Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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Ailing boy kidnapped from Missouri hospital found safe in Alsip
Ailing boy kidnapped from Missouri hospital found safe in Alsip

Authorities this morning have canceled a nationwide Amber Alert after a 5-year-old Missouri boy who was kidnapped from the hospital where he was awaiting a heart transplant was found safe in the Chicago area, officials said.

1 killed, 6 wounded in separate Chicago shootings 1 killed, 6 wounded in separate Chicago shootings

Chicago police discover a man shot dead within a block of a Southwest Side high school and six others were wounded in separate shootings that occurred across the city in less than 12 hours.
Review: DuPage Election Commission needs to improve disclosure, ethics and procurement, make meetings more accessible Review: DuPage Election Commission needs to improve disclosure, ethics and procurement, make meetings more accessible

The bipartisan DuPage Election Commission needs to improve its disclosure, ethics and procurement practices — and make its meetings more accessible, according to a review conducted by an accounting firm.
North Chicago police put on leave in fatal arrest case North Chicago police put on leave in fatal arrest case

The seven North Chicago police officers involved in the violent arrest of a man who died a week later have been placed on paid leave temporarily, the mayor announced Tuesday.
'Bishop' bomber trial begins 'Bishop' bomber trial begins

The executives and employees at investment firms from around the country came into a federal courtroom Tuesday to tell similar stories of receiving chilling letters from the mysterious "Bishop."
Downstate soldier killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan Downstate soldier killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

An Army sergeant from downstate Pekin was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last week, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Lawsuit: Paraplegic man says police beat him Lawsuit: Paraplegic man says police beat him

A paraplegic man claims a pair of Chicago police officers beat him and knocked him out of his wheelchair during a confrontation at a doughnut shop in the Loop.
Garage fire at home of Arlington Park jockey kills one Garage fire at home of Arlington Park jockey kills one

A garage fire at the home of longtime Arlington Park horse jockey Eusebio "Eddie" Razo Jr. left one dead in Long Grove Tuesday, officials said.

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