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'Celebratory gunfire' cases a challenge to prosecute
The death of Aaliyah Boyer, a 10-year-old struck down in Cecil County, and the shooting of Laurie Eberhardt, a grandmother hit by gunfire in Florida, share the same perplexing challenge for prosecutors and investigators. Both were watching fireworks on...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Personal Weapon Control, Tampa, Prisons, Justice System
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'It's Complicated' is no answer to gun violence, newspaper says
In the wake of the deadly school shootings in Newtown, Conn., a newspaper publisher on the other side of the country — in Idaho of all places, where gun ownership is up there with life and liberty as a solemn human right — found himself with a...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Personal Weapon Control, Mental Health, Gun Control, Shootings
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RTA accuses United, American of running 'sham' to avoid taxes
Tribune reportersThe Regional Transportation Authority on Monday accused United Airlines and American Airlines of running "sham business operations" that have deprived Chicago and Cook County taxpayers and public transportation agencies of nearly $300 million during...Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Laws, Metra, Air Transportation Industry, Cook County Government
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NIU police chief on leave after misconduct allegations against department
Tribune reporterNorthern Illinois University’s police chief was put on paid leave today and banned indefinitely from the police department because of allegations of misconduct by the department. It’s the latest disruption for a school that has faced a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Assault, Students, Northern Illinois University, Prosecution
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Grant Thornton CEO spreading word about firm's Chicago roots
Special to the TribuneHe was born in England, spent a significant part of his career in Asia and cut his American corporate teeth in Dallas. But Stephen Chipman, now into his third year as chief executive of Grant Thornton LLP, is thinking a lot about Chicago. ...Tags: China, Economy, Business and Finance, Standards, England, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Frat members charged in hazing begin surrendering to police
Chicago TribuneWhile members of a fraternity began surrendering to police throughout the region Tuesday, Northern Illinois University officials said more than 30 men and women at the school also face disciplinary sanctions in the death of a freshman pledge. As of 5 p....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Students, Hazing, Cardiac Arrhythmia
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Alcohol suspected in NIU fraternity death
Tribune reportersAlcohol might have played a role in the death of an NIU student found dead in an off-campus fraternity house today, according the DeKalb County Coroner’s office. DeKalb police officers responded to the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at about 10:15 a.m....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Students, Alcohol Addiction, Health and Safety at School
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Mom guilty for role in boyfriend's beating of young daughter
Special to the TribuneA woman who failed to stop her boyfriend from severely beating her young daughter and then lied about the incident to police pleaded guilty today to aggravated domestic battery. Cathleen A. Koch, 30, could face up to 14 years in prison when she is...Tags: Assault, Punishment, Trials, Prisons, Heroin
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McCullough sentenced to life in prison in 7-year-old's 1957 slaying
Tribune reporterA man found guilty of murdering a 7-year-old in Sycamore in 1957 was sentenced to natural life in prison this morning in DeKalb County Court.. Jack McCullough, 73, of Seattle, had been scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 30 for the murder and kidnapping of...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Punishment, Lawyers, Kidnapping
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Sex assault charges dropped against ex-NIU police officer
Special to the TribuneSex assault charges against a former Northern Illinois University police officer were dropped Tuesday after new revelations of possible irregularities in the investigation surfaced, the officer’s attorney said. The charges against Andrew Rifkin...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Prosecution, Justice System, Sex Crimes, Judges
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DeKalb officials ask state cops to investigate NIU police
Tribune reportersThe DeKalb County state’s attorney has asked state police to investigate the Northern Illinois University police department and its police chief after a judge ruled last week the department hid evidence that could have cleared one of its officers of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System
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Doris E. Davies, kindergarten teacher and supervisor
Doris E. Davies, a retired Baltimore County kindergarten teacher and supervisor, died Oct. 28 of heart failure at the Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville. She was 96.
Mrs. Davies also taught for years in Baltimore City and "loved young...Tags: Music, Heart Failure, Teaching and Learning, Towson, Baltimore County
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