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Man busted with child porn images
09/15/2010
CPS can't say if board will hear school access issue
Parent, aldermanic concerns 'under review’'
09/08/2010
Chicago Public Schools cannot guarantee that the Chicago Board of Education will discuss or see a recent request from the 2nd and 25th wards’ leadership, seeking an expanded magnet school option for hundreds of kids in the University Village and surrounding areas, in time for the next board meeting.
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Beer bottle beat down
09/08/2010
Two men were standing on the 1200 block of W. 18th September 3 at 11:19 yelling at each other. One of the men grabbed an empty beer bottle and hit the other in the head, cutting his left cheek.
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Family feud
09/01/2010
Two women were arguing on the 400 block of S. Dearborn August 24 at 1:30 p.m. One of the women called the other woman a b-tch. The other woman grabbed her and started attacking her.
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West Loop gun killing
09/01/2010
Men shot in courtyard
08/25/2010
A couple of men were standing in a courtyard on the 1300 block of W. 13th August 22 at 4:35 a.m. when they heard about 20 gun shots. The men ran to a nearby car, but were struck by some of the rounds. One man was shot in the foot, while the other was shot in the leg.
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Man robbed at gunpoint
08/18/2010
A man was exiting his workplace on the 200 block of W. Randolph August 15 at 7:25 a.m. when a man approached him from behind, displayed a large black metal pistol and demanded the contents of the victim’s shoulder bag.
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Restaurant patron gets unruly
08/11/2010
A man was ejected from a restaurant located on the 100 block of S. State August 1 at 2:30 a.m. While the man was outside, he threw a bottle at a restaurant employee, hitting her front upper teeth.
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Car thief caught after chase
08/04/2010
Dining furniture, gone
07/28/2010
A man returned to his apartment in the 700 block of S. Federal July 22 at 10:30 a.m. to find that someone had pried open his door, broken his lock and removed a four-piece dining room set and a leather computer chair.
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