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Home » mass shootings

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Does the Second Amendment apply to black people?

by Ben Joravsky July 20, 2018August 18, 2021

With all the attention focused on the Chicago Police shooting of Harith Augustus, the silence coming from the gun rights groups is deafening.

Posted inBlogs

With his death-penalty ploy, Rauner uses an old trick he learned from his enemy: Mike Madigan

by Ben Joravsky May 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Governor Rauner plays games with the death penalty and mental health in the hopes of winning November’s election.

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Potential mayoral candidate Paul Vallas strikes out at Emanuel after Chicago State drama, and other news

by Kate Shepherd February 1, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, Tinley Park police release a new image of the Lane Bryant shooting suspect ten years after the tragedy.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County commissioner wants to add marijuana legalization referendum to March 2018 ballot, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Emanuel slams Trump for “pointing fingers” at Chicago again.

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The Illinois house failed to override Rauner’s veto of ‘right-to-work’ zone ban by one vote, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a Chicago priest blessed the Mandalay Bay hotel floor where Las Vegas shooter conducted massacre.

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Stephen Paddock rented two Michigan Avenue hotel rooms overlooking Lollapalooza but never showed up, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Cubs home playoff tickets are the most expensive in the MLB..

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Chicago not adding more security at marathon, Cubs playoffs after Las Vegas mass shooting, and other news

by Kate Shepherd October 3, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.

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