CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair

That damn vagina.... People kill over, get killed over it, they lose spouses, they lose money and even they even lose the CIA Director spot.... 

CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair -- an affair with his biographer that was revealed over the course of an FBI investigation, Fox News has learned. 

The FBI had been investigating an unrelated and much broader case before stumbling on the affair. Fox News has learned that during the course of this investigation, the name of biographer Paula Broadwell came up. The FBI followed that lead and in doing so, uncovered his affair with her. The FBI for some time was concerned that perhaps Petraeus was some sort of victim, but there has been no evidence discovered to back up such concerns.

Broadwell co-wrote Petraeus' biography, "All In." 

Petraeus met with President Obama on Thursday before submitting his letter of resignation, which the president accepted.  In a message to staff, Petraeus said he asked "to be allowed" to step down. 

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On a lighter note.... Cat steals cookie only to be robbed by dog

Antonio "Savage" Jenkins Jr. tattoo of pig, gun is threat to Minneapolis police officer, charges say

Antonio "Savage" Jenkins Jr. was proud enough of the new tattoo on his left bicep to stick a photo of it on Facebook. But Hennepin County prosecutors say Jenkins’ tattoo crossed the line from body art to crime.

Antonio "Savage" Jenkins Jr. was proud enough of the new tattoo on his left bicep to stick a photo of it on Facebook.

"My tattoo iz a pig get’n his brains blew out," read the caption. The tattoo depicted a person holding a pistol into the mouth of a pig dressed in a Minneapolis police uniform with the badge of Officer Jeffrey Seidel.

But Hennepin County prosecutors say Jenkins’ tattoo crossed the line from body art to crime. On Thursday, the reputed member of the Bloods street gang -- currently on probation for armed robbery -- was charged with making a terroristic threat for the benefit of a gang.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in an interview that the threat was specific and Jenkins had the capacity to act on it.

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Woman raped for 10 minutes on Los Angeles Metro bus - Bus driver did NOT notice the 10 minute rape of a disabled woman

Authorities released a photo of a man detectives believe raped an 18-year-old woman for 10 minutes on a Metro bus.

The victim was described by authorities as having the mental capacity of a 10-year-old.

The attack took place in the rear of the near-empty bus Wednesday evening and went unnoticed by the driver, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

"During the rape, an unknown witness, the only passenger on the bus, attempted to get the driver's attention," the department said in a statement. 

But the attacker left the 217 bus before the driver became aware of the assault, according to the department. The attacker got off at the last stop where the bus makes its turnaround at Jefferson Boulevard near Slauson Avenue.

The victim reported the attack to the driver after the attacker was gone.

Detectives said the attacker is black and between 18 and 20 years old. He is 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall with short-cropped hair and was wearing jeans and a hooded sweatshirt with narrow horizontal stripes, authorities said.

Detectives were also seeking the witness. Anyone with information is asked to call authorities at (866) 247-5877. Anonymous tipsters can call (800) 222-8477.

Derrick Baldwin faces new charges of sexual assault, home invasion - He looks so happy in jail!

A man in custody for criminal trespass now faces sexual assault and home invasion charges, officials said.

Derrick Baldwin, 33 of the 2200 block of North Halsted Street was charged on Nov. 3, with criminal trespass charges. The additional charges were filed when he appeared in court today, according to Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County state's attorney office.

Baldwin was charged today with home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault, both felonies, according to police and prosecutors.

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Maywood cops fatally shoot man who pointed gun - Earlier Chicago police also had a fatal police shooting

A 20-year-old Maywood man was pronounced dead this evening after being shot by Maywood police after allegedly pointing a gun at an officer, officials said.

The shooting happened at about 4:30 p.m. after a Maywood police officer was called to the 800 block of South 19th Avenue, said Maywood Spokesman Larry Shapiro.

The man was pronounced dead at 4: 55 p.m. at Loyola University Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

When the officer arrived at the location the officer noticed a suspicious person and the officer called to the man who responded by running to the back of an apartment building, Shapiro said.

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OAK LAWN, IL - Early Released Felon Reginald Taylor charged in armed robberies of Radio Shack holdups

A 47-year-old Chicago man involved in a one-hour standoff with Oak Lawn police Wednesday afternoon after he barricaded himself in the basement stairwell of a home with a loaded handgun was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, Oak Lawn police stated in a press release today.

Reginald Taylor, of the 12200 block of South Loomis Street led police on a foot chase after an employee called 911 at around 3 p.m. to report a suspicious person in the Radio Shack store at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue, Oak Lawn Division Chief Mike Kaufmann said.

