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Ex-Chicago Cop Pleads Not Guilty In $360K Social Security Scam
The former police commander is accused of bilking the agency out of money over 23 years.
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The former police commander is accused of bilking the agency out of money over 23 years.
The person is suspected of using stolen credit cards to buy items at nearby stores, according to Arlington Heights police.
Melting ice has been seen from falling from the upper levels of downtown Chicago skyscrapers Thursday.
FBI agents papered over the windows of the longtime Chicago alderman's office during their investigation Thursday morning.
The men took off with a small amount of cash earlier this week, according to authorities.
The reality series is relaunching, and the show will be in the city in December to look for its 7 new cast members.
More rats also are found in areas with more scattered garbage and a high number of rental units, according to the Chicago study.
A man calling himself a plumber told a homeowner he needed to check her home's plumbing and water output.
The accident happened Thursday, near the Illinois-Indiana border.
PLUS: Frankfort police investigate construction site burglary.
Mourners trudged through 7 inches of snow Monday morning to attend the funeral for slain Ofc. Samuel Jimenez.
PLUS: The village's 52 snow plows are out Monday, clearing roads around Arlington Heights.
Find out when and how to put your garbage cans on the weather-affected pickup schedule.
No electricity can mean no heat. Find out where village residents can go to stay warm.
No electricity can mean no heat. Find out where village residents can go to stay warm.
No electricity can mean no heat. Find out where city residents can go to stay warm.
No electricity can mean no heat. Find out where village residents can go to stay warm.
No electricity can mean no heat. Find out where village residents can go to stay warm.
Find out what's closed or opening late Monday because of the snowstorm blowing through the area.
Find out what's closed or opening late Monday because of the snowstorm blowing through the area.