Chicago to pay $55K to tasered pregnant woman

Alexandria Fisher, NBC Chicago

NBC Chicago - The city of Chicago will reportedly pay a $55,000 settlement to a woman who claimed she was shocked with a stun gun while eight months pregnant, according to the Chicago Sun-Times...

Chicago cops increase security at gang funerals

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NBC CHICAGO - Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday the police will start treating funerals of reputed gang members as "gang events." That means increased police presence at funerals as well as searches and pat-downs outside churches and funeral homes.

'Stringer Bell Bandit' arrested

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theGRIO REPORT - Chicago police have arrested and charged Kenneth Anderson, 46, for robbing and attempting to rob 11 banks in the city's downtown Loop since October, according to the Chicago Tribune...

15-year-old girl fatally shot in back in Chicago

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NBC Chicago - Investigators in Chicago are trying to find the gunman who opened fire on a group of people on the city's southwest side and killed a 15-year-old girl...

Police confiscate 8 tons of marijuana

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CHICAGO - Police and federal DEA agents made what's believed to be one of the largest pot busts in Chicago's history this week, officials announced Thursday...

7-year-old shot while selling candy

Natalie Martinez, NBC Chicago

CHICAGO - A 7-year-old girl was fatally struck in the back Wednesday night outside her family's home in Chicago's North Austin neighborhood...

Father held on $2M bail for allegedly beating daughter to death

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CHICAGO - A Dixmoor man was ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail Saturday for allegedly beating his teenage daughter to death in a Dolton motel while high on drugs...