The employee recognized Taylor from a composite sketch police distributed earlier this month following a separate armed robbery at a Frankfort Radio Shack in the 21000 block of South LaGrange Road.

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Big surprise here...Chicago Female Aldermen flock to save a corrupt family... Female Chicago aldermen unite behind Ald. Sandi Jackson, one of their own

The sorority of female aldermen on Thursday closed ranks behind one of their own — Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th) — amid word that Jackson’s newly re-elected husband, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Il.), is negotiating a plea deal and may have used campaign funds to buy a $40,000 Rolex for a female friend.

The post-election plea bargaining was galling enough to Sandi Jackson’s sisters in the City Council. Even more upsetting was the public humiliation that Sandi Jackson is enduring once again because of her husband’s alleged philandering. “In every marriage somewhere down the line, you think that your husband might fool around on you, but not necessarily commit adultery. Being a high-profile person, how constrained could he be? But, to have it all now slammed in her face. That has got to be so humiliating, it’s like, I don’t want to get out of bed,” said Ald. Carrie Austin (34th), chairman of the City Council’s Budget Committee.

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Officials: Chicago Cops fatally shoot man who pointed gun at them

A man who allegedly pointed a gun at Chicago police was fatally shot this afternoon in the Park Manor neighborhood, officials said.

The shooting happened at about 3:45 p.m. near the 6700 block of South Indiana Avenue, according to Patrick Camden, a spokesman for the Chicago police union.

Police officers were driving south on Indiana near an alley when they spotted a man coming out of the alley with a gun in his hand, said Camden.

After police pulled over they ordered the man to drop the gun but the man began running down the alley and about midway the man turned and pointed the weapon at the police, Camden said.

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VISITATION / FUNERAL UPDATE: Chicago Fire Captain Herbie Johnson dies in extra-alarm blaze on South Side

VISITATION / FUNERAL: A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday (NOV 8th, 2012) at 11 a.m. at St. Rita of Cascia High School, 7740 S. Western Ave., with visitation to take place Wednesday evening at the school, Johnson’s alma mater.

BURIAL AT: Mt. Olivet Cemetery (Across the street from Mt. Greenwood Cemetery)

2755 West 111th Street

Chicago, IL

Capt. Herbert Johnson, 54, a 33-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department died tonight after he and another firefighter were injured in a 2-11 alarm fire that spread quickly through a Gage Park home, apparently trapping crews inside in a flashover fire.

UPDATE: CHICAGO FIRE CAPTAIN KILLED IN FIRE

he has numerous family members on the Chicago Police Department. 

CHICAGO, IL - Two firefighters were seriously injured in a 2-11 alarm fire on the South Side that also brought an Emergency Medical Services Plan response from fire officials this evening.

Firefighters on the scene called a Mayday response for a trapped firefighter, but the firefighter was located, and the response secured, with two firefighters injured and taken to area hospitals in serious-to-critical condition, Chicago Fire Department spokeswoman Meg Ahlheim said.

Firefighters were called to the scene at 5:15 p.m. for the fire on the 2300 block of West 50th Place. The building was a frame home, 2-1/2 stories tall and about 25 feet by 40 feet, Ahlheim said.

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Sex offenders Tommy "DOC" Johnson file suit to get $100 registration fee waived

Sex offenders have filed a lawsuit in federal court saying the city should waive a $100 registration fee because they’re too poor to pay. "Hell if I had the $100 I would have just bought some sex instead of raping some bitch!" 

David Johnson and Tommy Johnson — in a lawsuit against the city — claim the Chicago Police Department unfairly refused to waive their fees. One female sex offender alleged a Chicago Police officer waived her fee because of financial hardship, but then he creepily called her to ask for a date.

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THE FIX IS IN! - Prosecutor Patricia Fix accused of stealing campaign signs elected judge

PHOTO: Patricia Fix, the chick with nice child bearing hips....

Lake County prosecutor Patricia Fix celebrated her successful run for a judge's seat Wednesday after her bid was nearly derailed by an investigation into claims that she stole her opponent's...

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BLACK VIOLENCE: Man shot in back in Chicago's Greektown

CHICAGO, IL - A man was shot in the back in Greektown early Thursday morning, one of at least three people shot overnight in Chicago, police said.

Someone inside a car shot the 23-year-old man about 2 a.m. on Jackson Boulevard just east of Halsted Street. The victim and a witness gave conflicting reports about what happened and police said they were trying to figure out what happened. 

