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100 arrested, 13 officers injured after Chicago crowds clash with police
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Hundreds smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of downtown.

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Chicago cop kills himself at detention facility tied to BLM protests two weeks after he was promoted
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Deputy Chief Dion Boyd, 57, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Chicago Police Department’s Homan Square detention center on Tuesday morning.

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'Unimaginable loss': Chicago police deputy chief dies by apparent suicide in department facility
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A newly-promoted Chicago police officer and father of two has died by suicide, city officials said Tuesday.

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The Chicago Gun Myth
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The tragically incompetent mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union this weekend to deflect attention from the horror show unfolding in her city by blaming interlopers for its spiking murder rate: “We are being inundated with guns from states that have virtually no gun control, no background checks, no ban […]

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Chicago mayor defends her decision to work with federal agents but says they can't 'play police' when 'they don't know the first thing about our city'
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Lightfoot said she wasn't working with Trump and that the situation was not similar to Portland, where federal agents showed up without an invitation.

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Taking cue from group in Portland, Wall of Moms forms in Chicago to protect protesters
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CHICAGO – Inspired by protesters in Portland, Oregon, a new group of mothers in the Chicago area plans to offer a human wall of protection for those protesting police brutality and broader racism. Moms attracted widespread media coverage last weekend when they linked arms at Black Lives Matters protests in Portland, and got sprayed with […]

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Donald Trump says 'we're sending people in to New York' following deployment to Portland and Chicago
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Donald Trump on Friday said he was sending federal forces in to New York. ‘We just sent people in to Chicago. We’ve sent people in to Portland. We’re sending people to New York, to help out.’

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Portland Mayor is confronted as he joins protests as Chicago gears up for a demonstration Thursday
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Mayor Ted Wheeler was met by angry crowds who chanted ‘tear gas Ted has got to go’, as hundreds gathered for another night in the Oregon city.

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Fifteen people injured in shootout at Chicago funeral
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“We thought it was a war out here," a neighbor said after a car opened fire during a funeral and mourners fired back.

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Chicago police punched an 18-year-old black activist in the face and knocked out her teeth
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On Friday Chicago police were caught on video punching black activist Miracle Boyd, 18, in the face, knocking out her front teeth at a protest in Grant Park denouncing a Columbus statue.

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