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Navy veteran Bill Conway challenges Kim Foxx for States Attorney

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Navy veteran Bill Conway challenges Kim Foxx for States Attorney

Navy veteran Bill Conway challenges Kim Foxx for States Attorney Former Afghanistan military veteran Bill Conway enters the race to unseat controversey-plagued Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx who intervened to protect hoaxster Jussie Smollett. Conway is considered the leading challenger to Foxx. By Ray Hanania Navy Intelligence officer and military veteran Bill Conway announced…

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Pat O’Brien runs for Cook County State’s Attorney in GOP primary

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Pat O’Brien runs for Cook County State’s Attorney in GOP primary

Pat O’Brien runs for Cook County State’s Attorney in GOP primary Respected Attorney Seeks Republican Nomination in March 2020 Primary   Veteran prosecutor and former Cook County Circuit Court judge, Pat O’Brien today announced his candidacy for the office of Cook County State’s Attorney in the March 2020 Republican Primary. Emphasizing the need to restore professional…

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Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft

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Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft

Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft A Rockford man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft.  BRENTON WELLS, 45, admitted in a written plea agreement that on Dec. 6, 2018, while standing in the backyard of a…

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Is there a politics to mass shootings?

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Is there a politics to mass shootings?

Is there a politics to mass shootings? The mainstream news media covered the killings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas far differently than the  news media covered the killings the same weekend in Chicago. Though the circumstances were different, with individual suspects involved in Dayton and El Paso and multiple suspects involved in multiple…

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Oak Park Police increase presence as students return to school

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Oak Park Police increase presence as students return to school

Oak Park Police increase presence as students return to school With the new school year about to get underway, Oak Park Police are preparing to ramp up enforcement efforts to protect the many students who walk and bicycle along community streets to and from neighborhood schools. Additional enforcement efforts are planned at key crossings and…

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Bridgeview Fire Vehicle stolen, no one injured

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Bridgeview Fire Vehicle stolen, no one injured

Bridgeview Fire Vehicle stolen, no one injured A Bridgeview Fire Department personal command vehicle (SUV) was left idling in “Park” in front of the Bridgeview Fire House Station 2 at 100th Place just west of Harlem Avenue where it was stolen Thursday morning around 11 am. The Battalion Chief had left the car running (which is…

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First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death

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First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death

First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death Two men from Cicero were walking along the street at the 2200 Block of Central Avenue in Cicero on Saturday night, July 13 at around 9:30 PM when a Black Hummer with four passengers, three young men and one woman stopped in traffic…

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I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja

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I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja

I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja The decision by the State of Illinois to legalize marijuana has raised some concerns from foes. But marijuana is really no different than alcohol. And if they want to eliminate marijuana, they should eliminate alcohol, too, from our retail stores. By Ray Hanania Anybody…

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