Paramedics cut through the man's jacket as they tended to him. Down from the jacket drifted along Jackson as an evidence technician worked behind yellow tape.

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School Bus Driver Kenny Sellers, 41, Charged With DUI

PHOTO: Kenny Sellers, 41, "A" for ALCOHOL!

CHICAGO, IL - A school bus driver taking children to a public elementary school on Chicago's North Side was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol this week after being stopped for erratic driving, officials said Wednesday.

A police officer writing tickets Tuesday morning in the 4100 block of North Lawndale Avenue was waved down by a driver who complained that a nearby school bus had nearly rear-ended his vehicle three times, Chicago police said.

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Chicago FOP 7 & President Mike Shields says THANK YOU - HJRCA 49 Pension "Reform" Defeated

HJRCA 49 Pension "Reform" Defeated

Thanks to everyone who picked up and displayed our signs and expressed their opposition to the Proposed Constitutional Amendment that would require super majorities for any pension enhancement. With over 90 percent of the votes counted, it is apparent that the proposed amendment will fail. Hopefully, the Legislature in Springfield heard us loud and clear on this one. Don't mess with our pensions! Again, thank you to everyone that voted and worked against HJRCA 49.

Sneed exclusive: Jesse Jackson Jr. in plea deal talks with feds: sources & the asses that Illinois voters have re-elected

Sneed is also told Jackson, who returned to Mayo Clinic after undergoing outpatient treatment in the seclusion of his home in Washington, D.C., is not only being investigated for allegedly using campaign funds to decorate his Washington home — but also Sneed hears he may also have used campaign funds to buy a $40,000 Rolex watch as a gift for a white & blonde female friend.

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OBAMA'S HOMETOWN CHICAGO - Police: 6 BLACK MEN abduct little girl at gunpoint, sexually assault her

Six black men abducted and sexually assaulted 14-year-old girl who was walking to school Monday morning in the Lawndale neighborhood, police said.

The girl was attacked as she walked to school in the area of 16^th Street and Trumbull Avenue at 7:45 a.m., according to a Community Alert from Area Central Detectives.

The assailants exited a gray 4-door-car with damage to its right side that approached her and stopped. After forcing her into the car at gunpoint, she was driven to an unknown location, taken into a house, and sexually assaulted by six men between the ages of 20 and 24, the alert said.

Five of the attackers had long dreads -- one had brown tips on the dreads while another had red tips. A six attacker had a close fade hairstyle, the alert said.

All of them are black, between 5-foot-6 to 6-foot-3, and weigh 130 to 170 pounds. Three have a dark complexion, two have a medium brown complexion and one’s complexion is light.

One of her attackers was wearing a white t-shirt while five others were wearing jackets described as a black hoodie, an Abercrombie jacket, a black North Face jacket, a white North Face jackets and a green jacket, the alert said.

WHITE MAN - Anthony "Tony" Kuber - shot 5 times by BLACK MAN during yet another violent CHICAGO CTA ROBBERY.... Most are white victims being attacked by BLACK OFFENDERS

The media will not report the war on white CTA riders by BLACK CRIMINALS in Chicago.

Anthony "Tony" Kuber was shot five times by a robber who took his iPhone, even though Kuber was trying to hand the phone over, his father says.

"He said, 'Here, take it,' but they shot him anyway," said Martin Kuber, 57.  “He was shot over a stupid iPhone."

His 31-year-old son was knocked unconscious during the attack in the Fuller Park neighborhood on the South Side Monday night, and he may not recover the full use of one of his hands, according to his father and a cousin.

"His right hand is really bad," said Mark Sheehan, from Plainfield. "They told him he has to learn to use his left hand to write with."

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Maybe the only good news from this election - Illinois pension benefit amendment likely fails

Illinois voters have rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have made it more difficult to expand public employee retirement benefits.

With about 90 percent of the vote reported on Wednesday morning the proposed amendment had support from 56 percent of Illinoisans who voted on the measure. But that fell short of the two criteria needed for passage.

The measure needed a favorable vote from either three-fifths of those voting on the measure, or 50 percent of the total number of votes cast in Tuesday's election. Nearly 5 million people voted in the election.

With lawmakers stalemated on how to fix a severely underfunded pension system, the amendment would have required a three-fifths vote of the Legislature -- instead of a simple majority -- to increase pension benefits for public employees.

