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In plea deal, man gets 145 days in South Side teen's killing
A Chicago man has admitted to killing a Beverly neighborhood teenager by punching him in the head on July 4, 2011, and will serve 145 days in jail, a prosecutor said today. James Malecek, who was 19 at the time of the killing, admitted in pleading...
Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Firefighters union wary of expanded school security role
With city officials calling on firefighters to help monitor students displaced by school closings as they travel to their new schools, the firefighters union has raised concerns that its members could be caught in the middle of street violence without...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Bears player and aspiring firefighter is asked to change clothes, come back
Bears safety Tom Zbikowski would someday like to join the Chicago Fire Department, and his name recently rose to the top of a very long waiting list of applicants. But when the five-year NFL veteran from Arlington Heights showed up to the department's...
Tags: Tom Zbikowski, National Football League, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens
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Women settle suit with Chicago Fire Department
Tribune reporterAbout 138 women who were denied jobs with the Chicago Fire Department following a test seven years ago will have a chance to reapply to be a firefighter on Monday after reaching an agreement with the city in a federal class-action lawsuit. The women were...Tags: Elections, Politics, Trials
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Bank robbery suspects hospitalized after crash
Tribune reporterTwo suspects in a recent bank robbery were injured in a car crash on the Near West Side today, authorities said. At 2:40 p.m., paramedics were called to Ogden Avenue and Madison Street and took two people in good condition to Rush University Medical...Tags: Bank Robbery, FBI, Rush University Medical Center, Near West Side, Theft
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Man charged after attic full of pot plants catches fire
Tribune reporterA Chicago man has been charged with running an "extensive cannabis growing operation" out of his Far South Side home which was discovered when Chicago firefighters responded to a fire in the attic this morning. "What they discovered was what looked like...Tags: Drug Trafficking
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Teen dies day after being shot
Tribune reporterAn 18-year-old man who was on life support after being shot Sunday afternoon has died from his injuries, officials said. Keith G. Spencer, of the 8100 block of South Damen, was pronounced dead today at Advocate Christ Medical Center, according to the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Gresham
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5 wounded in separate shootings, stabbing on Saturday
Tribune reportersAt least four people were wounded in several shootings Saturday, including a man who walked into a police station with a gunshot wound, officials said. In the first shooting today, a 24-year-old man walked into the Englewood district police station on...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Humboldt Park, Chicago Police Department, Shootings, Englewood
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Red Line derailment stops trains for several hours
A Red Line train car derailed near Armitage Avenue on Thursday, halting trains and sending at least one person to the hospital. Service was restored around 3 p.m., according to the CTA. The derailment had halted trains between the Belmont and Grand...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents, Chicago Transit Authority
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At least 2 wounded in South Side shooting
Tribune reporterAt least two people were wounded this evening in a shooting on the South Side in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood. Shortly after 6 p.m., Chicago Fire Department paramedics responded to the 6200 block of South Artesian Avenue where two people...Tags: Marquette Park
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Women who failed Chicago firefighting test can reapply
About 138 women denied jobs with the Chicago Fire Department will have a chance to reapply to be firefighters Monday after reaching an agreement with the city in a federal class-action lawsuit. The women passed the written test in 2006 but were denied...Tags: International Association of Fire Fighters, Trials
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Women get 2nd chance at being firefighters
RaShaunda Dooley has heard plenty of people tell her she can't be a firefighter. "There are always naysayers," she said Monday outside the Chicago Fire Department Academy South. "There are still naysayers now. But I know I can do the job." Dooley, 29,...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Justice System, Laws, International Association of Fire Fighters, Crime, Law and Justice
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