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Victim rights start with the arrest of a suspect
Someone has murdered your loved one, there are no suspects and soon the case goes cold. You’re not sure how to pay for the funeral, you have questions for investigators, and your family could benefit from counseling. What do you do? What rights do you have? Where do you turn? There’s little the state of […]
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Darlene Matthews, an election judge in her mid-40s, said she has worked elections since former president Bill Clinton was running for office. And these days, the process is a lot more modern. “I was a judge when we were punching holes [in the ballot].” It was quiet at 11 a.m. at the Toman branch of […]
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The streets in Rogers Park were quiet yesterday evening, but inside the Mayne Stage Theater, 1328 W. Morse Ave, Romney-Ryan supporters were loudly proclaiming their love for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. With cantankerous laughter and snarky bombs, the 50 or so people in attendance made their party affiliations clearly known. The second presidential debate […]
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Steven Acheson, 27, said he was trained to hate Iraqis when he joined the service to support and defend his country. The Iraq Veterans Against War member went to basic training in February 2004 at Ft. Sill in Oklahoma. “I watched the second plane hit the tower on 9/11 live on TV in [my] American […]
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed Monday the importance of bringing more countries into NATO as she spoke before a meeting with the foreign ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro and Macedonia at the NATO Summit in Chicago. Clinton said NATO is committed to its open door policy. There were only 12 countries in NATO […]
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After a peaceful march from Petrillo Bandshell to outside McCormick place Sunday, Anti-NATO protesters gathered at Michigan and Cermak to watch veterans turn in their medals. Most left shortly thereafter, but around 500 remained and were confronted by CPD forces that demanded they disperse. See video of clashing police and protesters from the evening of […]
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Several thousand people from all walks of life came out to Chicago’s Grant Park Sunday to protest against NATO. Dr. Daud Miraki stood under the shade of trees in Grant Park holding one end of a banner that called for the end of U.S. and NATO occupation in Afghanistan. An Afghan-American, Miraki has been living […]
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