Police visited the Chicago home of R&B singer R. Kelly Friday after receiving a tip that two women were being held hostage but foundno evidence to support the allegation, a police spokesman said.
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EBay throws attention on smaller cities as it aims for growth in crowded e-retail sector
The attention to merchants in cities like Akron, Ohio, comes in the midst of a broader push to make eBay more attractive to younger shoppers.
Chicago mayor wants to legalize marijuana, open casino to deal with city’s pension crisis
The outgoing mayor of Chicago wants to legalize recreational marijuana and open a casino to help address a growing pension crisis in the nation’s third largest city, a source close to the mayor said Tuesday.
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Nation’s first charter school strike ends, but could portend more battles on choice
The strike affected only about 7,500 of Chicago’s 371,000 public school students. But itwas closely followed by labor leaders and charter advocates around the country.
Chicago cops accused of covering up Laquan McDonald shooting death to go to trial
Three Chicago police officers are set to go to trial Tuesday oncharges they conspiredtocover up a fellow officer’s actions in the police shooting death of 17-year-oldLaquan McDonald.
Chicago cops accused of covering up Laquan McDonald shooting to go to trial
The bench trial for former Detective David March, ex-officer Joseph Walsh and Officer Thomas Gaffney begins more than seven weeks after former officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder.
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Police: Cop who shot security guard Jemel Roberson gave ‘multiple’ commands to drop weapon before firing
The black security guardwho was shotto deathby police outside a suburban Chicago bar was given “multiple verbal commands” to drop his weapon, police said.
Police chief praises security guard killed by his cop: ‘Jemel Roberson was a brave man’
Police in suburban Chicago Tuesday called thecontroversial shooting death of a black security guard by a white police officer a “tragic incident.”