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Police investigating alleged strip search of teens
Associated Press WriterThe families of two 14-year-old girls filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging an off-duty Chicago police officer illegally strip searched them in an effort to find a lighter she believed was used to set a small fire at the girls' school. The girls were pulled...Tags: Schools, Justice System, Employees, Trials, Law Enforcement
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Stopping music piracy ...
When 15 college students recently visited the Tribune editorial board, we asked them if they had committed a certain crime. They all eagerly pleaded guilty. They illegally download music on the Internet. A lot. This is so common that, one student said, "I...Tags: Britney Spears, Crimes, Music, Music Industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Chicago police boss' 1st year saw major rise in violent crime
Tribune reporterBrought to Chicago from the FBI to improve the image of a scandal-plagued Chicago Police Department, Jody Weis instead saw his first year as superintendent dominated by a substantial rise in violent crime. Since being hired in February, Weis spent much...Tags: FBI, Prosecution, Crimes, Corruption, Murder
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Wanted man arrested after visit to Oak Park pawnshop
A Chicago man was arrested on warrants after he stopped in at a pawnshop Thursday in the 6300 block of West North Avenue in Oak Park. Edward Rivera, 33, of the 4100 block of West Wellington Avenue fled when police tried to stop him, but he was caught...Tags: Norridge, Oak Park, Police
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No messing around when it comes to Obama motorcade
Chicago drivers have been adjusting to a new reality since the Nov. 4 election: Wherever President-elect Barack Obama goes, traffic disruptions follow.
Traffic tie-ups also precede his high-security escort from his home in Kenwood to federal offices in...Tags: FBI, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Trips and Vacations, Newspapers, Gold Coast
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Killings rose as police cut OT
Baltimore's deadliest month of 2008 coincided with substantial reductions to the Police Department's overtime budget - cuts that the police union president says are interfering with investigations and diminishing neighborhood patrols. Prompted by a...Tags: Local Elections, Safety of Citizens, Government Debt, Crimes, Sheila Dixon
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Ex-brother-in-law arrested in Hudson family deaths
The estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been arrested for the murders of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Authorities say 27-year-old William Balfour was arrested today at Stateville Prison in the deaths of...Tags: Jennifer Hudson, Criminal Laws, Laws, Police
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Chicago cops' presence to cost nearly $1 million
The effort to secure President-elect Barack Obama's transition office in Chicago could cost the city close to $1 million, according to a Tribune analysis. The Chicago Police Department is staffing the area around the Kluczynski Federal Building this week...Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition
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Obama security strains Loop
Tribune reportersThe dramatic increase in security around Barack Obama since the election has made a sizable impact in the Loop, where the president-elect is running his transition office at the Kluczynski Federal Building, straining an already-stretched Chicago police...Tags: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, National Government, Government, Chicago Loop, Law Enforcement
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Scarcity of booze helped Obama rally flow
The massive yet genial presence of the Chicago Police Department on Tuesday night in Grant Park and downtown is certainly part of the reason we didn't see any victory riots from delirious Obama supporters. But I give most of the credit to sobriety. In...Tags: Local Elections, Upper House, Political Candidates, Executive Branch, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
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Hyde Park adjusts to being in the limelight
Tribune reporterHyde Park and Kenwood, a neighborhood that prefers to interact with the outside world on an intellectual level, is besieged by aliens these days: media from Europe and Asia, security agents talking into lapel microphones, Oscar the Secret Service dog....Tags: Hyde Park, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, National Government, Sandwiches, University of Chicago
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Your guide to the Obama Grant Park rally
Tribune reporterGrant Park will host a sprawling Election Night rally for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, an event that has sparked huge civic interest -- and many lingering questions. HOW AND WHEN TO GET THERE Q: What's the best way to get there? A:...Tags: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Grant Park, Tickets, Richard M. Daley, Weather Reports
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