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02.09.2010 20:16h: Attorney accused in prison drug-smuggling case
By JIM SUHR 2010-09-02T19:57:27Z ST. LOUIS AP -- An FBI agent says an Illinois defense attorney facing federal charges that he tried to smuggle a heroin-filled condom into an Indiana federal prison claims to have done it repeatedly, exploiting greater privacy privileges lawyers are afforded in the lockups.... [
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02.09.2010 20:16h: You're not playing fair
By MICHAEL TARM 2010-09-02T19:43:42Z CHICAGO AP -- Several current and ex-gang members lashed out at Chicago's police chief on Thursday, calling his so-called "gang summit" initiative to crack down on crime a wasted effort that will have little effect on the streets of the county's third largest city.... [
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02.09.2010 20:16h: Ill. prison chief heads back to Ohio
By 2010-09-02T18:52:17Z SPRINGFIELD, Ill. AP -- The head of Illinois' prison agency is returning to Ohio to head a not-for-profit community correctional facility.... [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Police message gets through to at least one gang member
Gang members at a meeting Thursday complained police were treating them unfairly by saying at a secret meeting last month that they would be held accountable for killings done by other gang members. But one gang member at both meetings said he's already started asking fellow members to stop the violence. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: 'Transformers 3' movie extra seriously hurt during Indiana stunt
A Transformers 3 movie extra who was seriously injured during a Wednesday night stunt in Lake County Ind. has been identified as a Chicago woman, according to Indiana State Police. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Give renters more condo conversion protections
Chicago renters displaced when their buildings are converted to condominiums would get one months rent toward relocation expenses and at least nine months notice, under reforms recommended Thursday and embraced by Mayor Daley. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Worker falls 30 feet from Loop bridge
Chicago Fire Department personnel rescued a worker who slipped on a catwalk and fell about 30 feet into the gear mechanisms of a Loop bridge early Thursday. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Police probe of Drew's son 'vindictive,' lawyer says
Drew Peterson's police officer son will fight any departmental allegations that he improperly held several guns for his father after Stacy Peterson disappeared in 2007. Oak Brook police have placed Stephen Peterson, 31, on paid leave while they investigate his recent court testimony that he took up to three weapons from his father after Drew Peterson's wife, Stacy, vanished in 2007. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Chicago listed as easy place for car accidents
Chicago is one of the easiest places in the country to get into a car accident, according to a report by Allstate Insurance. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape
SILVER SPRING, Md. AP As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Murders down 40% after gang meetings in Cincy
David Kennedy -- the New York professor behind a nearly 15-year-old law enforcement strategy of warning gang leaders to put their guns down or else -- said he expects Chicago will see a dramatic decrease in killings after launching a pilot program here. [
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02.09.2010 19:00h: Afghan president says airstrike killed civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan AP NATO said an airstrike in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed about a dozen insurgents, but President Hamid Karzai said the victims were campaign workers seeking votes in this month's parliamentary elections. [
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