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Transportation. Affordability. Safety. These key words are the primary factors that lure people to Jefferson Park, a cozy nook on the city's Northwest Side. Read more about Jefferson Park, Chicago.
Transportation. Affordability. Safety. These key words are the primary factors that lure people to Jefferson Park, a cozy nook on the city's Northwest Side. Read more about Jefferson Park, Chicago.
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Three people slain Saturday in separate incidents in L.A. County
Law enforcement officials were investigating several killings in Los Angeles County on Saturday, including those of two men slain in separate shootings in South L.A. and a woman stabbed to death in West Hills. The stabbing took place in the 7100 block...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Shootings
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Chicago Overnight Report
Tribune reporterA wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. - At least seven people were shot on the South Side overnight. Among the most seriously injured was a 15-year-old boy shot in the Park Manor neighborhood. Read more. - A 41-year-old man was found...Tags: Shootings
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Authorities: Police shoot teen in Jefferson Park
Tribune reporterPolice in the Jefferson Park neighborhood shot a teenage boy Friday morning after he swung a board at one of them, according to authorities. The boy, either 16 or 17 years old, was shot twice and taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with...Tags: Shootings, O'Hare International Airport
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Crime alerts for Brentwood and 11 other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 12 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times’ Crime L.A. database. Seven neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Brentwood...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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L.A. fire stations open to the public for fire service day
The Los Angeles Fire Department will open all its fire stations to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in celebration of "Fire Service Recognition Day" in Los Angeles. The department hosts this annual open house to increase community awareness,...Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Los Angeles Fire Department
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Man found guilty in crash that killed woman, son in 2011
A Northwest Side man has been found guilty of reckless homicide in a crash that killed a mother and her teenage son and injured three other children. Richard Strum, 36, was found guilty Thursday of reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Accidental Death, Broken Leg, Judges, Delia's Incorporated
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Murder can happen anytime, anywhere
For RedEyeI attended high school in Chicago's upper-class Lincoln Park neighborhood, surrounded by brownstone mansions and designer boutiques. Though I was no stranger to the concept of violence-- we went through metal detectors and had police officers on staff at...Tags: Barack Obama, Gang Activity, Murder, Halloween
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L.A. Unified board ratifies 'parent-trigger' partnership
The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday ratified a partnership between the school district and a charter school to take control of struggling 24th Street Elementary under a controversial parent-empowerment law. The vote marks the first time a...
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Parents choose LAUSD, charter school to run Jefferson Park campus
Parents at 24th Street Elementary School have overwhelmingly chosen a partnership between the Los Angeles Unified School District and a charter school to run the persistently low-performing Jefferson Park campus. Among those eligible to cast ballots,...
Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Los Angeles Unified School District, Lobbying
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Parents vote on future of 24th Street Elementary
Voting began at 7 a.m. Tuesday among parents who will chart the future of 24th Street Elementary School under a controversial parent-empowerment law. The law -- known as the parent trigger -- grants substantial authority to parents when a majority at...
Tags: Voting, Elections, Politics, Los Angeles Unified School District, Lobbying
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Parents with power over L.A. school weigh their options
About 50 parents on Thursday attended a presentation to help them decide who should run 24th Street Elementary School, a campus whose fate is in the hands of families who are trying to change the management of the school under the controversial parent...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Students, Teachers, Lobbying
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'Happy Endings': A good word for a dying TV show
Consider this TV hospice. Or perhaps a premature eulogy. Whatever it is, until the other day I worried: Could I find the words to honor “Happy Endings”? Do I call it a “good show”? A “kind show”? Do I write a...
Tags: Wilmer Valderrama, Damon Wayans Jr., John Waters, Television, Netflix Inc.
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