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City inspector general suggests police hire more civilians for certain jobs
Clout StreetChicago could save millions of dollars or put more police on the streets by hiring civilians for nearly 300 jobs now done by sworn officers, according to an analysis by the city’s internal watchdog released Wednesday. Swapping researchers, human...Tags: FBI, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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Chicago police announce drug-market arrests
Chicago police made 43 arrests and shut down three gang-controlled drug markets this week, two on the South Side and one on the North Side, officials said. In addition to the arrests, the three investigations netted drugs worth about $23,000 along with...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Heroin, Cocaine, Police Arrests
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The gang crisis: Emanuel owns it now
"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel a few years ago. "And what I mean by that," he said, "it's an opportunity to do things you could not do before." Things you could not do before? Or things you would not do...
Tags: Murder, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, West Garfield Park, White House
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Praetorian Guard is key in Vanecko investigation
The Praetorian Guard of Chicago won't be part of the formal hearing Friday in what's now called the Vanecko case. But understanding what happened in the political heater case of the year won't be complete without Praetorian input. Many of you know...
Tags: Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, Laws, National Rifle Association of America, Assault
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Hadiya Pendleton: Slain girl had made PSA against gang violence
Not long after a fatal bullet pierced Hadiya Pendleton’s back, her round face -- its espresso eyes and easy smile -- had become a national symbol of innocence robbed. The slaying of the Chicago sophomore who had recently performed as a...
Tags: Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Hadiya Pendleton
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Simeon All Access | Messages heard loud and clear
Jahlil Okafor made sure L.J. Peak knew how he felt after the first half of Young's 44-41 loss to Simeon at Chicago State on Saturday. Peak needed to step up. The 6-foot-4 Young junior guard scored two points before halftime but broke out in the second...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Morgan Park
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17 face federal drug, weapons charges
Tribune reporterFederal authorities today announced a series of indictments on drug and weapons charges against 17 people following a multiple-agency investigation underway since 2012. Chicago police and Drug Enforcement Administration agents used federal wiretaps on at...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Chicago Police Department, Punishment, Heroin, Prosecution
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Chicago Magazine's '100 Most Powerful Chicagoans' ranking released
Change of SubjectSome highlights from the list. 1 Rahm Emanuel 2 Michael Madigan 8 Toni Preckwinkle 10 David Axelrod 13 Dick Durbin 15 Sam Zell 20 Lisa Madigan 22 Ed Burke 24 Karen Lewis 30 Garry McCarthy 37 Cardinal Francis George 45...... -
Hadiya Pendleton: An exceptional victim of an everyday crime
Change of Subject(Wednesday's print column) Now that two suspects have been charged in the slaying of Hadiya Pendleton, our focus turns from the extraordinary qualities of her life to the ordinary qualities of her death. Hadiya, 15, was mourned at her funeral...... -
2 charged in Hadiya's killing
Two reputed gang members were out for revenge from a previous shooting when they opened fire on a group of students in a South Side park last month, killing 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton in a heartbreaking case that has brought national attention to...Tags: Barack Obama, Murder, Personal Weapon Control, Punishment, Washington, DC
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Hadiya Pendleton's 'twin' describes death of best friend
As she and her high school classmates fled from the gunfire, Hadiya Pendleton screamed that she had been shot, fell to the ground, struggled to get up and fell again, according to her best friend. The best friend and another girl scrambled to Pendleton'...
Tags: Kenwood, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Hadiya Pendleton
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2 charged in Hadiya Pendleton's murder to appear in Chicago court
The two men accused of shooting Hadiya Pendleton will appear in a Chicago courtroom on the first-degree murder charges Tuesday, hours before her parents are to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama for the president’s State of the Union speech....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Anita Alvarez, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice
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