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An exceptional victim of an everyday crime
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 funeral services over the weekend as a young...
Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Anita Alvarez, Firearms, Politics
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Top cop: Charges maybe tonight in Hadiya Pendleton's killing
Tribune reportersCharges could come this evening against two people being questioned in the shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said today. "We will bring this all to closure, probably sometime this evening we're...Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Anita Alvarez, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Emanuel, Alvarez call for longer prison sentences for gun crimes
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez today called for more prison time for those convicted of gun crimes. The two politicians, joined by Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, made their call for state legislation as...Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Prisons, Anita Alvarez, Politics
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Hadiya Pendleton: 4 years before slaying, girl made anti-gang video
The sixth-grader can barely keep from smiling, self-conscious in front of the camera as she delivers a very serious message. "Hi, my name is Hadiya. This commercial is informational for you and your future children," she begins. "So many children out...
Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Northwestern University, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Wife questioned in lottery winner death
Tribune reportersThe widow of a West Rogers Park man who died of cyanide poisoning weeks after winning a $1 million lottery jackpot was questioned extensively by Chicago police last month after the medical examiner's office reclassified the death as a homicide, her...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Urooj Khan
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City plans $4.1 million settlement in fatal police shooting
Tribune reportersThe city of Chicago is expected to pay $4.1 million to the family of an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police while on the ground. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration has the proposed settlement on Monday’s City Council Finance Committee...Tags: Anita Alvarez, Prosecution, Shootings, Punishment, Murder
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More 911 calls won't get in-person response
Tribune reportersThe Chicago Police Department hopes to free up the equivalent of 44 officers a day by no longer dispatching cops for certain crimes, like burglaries and car thefts in which the offender is no longer at the scene and no one is in immediate danger....Tags: Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel
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Chicago Police Department to reassign 200 officers to patrol
Following a deadly start to the year that included the murder of 15-year-old band majorette Hadiya Pendleton, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Garry McCarthy announced today that 200 police officers will be reassigned to patrol work. The...
Tags: Murder, Firearms, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel
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Reward increased to $40,000 in Hadiya Pendleton slaying
As community members marched in memory of Hadiya Pendleton Friday, officials announced the reward for information in the slaying of the King College Prep sophomore has been increased to $40,000. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and other...
Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama
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Seer madness: Readers and I do our duty, predict 2013
Change of SubjectWith the help of several Latin scholars I’ve come up with a fittingly snooty motto for this column’s annual exercise in forecasting the news: Non coniectare imprudentior esset Translation: Not to conjecture is imprudent. Inspiration: “Is... -
Your predictions for 2013, please
Change of SubjectMake your predictions for 2013 by filling out the Change of Subject online survey A year ago, I didn’t predict that a book about predictions, “The Signal and the Noise,” would be one of the top selling non-fiction titles of...... -
Chicago's top cop again calls for more gun laws
Tribune reporterChicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today called for tougher gun laws and reiterated his opposition to legalizing the concealed carry of handguns in Illinois. “The answer to guns is not more guns,” McCarthy said during a panel...Tags: Trayvon Martin, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Assault
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