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Obit/Funeral: Captain/EMT Herbert "Herbie" Johnson Badge 239

Captain/EMT Herbert "Herbie" Johnson Badge 239

Visitation

Wednesday November 7, 2012

Saint Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel

7740 South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL

1500 - 2100 hours - CFD Assembly at 1745 hours - Walk thru at 1800 hours

Funeral Mass

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

Saint Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel

7740 South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL

1100 hours Mass

Procession and Interment

Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 2755 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL

Immediately following the funeral.

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'Svengoolie': Rich Koz recovering after heart attack

Horror-movie host Rich Koz, better known as Svengoolie, is recovering after a heart attack Saturday.

“Rich’s condition is improving and his family has asked for privacy at this time,” said a press release from Weigel Broadcasting Co., which airs Koz’s show locally on WCIU-TV and nationally on Me-TV network.

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Chicago Police officers retiring at record pace... and not being replaced

Chicago already has registered more homicides than it did during all of last year. Now, the Chicago Police Department is on pace to break an all-time record that could make it more difficult to stop the bloodshed: police retirements in a single year.

Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Shields disclosed Monday that the ranks of 2012 retirees will top 580, breaking the old record of 570 in 2004.

Through Oct. 31, 475 officers had retired. According to Shields, an additional 105 officers met a Nov. 1 deadline to file the paperwork to take advantage of the city’s offer of premium health-care benefits for those who retire at 55.

Over the last decade, 4,178 city officers have retired from the force, an average of 417 officers a year.

Retirements ranged from 261 in 2009 to the previous high of 570.

Equally troubling to Shields is the fact that the city has hired just 190 officers so far this year.

Recent EARLY RELEASED parolee Nicholas Sauer charged with kidnapping daughter, running down cop - He has been very critically wounded by police gunfire and probably won't live long enough to see court

Nicholas Sauer has the dubious honor of being the first 

white guy Chicago police have shot in over a decade

A man with a very checkered past who pleaded guilty last week to domestic battery after being paroled recently on a drug charge kidnapped his own daughter, stole his estranged wife’s car and ran down a Chicago police officer Sunday night, prosecutors said.

Nicholas Sauer, 27, was shot by the officer he ran over in the parking lot of a Church's Fried Chicken parking lot at 1151 S. Independence Blvd, about 7 p.m. Sunday, after police tracked him to the area using his cell phone GPS position, prosecutors said. Sauer is charged with child abduction, attempted murder, aggravated battery of a police officer and aggravated vehicular hijacking, said Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.

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The Unforgettable Firemen: Two new museums will commemorate the Chicago Fire Department’s past

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Media blackout of black Chicago protesters marching against Obama

CHICAGO, IL - Black Chicagoans from the south and west sides took their message to what they say is the source of the problem when they converged outside of a fundraiser held by Mayor Emanuel for Barack Obama and then marched to the studios of ABC News.
Their message, “let us work in our own community,” was made all the more poignant as the ABC News crew ignored the news event outside their very studios. Not one camera was sent to cover the news that was, literally, placed at their doorstep.
The protest, which took place Thursday evening, addressed these community members’ growing desperation as their wartorn neighborhoods are redeveloped by political cronies, evicting residents and shutting out local investors, and use union labor from outside the community to do the work. It’s a corrupt cycle of government “work” that takes advantage of the poor, evicting them, and then redeveloping the properties to benefit anyone but the community.

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Now some important news - Gisele Bundchen goes sunbathing for two.....

Stacy Peterson’s sister on scene as State Police, FBI search woods

Searching for the needle in the haystack.....

The FBI and the State Police searched a Will County forest preserve Monday afternoon — a search that attracted the attention of the sister of the missing Stacy Peterson, although authorities wouldn’t say what they were looking for. Cassandra Cales arrived at the 400-acre Hammel Woods near Shorewood Monday afternoon after the search was completed.

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City of Chicago rests in case of Chicago Police Officer Anthony Abbate beating the illegal polish bartender Karolina Obrycka

Attorneys defending the city of Chicago in a federal lawsuit stemming from the infamous 2007 beating of a female bartender by an off-duty police officer today rested their case, setting the scene for closing arguments on Tuesday.

Witnesses called by the city challenged key assertions by lawyers for the bartender, Karolina Obrycka, that higher-ranking officers obtained misdemeanor charges in a bid to minimize Abbate’s conduct and that the city has an abysmal record of disciplining officers for excessive force.

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Nathaniel J. Nared "The Crazy Slasher" arrested for slashing his girlfriend and baby

A 26-year-old Aurora man was ordered held on $200,000 bail after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and slashing his 8-month-old daughter, police said.

