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Chicago Police Sergeant Stripped Of Police Duties In Watts Probe
A veteran Chicago Police sergeant has been stripped of his police powers and placed on administrative duty, as part of an ongoing scandal involving a CPD tactical team which operated on Chicago’s South Side.
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It's A Wrap: Blagojevich Case Officially Over
With a rather mundane notation Tuesday in what was sometimes an eventful and even zany case, the criminal saga of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich officially came to a close.
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MIT Grad's Chicago Death Ruled Accidental, But What Happened Remains A Mystery
By anyone’s definition, 30-year-old Theodore Hilk was brilliant, graduating with a double-major from MIT after a distinguished academic career in high school, where he made the papers with a perfect score on his ACT.
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One Year After Looting Rampages In Chicago, Few Defendants Are Getting Jail Time
An analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts and only a handful of defendants have drawn terms in prison.
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One Year After Chicago Looting, Most Suspects Draw Probation Over Jail
A year later, an analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts, and only a handful have drawn terms in prison.
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Skyrocketing Threats Prompt Concern For Safety Of Judges
Data from the U.S. Marshal’s Service shows an alarming spike in threats against judges and other protectees, from less than 1,000 in 2015 to over 4,000 in each of the last three years. And there have been other horrifying examples of individuals acting on their anger.
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Secret Gacy Tapes Reveal Killer's Casual Approach To Murder
Never-before-heard tapes reveal conversations between the killer John Wayne Gacy and his lawyers following his 1978 arrest.
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So When You're A Police Officer–When Should You Shoot?
As Chicago struggles with yet another controversial officer-involved shooting, the investigation will be guided by yet another new set of procedures drafted after the last high-profile incident, the 2014 shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald.
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City of Chicago Seeks Dismissal of Officers in CTA Red Line Shooting
The city of Chicago is seeking to dismiss two officers involved in the controversial shooting of an unarmed man on a busy CTA platform in February 2020. The Feb. 28 incident was captured by a commuter armed with a cell phone camera, which depicted officers struggling on the platform at Grand Avenue and State Street with a man named Ariel…
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Michigan Golf Course Will Aid Families Of Fallen Service Members
One of the nation’s leading charities benefitting the families of fallen service members is about to take a unique path to funding their mission. They’re opening a championship golf course. The charity, Folds of Honor, provides scholarships to family members of deceased or disabled service members. Since 2007, the organization says it has awarded some 29,000 scholarships to spouses and…
