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A Latin American plaza springs up in Chicago
The Old Town School of Folk Music bustles daily with students carting instruments to classes and echoes of percussive flamenco stepping or drum circles piecing out African beats. But at midweek, the lobby of the main concert hall becomes a Latin American plaza, the traditional center of folk […]
$310000 for top cop? ‘Yes, it’s worth it’: Daley
The career FBI agent chosen by Mayor Daley to clean up the Chicago Police department will be paid $310,000 a year — and he will be locked into a term that ends in March 2011.
The new and higher salary for J.P. “Jody” Weis was disclosed by the […]
Chicago-Area Middle School Cracks Down On Group Hugs
Oak Park, IL (AHN) - If you need a hug, steer clear of Percy Julian Middle School. Principal Victoria Sharts is cracking down on the “extreme hugging” that has gotten out of control at her suburban Chicago school, evidenced by a rash of recent “hug lines,” causing hallway […]
3 Chicago men charged in beating of homeless man
Authorities in Chicago have filed charges against three men accused of beating a homeless man with a heavy chain and a metal sign as they left a downtown bar. The homeless man is now stable condition after the attack around 11 p.m. Sunday night under an el […]
Midwest tops for volunteers — but don’t boast, Chicago
Midwesterners are more likely to volunteer their time than are people elsewhere in the United States, according to a study released today.
The highest rates among the biggest 50 metro areas were in Minneapolis-St. Paul, where more than four in 10 adults volunteered.
Chicago, however, was not […]
Memphis woman arrested with gun at Chicago’s Sears Tower
A Memphis woman was found carrying a loaded revolver at the Sears Tower in Chicago.
Police said 56-year-old Stephanie Warren is charged with one count each of unlawful use of a weapon, failure to register a firearm in the state of Illinois and not having an Illinois firearm […]
Chicago man pleads guilty to uploading ‘24′ shows before premiere
A Chicago man pleaded guilty to a federal charge Monday for posting episodes of Fox’s “24″ on the Internet more than a week before they premiered on television.
Jorge Romero, 25, entered his plea in federal court to one count of uploading copyrighted work being prepared for […]
Chicago officers plead not guilty to beating four businessmen
CHICAGO: Three Chicago police officers pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that they beat up four businessmen while off duty in a city bar in December.
In May, the businessmen filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the officers attacked them, unprovoked, while they were playing pool. The men […]