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Covers:  Crime, criminal justice, courts
Reporter in the courts/streets for @suntimes.
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Ex-Cook County judge, accused of stealing decorated Tuskegee Airman's life savings, is ordered to...

Ex-Cook County judge, accused of stealing decorated Tuskegee Airman's life savings, is ordered to...

Oscar Wilkerson Jr. lived a rich life, serving with the trailblazing Tuskegee Airmen during World War II befo…

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Blacks make up 75% of those charged with violating city curfew, data shows

Blacks make up 75% of those charged with violating city curfew, data shows

As protesters took to the city's streets to highlight racial discrepancies in police enforcement, city data s…

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Raised by radicals in Chicago, he's about to become San Francisco's new top prosecutor

Raised by radicals in Chicago, he's about to become San Francisco's new top prosecutor

Chesa Boudin's life story sounds like something out of a right-winger's nightmares. The son of two left-wing …

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New video shows Chicago cops dragging, punching and tasing CPS student

New video shows Chicago cops dragging, punching and tasing CPS student

A new surveillance video shows Chicago police officers pushing and dragging a student down a set of stairs at…

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Butler College Prep senior's bright future cut short by a bullet during vigil

Butler College Prep senior's bright future cut short by a bullet during vigil

The fatal shooting Saturday night of a young man with a bright future has left a hole as large as his persona…

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Eight children dead in Little Village blaze: 'God, take them to heaven'

Eight children dead in Little Village blaze: 'God, take them to heaven'

Rosario Vergara was getting home from a family reunion early Sunday when her daughter noticed smoke coming fr…

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Murder case shows system's hurdles for victims of domestic violence

Murder case shows system's hurdles for victims of domestic violence

Shaquita Bennett sought her first order of protection against her ex-boyfriend, Deshawn Johnson, in 2013, jus…

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Her daughter was killed; mother defends city, hopes for justice

Her daughter was killed; mother defends city, hopes for justice

A line of mourners reached from Simone McKay's casket to the back of St. Margaret of Scotland Church at her f…

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Streeterville Scene - Dining Out Chicago

Streeterville Scene - Dining Out Chicago

The origin of modern day Streeterville began with a storm, a stranded ship, and the derailed plans of an aspi…

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A Chicago Police officer's suicide - in a house full of cops

A Chicago Police officer's suicide - in a house full of cops

The Chicago Police officer had put her gun on the kitchen counter for only a second. But that was just long e…

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'The fat lady hasn't sung' says iconic FitzGerald's Nightclub owner

'The fat lady hasn't sung' says iconic FitzGerald's Nightclub owner

Bill FitzGerald, whose namesake nightclub in west suburban Berwyn has been synonymous with eclectic live musi…

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Lawsuit slams Pokemon GO Fest as 'unplayable'

Lawsuit slams Pokemon GO Fest as 'unplayable'

A complaint filed Thursday against the organizers of last weekend's Pokemon GO Fest in downtown Chicago seeks…

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Community groups keep pushing Obama library for written promises

Community groups keep pushing Obama library for written promises

A standing-room only crowd gathered on the South Side Saturday with hopes for the economic opportunities the …

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All detainees released from O'Hare after chaotic day at airport

All detainees released from O'Hare after chaotic day at airport

A dozen travelers who'd been held at O'Hare International Airport were released late Saturday, ending a day i…

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Japanese war diary could find its way home

Japanese war diary could find its way home

It had been tucked away for 70 years, stored in a garage, kept in closets and drawers. But now, seven decades…

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Men say promised jobs disappeared after they each paid $600 to UCS Auto representative

Men say promised jobs disappeared after they each paid $600 to UCS Auto representative

It was summer, and Alex Hernandez was looking for a new job. A college student, Hernandez, 20, of Alsip, had …

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A behind-the-scenes look at the battle against lead poisoning

A behind-the-scenes look at the battle against lead poisoning

Editor's note: This is Part One in a three-part series examining lead poisoning in Chicago. Read Part Two and…

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