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Chicago Police Dept. Moves To Fire 5 Officers Over Laquan McDonald Shooting

8:57am August 31, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The city's inspector general recommended that 10 officers be fired in connection with the 2014 killing of 17-year-old McDonald. Several of those officers have since retired or resigned.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has recommended that seven officers be fired for providing false information in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

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Seven Chicago Officers Could Be Fired In Laquan McDonald's Death

9:28pm August 18, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Chicago's head of police announced his recommendation to dismiss the officers Thursday. Superintendent Eddie Johnson cited allegations that they gave false reports on the 17-year-old's shooting death.

Fears Of Violence At Cleveland Convention Stir Memories Of Chicago In 1968

8:30am July 17, 2016

by Ron Elving

The greatest damage to the city and the Democratic Party in 1968 came from the television images of the mayhem beamed 'round the world and seared into the memories of a generation of Americans.

Lines of travelers at Denver International Airport snake their way through security on Thursday.

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Cities Consider Privatizing TSA To Speed Up Checkpoints, But Would It?

9:05pm May 26, 2016

by David Schaper

Some experts say replacing the TSA with private airport security firms wouldn't solve the problems causing long wait times and would do little to help this summer's busy travel season.

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TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger prepares to testify during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers sought answers as to why long security lines persist at airports around the country.

TSA Hopes To Speed Up Screening Lines This Summer, Administrator Tells Congress

7:17pm May 25, 2016

But the agency projects that its checkpoints will screen 100 million more people in 2016 than it did in 2013 — even as its workforce has been reduced by 12 percent over that same time period.

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at the 84th winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in January in Washington, D.C.

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Chicago Mayor Says He Will Disband Much-Criticized Police Oversight Agency

3:19pm May 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Independent Police Review Authority is charged with investigating police shootings and misconduct in the city — but has been criticized for acting slowly and rarely doling out disciplinary action.

Chicago's North Broadway Street has been undergoing water main upgrades in the past few weeks, with more work scheduled this year. The upgrades are part of the city's 10-year plan to replace 900 miles of water pipes.

Chicago's Upgrades To Aging Water Lines May Disturb Lead Pipes

9:22am April 14, 2016

by Cheryl Corley

The city's 10-year plan to replace 900 miles of old pipes has been met with praise and criticism — and a lawsuit from residents who say the pipe work has raised lead levels in their drinking water.

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Victoria Thomas' backyard was overrun with rats a few years ago. She tried everything from trenching and underground fencing to poison traps but nothing worked — until she got three feral cats.

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Facing A Growing Rat Problem, A Neighborhood Sets Off The Cat Patrol

8:16pm April 04, 2016

by David Schaper

Chicago has a bad rat problem, and it gets worse when old buildings are demolished. Residents of a Chicago neighborhood decided to counter the rat invasion with natural enemies — feral cats.

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Jedidiah Brown is removed by security during a Trump rally at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 11, 2016.

'This Can't Go On In Chicago,' Says Anti-Trump Protester

9:32am March 13, 2016

by NPR Staff

Jedidiah Brown was the man pulled off stage at the canceled Chicago Trump rally. He says his goal was to shut it down.

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Demonstrators in Chicago call for an end to gun violence and resignation of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Chicago police are under scrutiny following the release of a video showing the shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer.

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Chicago Crime Spikes As Police Avoid Becoming 'The Next Viral Video'

12:29pm March 11, 2016

by David Schaper

Chicago police are under scrutiny for misconduct, arrests and street stops are down — but more than 100 people have already been murdered there in 2016, double the number compared to last year.

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