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City, bartender ask court to set aside 'code of silence' verdict

City, bartender petition court to set aside 'code of silence' verdict

Former Chicago cop Anthony Abbate, left, and bartender Karolina Obrycka. (Tribune photos)

The city of Chicago essentially agreed to pay the female bartender beaten by an off-duty cop $850K now so the verdict can't be used against the department in the future.

5 shot near currency exchange in South Shore neighborhood

5 shot near currency exchange in South Shore neighborhood

Police investigate a shooting scene near a Currency Exchange in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune)

Five people were hospitalized after a shooting near a currency exchange in the South Shore neighborhood this evening, officials said.

NIU fans pumped for Orange Bowl

NIU fans pumped for Orange Bowl

As trash-talkers grumbled about Northern Illinois University being selected to play in the Orange Bowl, alumni and fans in the Chicago area were unfazed.

 

Daley nephew indicted in '04 death of David Koschman

Emanuel's expressway digital billboard plan advances

Murder defendant's lawyers say son acted strangely

Disputed city parking meter tab up to $61 million

'Spring in December' brings 70-degree temps throughout area

Girl, 13, assaulted in Austin neighborhood near schools

Blackhawks' Toews to be at Tuesday's NHL meeting

Lake County Board hands reins to newcomer

Carpentersville teachers set to walk on Tuesday

Epstein: Free agents believe in Cubs' direction

Beavers vows to take stand in tax evasion trial

Mars rover may have picked up signs of organic compounds

 

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Ignore the haters: NIU belongs in BCS

Haugh: Ignore the haters, NIU belongs in BCS 

Apologize for nothing, NIU. Embrace the opportunity a bunch of overachievers created for the school, the conference and themselves.

Silence painful as Koschman's mom speaks

Kass: Silence painful as Koschman's mom speaks 

The terrible part wasn't what Nanci Koschman said about the nephew of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley who was finally indicted Monday in the death of her son.

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Did school for troubled kids go hunting for athletes in Sudan?

Did school for troubled kids go hunting for athletes in Sudan?

A year after four Sudanese boys were accepted to Mooseheart, a school in Batavia, and four games into the basketball season, a state high school athletic organization has declared them ineligible.


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Public-private group wins bid for Chicago-area delinquent mortgages

Public-private group wins bid for delinquent mortgages

A public-private partnership headed by the Illinois Housing Development Authority has emerged as one of the winning bidders in a September auction of delinquent mortgages held by the Federal Housing Administration.

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Sox ready to move forward with Flowers

Sox ready to move forward with Flowers

Pierzynski, Youkilis gone?

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Pish-Tush, this 'Mikado' is a glorious circus

Pish-Tush, this 'Mikado' is a glorious circus

THEATER REVIEW: "The Mikado" by The Hypocrites ★★★★ For its outrageously enjoyable and inclusive new take on "The Mikado," The Hypocrites upped the ante.

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Text messaging celebrates 20th anniversary

Text messaging celebrates 20th anniversary

You might not believe it, but text messaging is already past its teen years.

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The Koschman mysteries

Editorial: Solving the Koschman mysteries

Did connections or clout stall a homicide investigation involving the former Chicago mayor's nephew?

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PICTURES: American Spirits - The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

Step back in time to an era of flappers and suffragists, bootleggers and temperance workers, and real-life legends like Al Capone and Carry Nation.

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Eggless latkes can still hold together

Eggless latkes can still hold together

Starch from Idaho potatoes, plus one mashed potato, hold together latkes without eggs.

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U.S. birthrate falls to lowest level ever recorded

U.S. birthrate falls to lowest level ever recorded

The U.S. birthrate fell to a record low last year, coming in at its lowest level since statistics began being collected in 1920.

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Best-selling new cars

Best-selling new cars

The top passenger car for November, the Honda Civic, moved up seven spots from October.

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Foreclosures down in October as housing market continues healing

Foreclosures down; housing market healing

The number of homes in foreclosure was down 9% for the year as the housing market showed signs of improvement.


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