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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Chicago center brings meditative mindset to combating youth violence

    Most of the CeaseFire interrupters sat up in their chairs and closed their eyes, following the quiet direction of the small man in yellow and orange robes at the head of the conference table.
    Most of the CeaseFire interrupters sat up in their chairs and closed their eyes, following the quiet direction of the small man in yellow and orange robes at the head of the conference table. "Allow your mind to feel the way you feel," Sakyong Mipham...

    Tags: Chicago Loop, Rogers Park, Students, Chicago Public Schools, CeaseFire

    2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Michelle Obama: Violence against kids 'personal'

    As politicians in Washington took a step toward tightening the nation's gun laws Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with Chicago high school students whose stories about violence brought her to tears. Before the meeting began at Harper High...

    Tags: Chicago Loop, West Englewood, CeaseFire, South Shore, Hadiya Pendleton

    3. Apr 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Judge did right thing by banning cellphones in courtrooms

    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses.
    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses. "They're bold and they're brash," Evans told me the other day. "They think they can do it in...

    Tags: Criminals, Murder, Prosecution, Michael Madigan, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Cook County to pay $2.6 million to 3 fired doctors

    Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to pay a $2.6 million settlement to three doctors who in two federal lawsuits claimed they were illegally fired from jobs at a South Side hospital.
    Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to pay a $2.6 million settlement to three doctors who in two federal lawsuits claimed they were illegally fired from jobs at a South Side hospital. Dr. Vietta Johnson and Dr. Daniel Ivankovich said in their...

    Tags: Toni Preckwinkle, Hospitals and Clinics, Cook County Government, Todd H. Stroger, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Mar 28, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  5. Weeks in review

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    A roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: The Afternoon Shift (WBEZ-FM 91.5) Host Rick Kogan talks about the week's two hottest stories -- school closings and......
    6. Mar 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Netsch a true pioneer woman

    Dawn Clark Netsch seemed to have been around forever, and so it seemed as if she always would be.
    Dawn Clark Netsch seemed to have been around forever, and so it seemed as if she always would be. She must have been young once, but from the time she came into my consciousness, 20 or so years ago, she seemed old. I mean old in a good way, the kind...

    Tags: Elections, Justice and Rights, Gay Pride Chicago, Government, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Kelly easily wins Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress

    Former state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's political fund.
    Clout Street
    Former state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...

    Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Chicago Elections, Voting, Republican Party

    8. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Legal battles hidden from public view

    A Northwestern University student filed a lawsuit against the school in 2008, alleging top administrators failed to discipline a student who raped her.
    A Northwestern University student filed a lawsuit against the school in 2008, alleging top administrators failed to discipline a student who raped her. But what happened in the case is a secret. The student's complaint, filed under a pseudonym to...

    Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Students, Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Assault

    9. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Preckwinkle backs senator over former aide in Jackson primary

    State Sen. Toi Hutchinson of Olympia Fields gained the endorsement today of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for the Democratic nomination in the special primary to decide a replacement for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., aides to both officials said.
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    State Sen. Toi Hutchinson of Olympia Fields gained the endorsement today of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for the Democratic nomination in the special primary to decide a replacement for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., aides to both...

    Tags: Matteson, Elections, Toi Hutchinson, Republican Party, Primaries

    10. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Ex-cop, federal mole charged with extortion, selling guns to felons

    A former Chicago police officer whose undercover work led to charges in separate public corruption probes was himself charged Monday with extorting a tow truck operator and selling firearms to a convicted felon.
    Tribune reporter
    A former Chicago police officer whose undercover work led to charges in separate public corruption probes was himself charged Monday with extorting a tow truck operator and selling firearms to a convicted felon. Ali Haleem becomes the 11th Chicago...

    Tags: Corporate Crime, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Trials, Cook County Government

    11. Jan 28, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  11. Toi story: Hutchinson gets big boost from Preckwinkle

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    Rick Pearson has the details: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle bypassed a former top aide and endorsed state Sen. Toi Hutchinson in the 2nd Congressional District contest Monday, saying she feared a third candidate — former U.S. Rep....
    12. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Obama returns home to speak about Chicago's gun violence

    President Barack Obama will visit Chicago on Friday, when he will discuss gun violence as he focuses on his economic message from Tuesday's State of the Union address, according to the White House. Obama will "talk about the gun violence that has...

    Tags: Murder, Unions, Personal Weapon Control, Hadiya Pendleton, Kenwood

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