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Police officer, motorist injured in SW Side crash
Police officer, motorist injured in SW Side crash

A Chicago police sergeant was hospitalized this morning following a traffic crash with another driver on the city's Southwest Side.

Police locate missing Albany Park man suffering from Alzheimer's Police locate missing Albany Park man suffering from Alzheimer's

UPDATE: Chicago police say they have located Lyudomir Rashkov and reunited him with his family.
Handwriting expert says bogus tickets may not have been written by accused officers Handwriting expert says bogus tickets may not have been written by accused officers

A Chicago Police Board hearing on the proposed firing of two officers allegedly involved in a bogus-ticket-writing scheme wrapped up Tuesday, with city officials saying the cops disgraced the department and have to go, and the officers reiterating their claim that someone stole their citation books to further the harassment of an Orland Park motorist.
Indictment: Dixon finance chief stole $53 million since 1990 Indictment: Dixon finance chief stole $53 million since 1990

The small northwestern Illinois town of Dixon took another body blow Tuesday as federal authorities charged that its longtime comptroller stole nearly double what prosecutors originally alleged.
Neighbor: I helped cook crack at Hudson home Neighbor: I helped cook crack at Hudson home

Reginald Jones used to perform odd jobs for the Hudson family at their Englewood neighborhood home, fixing cars, running errands, even walking the family dog, named Dreamgirl after the musical that won Jennifer Hudson an Oscar.
Ex-high school teacher gets 6 years in sex assault of student Ex-high school teacher gets 6 years in sex assault of student

A former Aurora physics teacher has been sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an underage student in 2010, prosecutors said.
How Daley beefed up his pension payouts How Daley beefed up his pension payouts

Two years into his reign as Chicago's longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley took advantage of the state's convoluted pension system to significantly increase his potential payout while saving $400,000 in contributions, a Tribune/WGN-TV investigation has found.
Prosecutors: Man on drug-charge probation caught bringing cocaine into jail Prosecutors: Man on drug-charge probation caught bringing cocaine into jail

A Chicago man already on probation for a cocaine conviction was arrested again on Monday for carrying more than a dozen small bags containing the drug into a drug-treatment facility at the Cook County Jail, according to authorities.

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