Saturday, February 11, 2012

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City won't use any contest art for city sticker

In another bad turn for a 2012-2013 city sticker design contest for Chicago students that last week became mired in controversy over gang symbols, the artwork of the runner-up winner will also not be used, City Clerk Susana Mendoza announced Saturday.

Boy found dead after firefighters rescue woman from Far South Side fire Boy found dead after firefighters rescue woman from Far South Side fire

A boy was found dead in an attic crawlspace several hours after firefighters rescued a woman from a Roseland neighborhood house fire this morning, fire officials said.

South Side bus crash results in 10 injuries South Side bus crash results in 10 injuries

Ten people were slightly injured this afternoon when a CTA bus was involved in an accident on the South Side, officials said.

Man killed, trooper injured when Illinois State Police squad car rear-ended Man killed, trooper injured when Illinois State Police squad car rear-ended

After Frank S. Caruso's SUV stalled on the side of the Eisenhower Expressway near Addison early this morning, he called his girlfriend to pick him up -- but before she arrived a state trooper pulled over and let him wait inside the squad car to keep him warm.

Indiana State Police warn motorists of bogus troopers on I-80 Indiana State Police warn motorists of bogus troopers on I-80

Indiana State Police officials are warning motorists to be cautious after a woman was stopped and robbed on the Borman Expressway near Hammond today by two men who were misrepresenting themselves as troopers.

Two dead, another injured in overnight violence Two dead, another injured in overnight violence

Two men were shot and a third man beaten in two separate incidents on West Side early Saturday morning, according to police.

Bail set at $400,000 for man charged with DUI in deaths of 2 Bail set at $400,000 for man charged with DUI in deaths of 2

A judge set bail at $400,000 today for a 38-year-old man charged in the deaths of two pedestrians early Thursday morning as they crossed 95th Street near Cottage Grove Avenue.

Cops: Officer fatally shoots man who hit him after ramming garage door with van Cops: Officer fatally shoots man who hit him after ramming garage door with van

A man who used a van as a battering ram to break into a garage, then knocked an off-duty police officer to the ground and kept driving was shot and fatally injured by the officer in the South Chicago neighborhood this morning, authorities said.


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