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Mistrial declared in bribery trial of Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III
U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood had said she planned to urge the jury of five men and seven women to continue their deliberations Thursday morning.
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DePaul president called to testify before Congress regarding campus antisemitism
Manuel will appear at the hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce in Washington on May 7
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Chicago Public Schools sued by family of teen with autism, alleging sexual assault
The lawsuit claims the school failed to protect the teen. Family attorney Cass Casper said the student had an individual education program
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Former suburban cemetery worker charged with stealing over $100K in funeral fees
A former suburban cemetery employee has been charged with pocketing more than $100,000 that families paid for funeral expenses.
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Chicago man charged in fatal Oak Park shooting
Jabari McGee, 20, is facing first-degree murder charges, police said.
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Woman escapes potential kidnapping over St. Patrick's weekend, police say
The attempt happened Saturday during Chicago’s usual St. Patrick’s day festivities.
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Chicago landlord to pay $80K for threatening to call ICE agents on tenants
A Chicago landlord who threatened to call immigration authorities on a couple who rented an apartment from him in 2020 has been fined $80,000.
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Pace express bus service could expand into west, northwest suburbs
Pace is in the early stages of studying whether to add shoulder-riding buses on I-290 and I-88, potentially expanding express service to the west and northwest suburbs.
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Child who drowned at north suburban home identified
The drowning occurred at an indoor pool inside a Bannockburn home, police said.
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‘Remarkably rotund:' Large Chicago River beaver goes viral — and she needs a name
A beaver, spotted along Bubbly Creek on the southwest branch of the Chicago River, has become an internet sensation after a Reddit post sparked a citywide effort to name it.
