendent, pursuant to Chapter 8-20 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, hereby promulgates the following the Rules and Regulations. Link

BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter March 30, 2012 2:38AM Talks on a dramatic overhaul of the way Chicago public school teachers are evaluated ended Thursday with district officials forging forward without teacher union approval on a plan that would tie the ratings of thousands of teachers in part to student …

VIDEO: Emanuel outlines his $7.2 billion “Building a New Chicago” program

By JOHN SCHWARTZ Published: March 29, 2012 Chicago is embarking on a $7 billion plan to transform the city’s infrastructure from the skies above to the pipes underground. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former President Bill Clinton announced this month that part of a new plan to overhaul the city’s infrastructure …