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Differences in how people react to homicides in Chicago vs a wealthy suburb

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Differences in how people react to homicides in Chicago vs a wealthy suburb

Differences in how people react to homicides in Chicago vs a wealthy suburb The recent mass shooting in Highland Park only reminds us how different gun violence and homicides are viewed, discussed and perceived in the public and mainstream news media when compared to the greater and everyday violence that consumes Chicago and Cook County….

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Hurley, Cunningham propose law requiring Chicago to give police minimum one day off each week

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Hurley, Cunningham propose law requiring Chicago to give police minimum one day off each week

Hurley, Cunningham propose law requiring Chicago to give police minimum one day off each week State Senator Bill Cunningham and State Representative Fran Hurley introduced legislation to legally require the city of Chicago to give police officers a minimum of one day off each week. The proposal is designed to end the city’s practice of…

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Two passengers killed in car-semi collision in Bridgeview

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Two passengers killed in car-semi collision in Bridgeview

Two passengers killed in car-semi collision in Bridgeview Bridgeview Police closed 79th and Roberts Road intersection on Saturday July 16, 2022 following car-semi crash involving two fatalities and a car traveling more than 115 MPH that struck the semi. The intersection where the accident occurred was closed and will remain closed most of the day…

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Orland Park Police capture major theft ring

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Orland Park Police capture major theft ring

Orland Park Police capture major theft ring After a string of retail thefts by an organized crew, the collaborative efforts of the Orland Park Police and Chicago Police Departments have resulted in the apprehension of two offenders. The offenders frequented multiple Ulta Beauty locations regionally and were responsible for the theft of over $200,000 worth…

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Hurley Backs Efforts to Help Recruit Officers

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Hurley Backs Efforts to Help Recruit Officers

Hurley Backs Efforts to Help Recruit Officers A pair of new laws supported by state Rep. Fran Hurley, D-Chicago, will enhance incentives to recruit and retain quality law enforcement officers. “The police profession is incredibly difficult and demanding – which is why we have to do what we can to support officers and ensure that…

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Casten Votes to Pass Protecting Our Kids Act Through the House 

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Casten Votes to Pass Protecting Our Kids Act Through the House 

Casten Votes to Pass Protecting Our Kids Act Through the House  My teenage daughter had to organize a ‘Stop-the-bleed’ training to learn how to pack a gunshot wound during a school shooting because, in America, our children have taken it upon themselves to do what we here in Congress have failed to do. It’s time…

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Charges filed after altercation leads to death of New Lenox man

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Charges filed after altercation leads to death of New Lenox man

Charges filed after altercation leads to death of New Lenox man Tinley Park police on Friday charged a Tinley Park man with felony aggravated battery after he pushed a New Lenox man to the ground during an argument May 29 in the Brookside Glen neighborhood. Police said Frank Stiso, 59, was driving at about 5:30…

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Hanover Park Man Charged with Multiple Felonies After Attempt to Meet Minor for Sex

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Hanover Park Man Charged with Multiple Felonies After Attempt to Meet Minor for Sex

Hanover Park Man Charged with Multiple Felonies After Attempt to Meet Minor for Sex Sex predator arrested and charged by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart in sting operation May 27, 2022. The suspect, John B. Schulz, 36, of the 7400 block of Brookside Drive in Hanover Park, solicited sex with an undercover investigator posing as…

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