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Chicago's Top Lawyer Resigns Over Anjanette Young Video Debacle
Chicago Corporation Counsel Mark Flessner resigned Sunday over criticism of efforts to keep video of a botched police raid secret.
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Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."
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Chicago Cop Union President Could Face Firing For Facebook Rants
The Chicago Police Board overruled a recommendation to suspend Fraternal Order of Police boss John Catanzara for a year.
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Anjanette Young Is My Chicagoan Of Year Amid Turmoil Of 2020
KONKOL COLUMN: Social worker exposed what City Hall lawyers tried to keep secret, inspiring Mayor Lightfoot's historic transparency mandate.
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Too Many Secrets Allow Chicago's Misdeeds To Keep Festering
KONKOL COLUMN: It's time for Chicago's leaders to stop hiding evidence of police misdeeds in order to give residents the city they deserve.
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Coronavirus Crisis Kills Three Floyd's Beloved Brew Pub: Report
The brewers of Dark Lord, one of the world's best Russian-style Imperial Stouts, announced that its Munster, Indiana brew pub won't reopen.
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Only Travel To Hawaii Doesn't Require Chicagoans To Quarantine
Chicago's updated Emergency Travel Order requires people who travel to 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. to get tested, quarantine.
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Chicago Fight Against Coronavirus Gets First Shot In The Arm
Healthcare workers become first Chicagoans to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, a historic moment hailed as the beginning of pandemic's end.
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Want To Right Racial Wrongs? Rename Daley Plaza After Du Sable
KONKOL COLUMN: Ditch the arbitrary call to rename Lake Shore Drive for du Sable, Chicago's Black founding father.
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Loretto Hospital To Administer First COVID-19 Vaccine In Chicago
"This is a big deal. To bring the vaccinations to one of the hardest hit communities is what should be happening," Rep. LaShawn Ford said.
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All Ramps On Jane Byrne Interchange Set To Open Next Week
All ramps at the complicated crossroads where the Dan Ryan, Eisenhower and Kennedy expressways merge are set to open Tuesday morning.
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Should Chicago Rename Lake Shore Drive For City's Black Founder?
KONKOL COLUMN: Lake Shore Drive by any name remains, as the Skip Haynes song says, a road like no other and no finer place to be.
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Chicago Outlines Plan For Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says initial 23,000 vaccine doses will first be distributed to healthcare workers at Chicago's 34 hospitals.
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Off-Duty Chicago Cop Fatally Shot Son In Garfield Ridge: Report
Chicago police say an off-duty officer was involved in a "domestic-related" shooting death in Garfield Ridge early Wednesday.
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Mt. Greenwood Woman Finds 19 Postal Service Packages In Trash
U.S. Postal Service woes continue to plague Mt. Greenwood. Ald. Matt O'Shea says his office gets complaints every day.
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Ald. Tunney's North Side Breakfast Spot Faces Fines Up To $10,500
Tunney's Ann Sather restaurant served regulars in violation of coronavirus restrictions. The alderman said it was an "error in judgement."
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CTU Loses Credibility Blaming Push For Reopening School On Racism
KONKOL COLUMN: Chicago Teachers Union Twitter feed makes phony claim push to reopen schools is rooted in "sexism, racism and misogyny."
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'Fast Eddie' Vrdolyak Gets 18-Month Prison Sentence For Tax Fraud
Former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak, 82, was sentenced to federal prison for tax evasion on millions of dollars from tobacco settlements.
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Joe Biden Could Lose Black America By Hiring This Guy
COMMENTARY: There's not enough cash in the federal treasury to get over the gut feeling that this former Chicago mayor is bad for America.
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Mayor Lightfoot Offers Thinly Veiled Support For Madigan's Ouster
Chicago's mayor says corruption probe surrounding House Speaker Madigan insiders threatens trust in government, democracy.
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Mayor Lightfoot Reminds Chicago She's The Anti-Dibs Mayor
City officials on Thursday offered safety tips and text alerts aimed at helping Chicagoans prepare for winter in the Windy City.
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