Chicago Police Chief to Retire After Three Years on the Job
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson delivered an emotional retirement announcement Thursday after serving for three years as the Windy City’s top cop.
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Black Customers ‘Appalled’ by Treatment at Restaurant
An attorney representing black customers who say they were asked to change tables at a Chicago-area Buffalo Wild Wings because of their skin color urged the restaurant chain Tuesday to make wholesale changes to avoid a discrimination lawsuit.
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7-Year-Old Girl Shot Trick-or-Treating in Chicago
A 7-year-old girl trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night by apparent stray gunfire, police said in Chicago.
Read moreClasses to Resume Friday as Chicago Teachers Officially End Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday afternoon finally called off a strike that cancelled 11 days of classes after a tense, last-minute compromise with Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Read moreChicago Teachers Agree to Tentative Deal, Will Remain on Strike
The Chicago Teachers’ Union voted to finally accept a contract from the city Wednesday night after a two-week battle with rookie Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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Trump Vows to Be ‘Loyal Champion’ of Police at Chicago Meeting
President Donald Trump blasted Chicago leaders as being weak on crime and compared violence in the nation’s third largest city to war conditions in Afghanistan during remarks at a law enforcement conference Monday.
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Chicago Police Chief Gives Trump’s Speech a Miss
Donald Trump’s appearance next week at a police chiefs conference will be his first visit as president to Chicago, a city he has ridiculed for years. The city’s top cop plans to skip the speech, even though he’s hosting the event.
Read moreSmollett Must Face Chicago Lawsuit Demanding Repayment
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss Chicago’s lawsuit against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett over his refusal to repay $130,000 the city says it cost to investigate what officials have called a staged hate crime.
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Affordable Housing Among Striking Chicago Teachers’ Demands
Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation’s third-largest city do more to lower housing costs and put more resources into helping homeless students.
Read moreChicago Cop Fired After Shooting Deaths of Grandmother, College Student
A Chicago police officer was removed from the force Thursday evening after hearings involving the shooting deaths of a college student and grandmother in 2015.
Read moreNegotiations Come Up Short as Chicago Teachers Begin Strike
Chicago public school teachers will strike starting Thursday morning, as delegates from the Chicago Teachers’ Union voted Wednesday to reject the latest contract proposal from the city after three weeks of negotiations.
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Chicago Teachers Press Unions’ Social Justice Strategy
A threatened strike by Chicago teachers would test a strategy employed by a growing number of urban teachers unions who think transforming contentious contract talks into discussions about class size and student services wins public support and can make a difference at the bargaining table.
Read moreJudge Won’t Replace Special Prosecutor in Smollett Case
Brushing aside his disclosure of a potential conflict of interest, an Illinois judge gave a special prosecutor the green light Friday to continue investigating how the State’s Attorney’s Office handled the brief prosecution of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
Read moreSUV Drives Through Chicago-Area Mall and Crashes Into Store
A man drove an SUV into a suburban Chicago mall on Friday, sending frightened shoppers scurrying and plowing over a kiosk before he crashed into a clothing store and was arrested.
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Trial to Begin in 9-Year-Old’s Killing in Chicago
It was one of Chicago’s most horrific crimes, in large part because of small details that are impossible to shake: The promise of a juice box that lured a 9-year-old boy off a playground and into an alley, and the basketball he dropped when he was shot to death there in a revenge gang killing.
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Jussie Smollett Fights Chicago Suit on Investigation Costs
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett Tuesday continued his battle with the city of Chicago, claiming that even if he did fake a hate crime against himself, he could not have predicted how much money the city would spend to solve it.
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Trial Date Set for Federal Case Against R. Kelly in Illinois
The first trial date has been set in one of the many jurisdictions where disgraced R&B star R. Kelly faces criminal sexual abuse charges.
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A federal judge refused the Chicago Cubs’ request to dismiss a complaint that renovations at Wrigley Field have left a disabled fan without accessible seating along the first- and third-base lines.
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A federal judge refused to dismiss an equal protection claim against Chicago and two police officers who pulled a man over and arrested him, allegedly because he was a black man driving an expensive car on the South Side, though some claims were dismissed without prejudice.
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7th Circuit Revives Class Action Alleging Anti-Latino Bias at Ford
The Seventh Circuit revived a class action against Ford that claims the hiring process at its Chicago plant discriminates against Latino workers.
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