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QAnon Followers Threaten Hospital After Outspoken COVID Denier Dies Of COVID
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 13, 2021
QAnon believers and other conspiracy theorists have inundated a Chicago hospital with threats after a prominent COVID-19 denier who sought treatment for the disease died Monday. More»

Chicago Announces Indoor Mask Mandate For All, Regardless of Vaccination Status
WMAQ-TV - Tue Aug 17, 2021
The city of Chicago announced Tuesday an indoor mask mandate for all individuals 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status, beginning Friday, August 20. More»

Chicago Truck Driver Claims To Have Encountered The Mothman
Mysterious Universe - Tue Dec 17, 2019
A truck driver from Chicago claims to have seen the Mothman near O’Hare International Airport. More»

Indiana Dunes beach closed after steel plant releases cyanide in Little Calumet River
WLS-TV - Tue Aug 20, 2019
PORTAGE, Indiana - Dead fish and toxic chemicals in the water have caused several beaches in Northwest Indiana to close, including parts of the Indiana Dunes National Park. More»

Republican lawmaker, 35, resigns after he 'shared naked photos of his ex-girlfriend on an Instagram he set up two years ago to catfish other men'
Daily Mail - Wed Aug 1, 2018
An Illinois lawmaker has resigned after his ex-girlfriend accused him of posting nude photos of her on social media. More»

Illinois governor demonstrates diversity by drinking chocolate milk
Fox News - Thu Feb 22, 2018
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner illustrated his commitment to workplace diversity in the state Wednesday -- by drinking a glass of chocolate milk. More»

Groundbreaking medical marijuana case lets little girl go back to school
KFOR-TV - Mon Jan 22, 2018
A little girl was back in a school she loves in Schaumburg, Illinois last week - but only after a federal judge said it was okay for her to bring her prescription medication with her. More»

U.S. Steel dumps more toxic chromium near Lake Michigan, faces lawsuit
Chicago Tribune - Wed Nov 15, 2017
Six months after US Steel dumped a plume of toxic metal into a Lake Michigan tributary, the company quietly reported another spill at the same northwest Indiana plant and asked state environmental regulators to keep it secret, according to newly released documents. More»

'Just kill me': The moment bloodied United passenger mumbled about suicide after he was body-slammed by cops and dragged off overbooked flight to make room for airline STAFF
Daily Mail - Sun Apr 9, 2017
New video has emerged of a bloodied United passenger mumbling about suicide after he was body-slammed by cops and dragged off an overbooked flight to make room for airline staff. More»

American Citizen Faced Deportation
WMAQ-TV - Fri Feb 24, 2017
A Chicago man who spent the weekend in jail and faced deportation on suspicion he is in the country illegally said what happened to him illustrates the need for America to change the way it deals with immigration. More»

Chicago Cop Only Gets 60 Days In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Coworker's 9-Year-Old
WinningDemocrats.com - Thu Apr 7, 2016
A long-serving Chicago police officer has been cleared of felony sexual assault charges that resulted from the molestation of a fellow law enforcement officer's 9-year-old daughter because the judge said he couldn't be certain that he kissed and fondled the girl for his own sexual arousal. More»

How Chicago Police 'Disappeared' 7,000 People in an Off-the-Books Interrogation Warehouse
The Guardian - Mon Oct 19, 2015
At least 3,500 Americans have been detained inside a Chicago police warehouse described by some of its arrestees as a secretive interrogation facility, newly uncovered records reveal. More»

The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'
The Guardian - Mon Feb 23, 2015
The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA black site. More»

Aide: Blago hid in bathroom from budget director
Associated Press - Thu Jul 8, 2010
CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich hid in the bathroom, ducked into a back room and left the office early to avoid discussing complex issues with his budget director, his former deputy said Thursday at the ousted governor's corruption trial. More»

Lisa Hofstra Settles With City For $78K: Nurse Handcuffed By Cop For Not Drawing Blood On Command
Huffington Post - Mon May 3, 2010
A nurse who was handcuffed by a Chicago Police Officer when she refused to draw blood from a drunk-driving suspect fast enough for him in August settled her lawsuit against the officer for $78,000. More»

Nurse arrested on the job sues police
WLS-TV - Mon Sep 21, 2009
CHICAGO - A nurse is suing the Chicago Police Department after her arrest at Illinois Masonic Hospital. More»

Chicago officer convicted of battery on bartender
Associated Press - Tue Jun 2, 2009
CHICAGO, Illinois - A hulking Chicago police officer who claimed he pummeled a female bartender half his size because he thought he was in danger was found guilty Tuesday of aggravated battery. More»

Blagojevich: I'm The Victim Of Plot To Raise Taxes
Associated Press - Fri Jan 23, 2009
CHICAGO - Launching an all-out media blitz as his impeachment trial draws near, Governor Rod Blagojevich compared himself Friday to an honest, hardworking cowboy and said he was about to be lynched by a band of black-hatted political insiders eager to raise taxes. More»

Illinois governor's federal security clearance revoked
Associated Press - Fri Jan 2, 2009
CHICAGO - The US Department of Homeland Security has revoked embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich's access to classified federal security information, officials said Friday. More»

FBI agents stage sting to snare corrupt Ill. cops
Associated Press - Tue Dec 2, 2008
CHICAGO - Duffel bags stuffed with cocaine were delivered by plane to an out-of-the-way suburban airport while two sheriff's officers provided security. More»

Company recalls beef for E. coli concerns
Associated Press - Sat May 17, 2008
Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. More»

Chicago study calls Taser's safety claims into question
CBC News - Fri Feb 1, 2008
Taser stun guns may not be as safe as their manufacturer claims, according to a study carried out by Chicago researchers, CBC News has learned. More»

Police accused of protecting their own
Associated Press - Wed Nov 28, 2007
BOLINGBROOK, Illinois - Eighteen times in two years, Bolingbrook police were called to fellow officer Drew Peterson's home because of trouble between husband and wife. More»

Family of man who died after Taser shock files lawsuit
Associated Press - Mon Aug 13, 2007
CHICAGO - Authorities say it may take several weeks to determine if a Taser shock killed Gefery Johnson, but his family filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming police used "excessive force. More»

Radioactive Leak Taints Water in Chicago
UPI - Tue Jan 24, 2006
CHICAGO - Radioactive tritium seeping into groundwater near a Chicago-area nuclear power plant has prompted the Exelon Corp to offer compensation to property owners. More»

Illinois Medical Examiner Confirms Electrocution by Taser
New Standard News - Mon Aug 1, 2005
An Illinois coroner became the first to determine that shocks from a Taser weapon were the primary cause of death of a human being, though the controversial devices have been implicated in scores of fatalities across the country. More»

Police Accused Of Firing Taser At Pregnant Bride
NBC4.tv - Mon Sep 27, 2004
EVERGREEN PARK, Illinois - A man and his daughter have filed a lawsuit alleging a couple of Evergreen Park police officers assaulted them with a Taser gun at the woman's backyard wedding reception. More»

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