Chicago
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Cornelius German, 15, fatally shot near Obama's Chicago home
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Cornelius German of Chicago was found unresponsive around 9:40 p.m. Monday. He had been shot in the back and was pronounced dead at the scene on the city's South Side, police told The Associated Press.
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Sarath Kumar Potharaju still missing after vanishing near the National Mall
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The mysterious disappearance of a Chicago man from India on the National Mall is headline news in India. Sarath Kumar Potharaju, 35, seems to have disappeared without a trace last Sunday. ABC7's Roz Plater talks with his family.
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Presidential library campaign in full swing
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Four years from the end of President Obama's presidency, Chicago and Honolulu are ramping up major campaigns to build the center that will house the records of America's 44th president.
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D.C. snow storm: Chicago, Midwest preparing for initial snow blanket
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Chicago residents expected to find themselves in the midst of a storm that could wind up dumping as much as 10 inches of snow in the area before the end of Tuesday.
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Jesse Jackson Jr., wife could spend time behind bars
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Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife could spend time in behind bars after they agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to spend thousands in campaign funds on personal items. (See items listed in Jackson charging document.)
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Hadiya Pendleton's death result of gang war, prosecutor says
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New details about the death of Hadiya Pendleton emerged during a court hearing in which a judge denied bail for the two men charged with murder in her death, 18-year-old Michael Ward and 20-year-old Kenneth Williams.
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Hadiya Pendleton: Two charged in slaying of Chicago student
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Hadiya Pendleton died after being shot in a park near the Chicago home of President Barack Obama on Jan. 29, just days after she performed during his inauguration festivities in Washington.
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Hadiya Pendleton death: First lady attends funeral
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Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed while she talked with friends after school at a park not far from the Obamas' home in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood. Police have said the Jan. 29 shooting appears to be a case of mistaken identity.
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Michelle Obama to attend Chicago girl's funeral
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A White House official says Michelle Obama will attend Saturday's funeral for the 15-year-old Chicago girl who was killed after returning home from performing during inauguration festivities for President Barack Obama.
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Hadiya Pendleton, majorette in inaugural parade, shot to death in Chicago
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Hadiya Pendleton was fatally shot Tuesday in a Chicago park. She performed with the King College Prep High School band in several inaugural events at President Obama's recent inauguration.
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Chicago weighs bullet, firearm tax to help curb gang violence
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As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet and firearm--an effort even she acknowledges could spark a legal challenge.
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Chicago teachers strike ends
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Students prepared to return to class Wednesday after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in a quarter century, shutting 350,000 children out of school, disrupting the daily routines of thousands of families and making the city's schoolyards a flashpoint for union rights and public school reforms across the country.
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Chicago teachers strike continues, teachers consider contract settlement
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Teachers across the nation's third-largest city will be poring over the details of a contract settlement Tuesday as the clock ticks down to an afternoon meeting in which they are expected to vote whether to end a seven-day strike that has kept 350,000 students out of class.
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Chicago man's beating death video posted to Facebook, Delfino Mora killed
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Authorities in Chicago say three teens are charged with first-degree murder in the fatal beating of 62-year-old Delfino Mora after they posted a video of the attack on Facebook.
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Obama on Afghanistan: Not a combat mission
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Police are bracing for another possibly violent day of demonstrations after officer clashed with protesters outside of the NATO summit in Chicago, leading to several injuries and dozens of arrests.
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Three men held for alleged terror plot at NATO summit
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Chicago police say three men were arrested earlier this week following allegations that they tried to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO summit.
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Arnoldo Jimenez sought for stabbing of wife
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Police and FBI officials were poring over more than 100 tips as they hunted for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub.
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How a car's speed affects the chances a struck pedestrian survives
How likely are you to survive if an automobile strikes you at 20 miles an hour? 30 miles an hour? 40?
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