Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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4 Guardian Angels knifed trying to stop Red Line attacker

Four members of the volunteer security patrol known as the Guardian Angels were stabbed late Tuesday while trying to nab a man who pistol-whipped a rider on a Red Line train on the Near North Side, Chicago police said today.

11-year-old girl dies after being pulled from Bolingbrook pond 11-year-old girl dies after being pulled from Bolingbrook pond

An 11-year-old girl died after she spent approximately 45 minutes underwater after jumping into a pond behind a Bolingbrook school from a footbridge, during what witnesses said appeared to be a game with friends, witnesses said.

Cops: Man fatally stabbed in South Chicago neighborhood Cops: Man fatally stabbed in South Chicago neighborhood

A 31-year-old man was found stabbed to death in front of a business on the city's Southeast Side, police said this morning.

Boy, 14, shot in Marquette Park neighborhood Boy, 14, shot in Marquette Park neighborhood

A teenage boy riding his bicycle was shot and wounded Tuesday night on the city's Southwest Side, Chicago police said.

Abandoned luggage temporarily closes Chicago River downtown Abandoned luggage temporarily closes Chicago River downtown

Chicago Police temporarily closed the Chicago River while they investigated a suspicious package near Wabash Avenue and Wacker Drive just north of the Loop.

March draws local residents into shouting match with protesters in Bridgeport March draws local residents into shouting match with protesters in Bridgeport

A band of several dozen protesters marched up Halsted Street this evening from the South Side through Bridgeport, where some engaged in a shouting match with residents.The marchers, some of whom covered their faces with hoods or bandanas, began their protest at about 51st Street and Halsted, chanting obscenities about police and police brutality.

State House GOP staffer gets suspension, 6-month probation for doing political work on state time State House GOP staffer gets suspension, 6-month probation for doing political work on state time

SPRINGFIELD--A staffer for House Republican Leader Tom Cross received a six-month probation and an unpaid five-day suspension for conducting “prohibited political activity” on state time.

Senate leader wants to legalize online poker Senate leader wants to legalize online poker

Senate President John Cullerton floated the idea Tuesday of making Illinois an Internet gambling hub, suggesting the state could organize a major online poker game and gain worldwide popularity.


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