The U.S. had an assault weapons ban: What happened?
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Mark Kirk drops Trump endorsement ‘after much consideration,’ and other Chicago news
Also, the police department hires an official to help implement reforms.
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Aldermen propose dumping TSA and hiring private security for city airports, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Mark Kirk offers tepid support for the “river boat gamble” Donald Trump.
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Community leaders hope police reforms will follow scathing report and other Chicago news
Also, Loop robberies escalate with a stabbing in front of a hotel.
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Primary win under his belt, Mark Kirk looks towards general election
Asked if the senator would support Donald Trump, Kirk’s spokesman said, “We’re going to wait until July.”
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Chicagoans react with horror to Paris attacks
The Chicago police, Dick Durbin, the Alliance Francaise de Chicago, and others respond to news of the shootings and explosions in France.
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What would Mayor Rahm do without Detroit?
Leave it to one of the mayor’s Republican backers—Senator Mark Kirk—to use the Detroit analogy to try to scare white Chicagoans into voting for Rahm.
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Why the candidates for governor are suddenly interested in black voters
Amid charges of intimidation and Ebola fear-mongering, the bitter race for governor is likely to be determined by turnout in Chicago.
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Federal bribery cases are at the center of two west-side races
An ex-con and former alderman and an embattled state rep seek forgiveness as they aim to stay in politics.
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The year in politics: Our third annual awards for political ‘achievement’
The year in politics: Our third annual awards for political “achievement”
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An analysis of Senator Kirk’s charter school ‘analysis’
An analysis of Senator Mark Kirk’s “analysis” of how charter high schools rank in Chicago
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Block Four: Chernobyl 2011
Local filmmakers Julian Hayda and Father Myron Panchuk document the squatters living within the “Zone of Alienation” around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the failed reactor’s crumbling container, in their documentary “Block Four: Chernobyl 2011,” screening Thursday 4/28 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
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Elect One Senator, Get One Free At Polls Today
Illinois voters vote twice for one Senate seat today
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Don’t Blame Blago (Sort Of)
If Illinois Democrats take their expected beating today, it’s not all Blagojevich’s fault.