Thursday, September 22, 2011

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Federal suit claiming Naperville pads DUI arrests settled

The City of Naperville has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged its police department made a false DUI arrest in order to bolster its arrests numbers for the crime.

Ex-Marine gets 8 years in bayonet attack Ex-Marine gets 8 years in bayonet attack

An Algonquin man who stabbed his girlfriend with a bayonet at Spring Hill Mall last year was sentenced today to 8 years in prison.

Obama to propose changes to No Child Left Behind Obama to propose changes to No Child Left Behind

President Obama on Friday is expected to propose monumental changes in the way schools are judged and sanctioned based on student academic achievement, overhauling No Child Left Behind, the 2002 federal law that changed the education landscape across the country.

UIC officials warn of armed robbery near campus UIC officials warn of armed robbery near campus

Officials at the University of Illinois at Chicago sent out a crime alert to students today after a male student was robbed for his backpack at gunpoint off campus.

Tribune Investigation: Courts drop most cases against frequently ticketed cab drivers Tribune Investigation: Courts drop most cases against frequently ticketed cab drivers

In the wake of two fatal crashes involving Chicago cab drivers, a Tribune investigation has found the courts routinely dismiss the vast majority of tickets issued to heavily cited cab drivers.

Former Lake County coroner and sheriff's officers to face charges Former Lake County coroner and sheriff's officers to face charges

Federal authorities today announced corruption charges against Lake County, Ind., sheriff’s officers accused of illegally selling machine guns and a former county official who paid himself $25,000 in allegedly improper bonuses from a fund used to hire extra staff to pursue unpaid child support.

GOP leader: Repeal city pension perk for union officials GOP leader: Repeal city pension perk for union officials

With at least two lawmakers expressing a need to change laws that give union leaders pension perks from Chicago funds, Mayor Rahm Emanuel declined to talk about such specific reforms today.

CPS cuts 200 office positions to save $16 million CPS cuts 200 office positions to save $16 million

Chicago Public Schools officials announced Thursday they have trimmed the Chief Education Office and network offices by 200 positions at a cost savings of $16 million, part of a district-wide re-organization plan under CPS’ new leadership team.


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