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Bullet, Homophobic Slur Found In Threat Over Drag Show: Mayor
"If you think you know who did this, please contact the Police and let them know so we can pursue the proper legal channels and, if you find sympathy with the message, look long and hard in the mirror and consider getting help," the mayor said on Facebook. >>>Read More.
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Chicago Tylenol Murders Still Shock Area, Nation, 40 Years Later
Terror gripped the nation after someone laced Tylenol with cyanide, killing seven people, including a little girl, during a three-day span in 1982 that remains an unsolved case. But 4 decades later, could there be a new lead in the case?>>Read More.
SAFE-T Act Pretrial Release Rules Could Change Before They Take Effect
The Pretrial Fairness Act, which will end cash bail in Illinois, is set to take effect on Jan. 1, but proposed amendments and legal challenges confound predictions about its implementation.>>Read More.
Man Charged In 'Audacious' Armed Robberies Of USPS Workers
Police said an accomplice from the first robbery remains at large, but both mail carriers' United States Postal Service "arrow keys" — master keys that provide access to multiple mailboxes and mailrooms — have been located.>>>Read More.
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