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No Bond for Man Charged With Leaving the Scene of a Crash That Killed 3 Including Sister
A man accused of leaving the scene of a fatal accident that killed three people — including his sister — on the Near West Side was denied bail.
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Man Charged With Leaving the Scene of Crash That Left 3 Dead
A man was charged Tuesday with leaving the scene of a fatal accident that killed three people Sunday on the Near West Side.
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3 Killed in Near West Side Crash: Officials
Three people were killed in a crash Sunday evening in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood on the Near West Side, a Chicago fire official confirmed.
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3 Killed in Near West Side Crash: Officials
Three people were killed in a crash Sunday evening in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood on the Near West Side, a Chicago fire official confirmed. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.
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More Convictions Reversed in CPD Scandal, Marking 4th Mass Exoneration
At least 10 men had their drug convictions vacated Monday marking the fourth mass exoneration tied to notorious Chicago police sergeant Ronald Watts and his tainted tactical unit.
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More Convictions Reversed in CPD Scandal
At least 10 men had their drug convictions vacated Monday marking the fourth mass exoneration tied to notorious Chicago police sergeant Ronald Watts and his tainted tactical unit. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.
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Key Players in Trial of Chicago Officer Who Shot Black Teen
Here’s a look at some of the key players in the murder trial of white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke for the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
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Fundraising Deadline Approaches to Keep Catholic School Open
A community in Morgan Park rallied around a Catholic elementary school Monday, hopeful they will be able to keep its institutions’ doors open as the fundraising deadline quickly approaches. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the details.
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Fundraising Deadline to Keep St. Walter Catholic School Open Quickly Approaches
A community in Morgan Park rallied around a Catholic elementary school Monday, hopeful they will be able to keep its institutions’ doors open as the fundraising deadline quickly approaches.
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7 More Convictions Vacated in Case of Disgraced Sgt. Ronald Watts
Authorities vacated the convictions of seven more people arrested by notorious Chicago police sergeant Ronald Watts and his tainted tactical unit, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Friday.
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Man Wrongfully Accused by Corrupt Chicago Cop Sues City, Alleging Malice
One of the men wrongfully accused by disgraced former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts is suing the city, just under a year after he and more than a dozen others saw their convictions overturned in Cook County’s first mass exoneration.
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18 Convictions Overturned in Cases Tied to Disgraced Police Sergeant
In an extraordinary move, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx did something Monday which isn’t often done in Chicago’s criminal justice system.
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More Exonerations Expected in Case of Tainted Cops
At least 18 men are expected see their convictions overturned Monday in Cook County Criminal Court. It will mark the second, and largest, mass exoneration linked to a tainted tactical unit which operated for more than a decade on Chicago’s South Side.
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18 Inmates Set to be Exonerated in Coming Days
18 former inmates are set to be exonerated in the coming days. It’s the second round of mass exonerations linked to a rogue unit of Chicago police officers, and NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the latest on the case.
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Chicago Soldier Killed in Korea Finally Being Laid to Rest
On Tuesday, the now 76-year-old Elkin will be at Arlington National Cemetery to bury the remains of Army Maj. Stephen Uurtamo, nearly seven decades after he was taken prisoner by the Chinese and died.
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New Wrongful Convictions Could Pressure Chicago's Finances
Chicago has already paid out well over $670 million in police misconduct cases in the past 15 years, but that expenditure could skyrocket due to current and future lawsuits from people who say they were framed by former Sgt. Ronald Watts or Detective Reynaldo Guevara.
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Is Another Watts-Related Case Beginning to Unravel?
After more than ten years in prison, Anthony McDaniels says he should now be set free because the only officers who convicted him are too tainted to be called as witnesses.
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With No One Left to Testify Against Him–Inmate Says He Should Be Freed
Amidst a snowballing scandal in the Chicago Police Department, a man convicted on gun charges says he should now be freed, because even prosecutors say the officers who built the case against him cannot be trusted.
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10 Cops Associated With Alleged Frameups No Longer Deemed Credible Witnesses: Prosecutors
NBC 5 Investigates has learned that the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office has written the Chicago Police Department, submitting a list of police officers no longer deemed credible to serve as witnesses at criminal trials.