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Obama campaign plans 'watch party'
Whoever wins the campaign for president a week from Tuesday, this election night is not likely to resemble 2008 on the streets of Chicago. Four years ago, Chicago police blanketed the streets of downtown as streams of jubilant Barack Obama supporters...
Tags: International Organizations, Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Department, Grant Park
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Man who said he had Harry Potter bomb pleads guilty in fake NATO threat
A reputed member of the anarchist “Black Bloc” pleaded guilty today to threatening to blow up a train overpass during the NATO summit and was sentenced to 4 years in prison by a Cook County judge. Sebastian Senakiewicz, 24, was arrested in...
Tags: Trials, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice System, Politics, NATO
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Occupy’s niche smaller 1 year after landmark arrests
Change of SubjectThis week marks the first anniversary of a memorable act of street theater in the city — the peaceful, ritual arrest of 173 Occupy Chicago protesters who refused to leave Grant Park after the 11 p.m. curfew. As news accounts...... -
Chicago first lady Amy Rule highlights work with nonprofit business internship group
Tribune reporterAmy Rule sat among a roomful of high school seniors, participating in a lesson on personal finances. Students passed around a coin while reciting some common money sayings and myths. Chicago’s first lady offered, “Money grows on trees,&...Tags: Arne Duncan, Burson-Marsteller, Teaching and Learning, Maggie Daley, Barack Obama
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Convention notebook: Chicago cops in Charlotte, 'slut' buttons
Clout StreetFor Chicago delegates looking for a little piece of home, there was a familiar sight on the streets of Charlotte: officers from the Chicago Police Department. The city sent a contingent of cops to the Democratic National Convention as a “matter...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Rush Limbaugh, Politics, NATO, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Schools chief Brizard, the mayor's human shield
Before there was a looming teachers strike and before the mayor had to go through Friday's charade of giving Chicago Public Schools frontman Jean-Claude Brizard a vote of confidence, the schoolmaster was engaging in social networking. Brizard got himself...
Tags: Garry McCarthy, Chicago City Hall, Strikes, Career and Workplace, Jean-Claude Brizard
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Cook County fails to curb overtime costs
As Cook County officials scramble to find ways to raise money — taxing guns, gambling machines and cigarettes — they have been unable to bring burdensome overtime costs under control. County officials for years have promised to rein in...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Medical Specialization, Larry Suffredin, Justice System, Health and Medical Professionals
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City ambulances finally equipped to detect severe heart attacks
Chicago's Brian Thies was at home when the ache he'd been feeling all day suddenly turned into crushing chest pain. Inside the ambulance, paramedics quickly determined he was suffering from the deadliest type of heart attack, an aptly named "widow-maker."...
Tags: Cardiologists, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Shortness of Breath, Health and Medical Professionals, Politics
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Mayor seeks reimbursement for millions in police overtime during NATO
Tribune reportersPolicing the NATO summit last month racked up about $15 million in overtime for Chicago Police officers, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration said Friday as it released documents seeking reimbursement for the costs from the federal government and the...Tags: International Organizations, Rahm Emanuel, Politics, NATO, Chicago Mayor
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Chicago Police Department's Mounted Unit
Over the past almost forty years, fewer than 200 Chicago Police Officers have been mounties… special forces who protect the city from the back of a horse. The mounted police unit is a tight knit group. They’re good will ambassadors, and...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Chicago Police Department, Human Interest
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Occupy's niche smaller 1 year after landmark arrests
This week marks the first anniversary of a memorable act of street theater in the city — the peaceful, ritual arrest of 173 Occupy Chicago protesters who refused to leave Grant Park after the 11 p.m. curfew. As news accounts at the time related,...
Tags: Police Arrests, Lawyers, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Grant Park, Justice System
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Obama picks McCormick Place for election night rally
Tribune reporterPresident Barack Obama plans to hold his election-night rally at Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center, a move aimed at easing concerns over weather and security, sources with knowledge of the event said Wednesday. Given the indoor location,...Tags: Obama U.S. Presidential Victory Rally (2008), Time Warner Cable Arena, Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Bank of America Corp.
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