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Ill. Bus Driver Facing Charges for Allegedly Hitting Special Needs Child
An Illinois bus driver for Orland School District 135 is being accused of hitting a 4-year-old child with special needs in the face Friday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, a teacher heard the driver, Linda Bell, telling the victim, “I’m sorry for hitting you,” as the child was being helped off the…
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Chicago Teachers to Strike if Mayor Rahm Emanuel Doesn’t Cut New Deal
Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union say that if a deal is not cut with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on a new contract, then a strike will occur beginning Tuesday morning, USA Today reports. The teachers have been working without a contract for over a year, with the main argument in this dispute involving teacher compensation.…
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Identical Twin Confesses to 2003 Murder for Which Brother Was Convicted
Karl Smith took the witness stand at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Thursday and made a confession that stunned those present. Smith admitted to committing a 2003 murder for which his identical twin, Kevin Dugar, was put behind bars. “I’m here to confess to a crime I committed that he was wrongly…
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Pregnant Woman Killed in Chicago; Baby Survives
Parasha Beard, 19, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Sunday, CBS News reports. According to CBS News, Beard and a man were sitting in a parked car when another vehicle drove up next to them and opened fire. The man with Beard was also shot and critically wounded. They were both…
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Gazebo Where Tamir Rice Was Fatally Shot Headed to Chicago Museum
The gazebo in Cleveland under which 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a police officer is expected to be dismantled at the beginning of this week and sent to a Chicago museum to be displayed, the Associated Press reports. As the newswire notes, the gazebo became a makeshift memorial to the boy, whose…
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More Than 3,000 Shot in Chicago This Year: Report
Over the weekend, eight people were killed and 35 were wounded in Chicago. That toll pushed Chicago past another horrid milestone, the Chicago Tribune reports. As of early Monday, at least 3,028 people have been shot in the crime-ridden city—surpassing the toll of 2,980 for all of 2015, the Tribune notes. Over the Labor Day…
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Chicago Father Prays for Son's Safety on 1st Day of School
As summer draws to a close and the remaining schools in the nation open, social media has been flooded with cute back-to-school photos of proud parents showing off their children all geared up for the new school year. However, for some parents, like those in Chicago, the school year brings some apprehension as they worry…
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After Labor Day Weekend, Chicago Homicides Exceed 500 for 2016
Over the Labor Day weekend, 65 people were shot in Chicago and 13 were killed, bringing the city’s homicide total this year so far to more than 500, according to the Chicago Tribune. Out of the three holiday weekends this summer, Labor Day weekend was the city’s deadliest. During Memorial Day weekend, 6 out of 69…
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Chicago Resident Pokes Fun at Couple Who Fled City After a Day Because of Crime
A young couple from Arizona haven’t been having an easy time since posting a video to YouTube about a “traumatic experience” that occurred a day after they moved into their Chicago apartment, prompting them to flee back to Arizona. In response, one self-proclaimed resident of Edgewater—the neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side where they briefly lived—Kevin Fergus,…