A rare hurricane-like, 100 mph storm left more than a million people without power on Monday as devastation swept across much of the Midwest – hitting Chicago as it recovered from a night of chaos and widespread looting. The derecho – which has the power of a hurricane but hangs …
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Unrest and violence erupted early Monday in downtown Chicago after weeks of bubbling tensions in several neighborhoods in the city and protests on Sunday after a man was shot by police on the south side. More than 100 people were arrested Monday after pockets of disturbance escalated last night in …
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More than 100 people were arrested Monday after a night of looting and unrest causing 13 officers injuries and damage in the upscale shopping street Magnificent Mile and other parts of the city, authorities said. CBS Chicago reports police Superintendent David Brown said it was “an incident of pure crime” …
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A senior and recently promoted police officer in Chicago reportedly died in an apparent suicide Tuesday morning. Chicago Police Deputy Director Dion Boyd was found by colleagues in his office at the department’s Homan Square facility on the west side of the city, CBS 2 Chicago reported. The death of …
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Two Chicago hospitals were named among the top 20 in the country, according to the latest ranking by the US News and World Report on Tuesday. Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Medical Center were located at no. 10 and 17, respectively, on the list. According to US News and …
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