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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2018

3 People Arrested for Allegedly Attacking Chicago Police Officers

Three people have been charged with attacking a trio of Chicago police officers and locking them inside a South Side Englewood neighborhood home Monday afternoon, according to FOX News Chicago.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2018

Chicago Officer Convicted of Murder in 2014 Shooting of Laquan McDonald

Van Dyke, 40, was charged with first-degree murder, official misconduct and aggravated battery in the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting of McDonald, who was shot 16 times. Jurors were told Thursday they have the option of convicting Van Dyke of second-degree murder, which is probationable.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2018

Chicago Police Looking Into Officer Mental Health After String of Deaths by Suicide

Following the deaths by suicide of three Chicago police officers, the department is looking at ways to more successfully address mental and emotional health of its officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2018

Illinois School Superintendent Becomes Police Officer in Order to Carry Concealed

"If somebody comes in to try to hurt my kids, we have something other than a stapler to throw at them," the 51-year-old educator said. "We're no longer a soft target. We have some options."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2018

Illinois Deputies Shepherd Stray Camel Off Interstate and Into Safety

Deputies with the Macon County (IL) Sheriff's Office were called to remove an escaped camel from Interstate 72 on Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2018

Illinois Officer Diagnosed with Brain Cancer Returns to Duty

The department welcomed Officer P.J. Ginn back on duty with a surprise party at a local gymnasium.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2018

Video: Retired NFL Player Does Ridealong on Chicago's South Side

Former Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte recently did a ridealong with Chicago police on the streets of South Side Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The department posted a seven minute video to Facebook, chronicling Forte's experience during the day-shift ridealong.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2018

Officer Who Stopped School Shooting to be Honored at Tonight's Chicago Bears' Game

Mark Dallas, the Dixon, IL, police officer who shot and wounded a school shooting suspect at a high school in February, will serve as the team’s honorary captain for the game, and will attend the contest as a special guest of the team, the Bears confirmed Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2018

Illinois Officer Shot at Traffic Stop, Civilian Shoots at Suspect

"We were luckily (sic) enough to have a citizen on the street who's a concealed carry holder and he also engaged in gun fire with this offender who was struck one time and was taken to Cook County Hospital," Supt. Chlada said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2018

Chicago Mayor, Illinois AG Agree on Plan to Overhaul Police Department

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have finalized a proposed court order intended to bring sweeping change to the Chicago Police Department.

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