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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Police officer found guilty in hit-and-run death

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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer has been found guilty of reckless homicide and drunken driving in the hit-and-run death of a 13-year-old boy.
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Obama pledges 'Change will come'

by Ken Thomas
CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama scooped up campaign cash in his Chicago hometown on Wednesday, promising supporters that change can still come if they work even harder this time around.
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Rev. Jackson's breakfast among MLK events

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition are hosting an annual Martin Luther King Day Jr. scholarship breakfast.
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Falling television kills 4-year-old Illinois girl

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago girl has died after a television fell on her, the third such fatality in recent months.
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Illinois volunteers needed in case of emergencies

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CHICAGO (AP) — The state of Illinois is looking to register volunteers in case of a major disaster or public health emergency.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Activist breaks silence on his past and violence in Chicago

by Dana Rettig
Tio Hardiman knows a lot about survival and it is not just from running CeaseFire, a very unique anti-violence effort here in Chicago.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Activist: Relatives key to help stop the violence

Defender Staff Report
What a way to ring in the new year -- being among the first to die.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Paralyzed Ill. athlete dies after 11-year fight

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ROBBINS, Ill. (AP) — A former suburban Chicago high school football player who was paralyzed from the neck down when he was tackled during a game in 2000 has died.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Shedd Aquarium offers days of free admission

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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is kicking off the new year with several days of free admission for Illinois residents.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

2 Chicago men charged in death of off-duty officer

Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Two men have been charged in the slaying of an off-duty Chicago police officer.
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