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In this March 2, 2011, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, left, and his son Mustapha Farrakhan, are seen during ceremonies honoring Virginia seniors, including Mustapha's son, at an NCAA college basketball game in Charlottesville, Va. An Illiniois state law enforcement agency is investigating Mustapha Farrakhan after a newspaper determined he is a part-time suburban police officer who uses an unmarked squad car to provide traffic control for his father, an official said Monday April 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Illinois police agency investigating Farrakhan son

Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - A state law enforcement agency is investigating the son of Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan after a newspaper determined he is a part-time suburban police officer who uses an unmarked squad car to provide traffic control for his father, an official said Monday....
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Chicago PD: Officers shot at Chief Keef after he pointed gun at them

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - According to recently released police reports, Chicago police officers fired at Chief Keef after he pointed a gun at them in December of 2011...
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Anton Watson (C) and other children participate in a peace vigil in the Washington Park neighborhood on November 30, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. About 75 children, teachers, and parents were joined by area residents and religious leaders as they marched in the streets to draw attention to the violence that plagues their Southside neighborhood. Through the end of October 436 people were murdered in Chicago, surpassing the 435 murders for all of 2011. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago may reach 500 homicide mark in 2012

Associated Press
(AP) - The last time the city reached the 500-homicide mark was in 2008, when the year ended with 512 killings. Last year, city records show Chicago had 435 homicides...
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4 more jurors sought in Hudson family murder trial

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CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors and attorneys for the man charged with murdering three of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson's family members resumed vetting potential jurors on Tuesday as they sought to fill the final four spots for his upcoming trial...
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Chicago's top cop to change policing 'paradigm'

Michelle Balani
theGRIO REPORT - Can the former Newark police director gain the support of the black community in Chicago and reduce crime in the city's toughest neighborhoods?...
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