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Activist spent career pouncing on injustice
Chicago Tribune reporterRev. Donald Benedict spent 366 days in prison for resisting the draft during World War II, the first chapter in a long career as a civic activist who saw injustice on many fronts and took action. Rev. Benedict, 90, died Thursday, Sept. 4, in Pittsford,...Tags: Protestant, East Harlem, Christianity, Ethics, Logan Square
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Probe into slaying of off-duty detective presents 'challenges,' Weis says
Chicago Tribune reporterChicago Police Supt. Jody Weis acknowledged Saturday that there are "challenges" in the investigation into the fatal shooting of an off-duty detective, but declined to discuss them in detail. Weis was asked about the probe into the Aug. 13 slaying of...Tags: Law Enforcement, Constitutional Issues, Murder, Vehicles, Biotechnology Industry
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Police say man leapt to death
A man jumped to his death from a building on North Michigan Avenue Friday afternoon, police said, drawing a large crowd to the busy street and snarling traffic for a couple of hours. Amina Greer, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department, said... -
Girl, 4, critically hurt by pit bull on Northwest Side
Chicago Tribune reporterA 4-year-old girl is listed in critical condition in Children's Memorial Hospital after being mauled by a pit bull on Chicago's Northwest Side. The girl was playing with the dog in the backyard of an apartment building in the 3500 Block of West... -
Heat on man's leg turns out to be house fire
Tribune staff reportA man was hospitalized after a fire broke out in a Humboldt Park vacant apartment building where he was sleeping, officials said. The fire broke out at about 1:20 a.m. on the first floor of a four-story building in the 2700 block of West Thomas Street on...Tags: Humboldt Park, Fires
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Security stepped up around Obama's South Side home
Chicago Tribune reporterAs the U.S. Secret Service steps up security for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, parking restrictions in the area around his South Side house have irritated some of his neighbors. On Friday, concrete barriers were installed near the Obama...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Political Candidates
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Animal crimes unit now part of gang investigations
Chicago Tribune reporterTrack a dogfighting ring in the city, and Chicago police say there's likely a gang member behind it. Gang members see the dogs like cars and guns: status symbols used for toys, intimidation and protection, and in the end, discard them at will, police...Tags: Animals, Animal Science, Gang Activity
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Cops: 13-year-old girl shot in head in Humboldt Park is dead
Chicago Tribune reporterUpdate: Eternity Gaddy, a 13-year-old bystander struck by a stray bullet during a suspected gang shooting, was pronounced dead at 9:22 a.m. Monday, police said. Eternity was shot in the head early Sunday in what police said appeared to be a gang-related...Tags: Alicia Keys, Prosecution, Assault, Allentown, Pablo Casals
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Teen girl shot by stray bullet in Humboldt Park dies of wounds; incident may be gang-linked
Chicago Tribune reportersEternity Gaddy, a 13-year-old bystander struck by a stray bullet during a suspected gang shooting, was pronounced dead at 9:22 a.m. Monday, Chicago police said. Eternity was shot in the head early Sunday. No one has been arrested in the shooting,...Tags: Alicia Keys, Prosecution, Assault, Allentown, Pablo Casals
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Dawn raid
Special to the Chicago TribuneOrdinarily, they're on the same team in the fight against crime. But Sunday, teams representing the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago division of the FBI are squaring off against each other in the Accenture Chicago Triathlon. Among the 8,000...Tags: Triathlon, Family, Law Enforcement, Chicago Skyline, Accenture Limited
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'As violent as it appeared, nobody died'
Police officerThree years ago, Jim Maurer, 61, retired as chief of patrol from the Chicago Police Department to become security operations chief at O'Hare and Midway Airports. In 1968, he worked at the police academy instructing recruits in defensive tactics. He worked...Tags: O'Hare, Midway
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Chicago gangster on display
At Washington's new National Museum of Crime & Punishment, an entire area is dedicated to notorious gangster Al Capone, who in 1929 in Chicago, orchestrated the most famous gangland killing of the century, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. The museum...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Internet, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Air Transportation, American Airlines, Inc.
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