Nathaniel J. Nared of the 1000 block of East Benton Street in the far west suburb was charged with aggravated battery to a child, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, and two counts of domestic battery after the altercation that happened Sunday at about 1:15 a.m., Aurora police said in a press release.

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Sources: Ex-cop from Willow Springs Gary Engel charged in plot to kill businessman dies in apparent suicide - He was charged with former Chicago police officer Steven Manning -- who now goes by the name Steven Mandell

Former Willow Springs Police Officer Gary Engel Dead from Suicide while in Federal Custody

A former Willow Springs officer facing federal extortion charges died early Monday morning in what officials believe is an apparent suicide.

Gary Engel, 61, was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m. Monday after officials say he hung himself in his McHenry County Jail cell, according to federal authorities. A representative at the McHenry County jail declined comment Monday night.

An investigation into the death is ongoing, U.S. Marshals spokeswoman Belkis Cantor said. Engel was scheduled to appear in Dirksen Federal Court on Tuesday for an arraignment on his charges.

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NIU Police Chief Don Grady - A Chief with a "Checkered" past in the trouble limelight again - Dekalb officials ask state cops to investigate NIU police

How ironic, a police chief who wrote a bullshit book called "THE INJUSTICE OF JUSTICE" may have hid evidence in a police criminal matter.

The DeKalb County State’s Attorney has asked state police to investigate the Northern Illinois University police department and its police chief after a judge ruled last week the department hid evidence that could have cleared one of its officers of a felony sexual assault charge.

Officer Andrew Rifkin was charged with criminal sexual assault in November 2011 after he allegedly attacked a NIU student, according to a news release. He was later fired from the job after an investigation, the release stated.

On Monday, DeKalb State’s Attorney Clay Campbell requested the probe into the department and Police Chief Don Grady after a judge found the NIU police department withheld evidence from his office. The information “arguably exonerates” Rifkin of the charges, he said.

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Recycling black men in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood.... Man found dead & compacted in recycling compactor

The body of a man was found crushed in a recycling bin this morning in the Pullman neighborhood, officials said.

The man, whose identity was not known, was found at 7:45 a.m. in a recycling facility on the 600 block of East 111th Street, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer VeeJay Zala.

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Chris Rock - Message for White Voters

TRUE NEWS USA PHOTO-OF-THE-DAY: Obama, looks good here, off to Vegas!

NY nun accused of theft after $100K is stolen

Actress Wendy Makkena really kicks azz at the 2:15 mark on this video

HOLLEY, N.Y. -- Authorities say a nun faces grand larceny charges after more than $100,000 was stolen from two western New York churches where she worked.

Orleans County District Attorney Joseph Cardone tells The Buffalo News that Sister Mary Anne Rapp is scheduled to appear in Kendall Town Court on Monday night to answer to the charges.

The newspaper reports that the money was stolen from Catholic churches in Holley and Kendall, rural parishes between Buffalo and Rochester.

No other details have been released.

The nun's attorney, James Harrington, told the newspaper he couldn't comment on the case.

The attorney for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo says Sister Mary Anne was placed on administrative leave more than a year ago after an audit conducted by the diocese turned up irregularities.

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'The screams just kept coming and coming': Boy, 2, is mauled to death by African wild dogs after mother dangled him over the railings at Pittsburgh Zoo

I have no idea what this mother was thinking... We have humans out there that should NEVER have children!

A two-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a pack of ravenous African wild dogs when he fell off a railing his mother put him on to view the animals at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. 

Desperate rescue attempts by zookeepers and armed police officers could not deter the 11 aggressive beasts as they savagely attacked the child, from Pleasant Hills, Pittsburgh, on Sunday morning. 

Zookeepers fired darts and a police officer opened fire, killing one of the African painted dogs, an endangered animal, but rescuers still could not reach the boy in time.

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Harvey man - Tevon Marley - sought in fatal Beloit shooting

The cancerous black violence spreads to Beloit Wisconsin

PHOTO: Beloit Wisconsin Shooter Tevon Marley

BELOIT, Wis. -- Beloit police are looking for a man from Harvey in connection with the Sunday shooting death of a Chicago man.

Officers and paramedics responded about 11:22 a.m. Sunday to a residential property in the 700 block of Merrill Street in Beloit, according to a press release from the Beloit Police Department. They found Ricky Sims, a 19-year-old Chicago man, with multiple gunshot wounds in a yard; he was transported to Beloit Hospital where he died during surgery.

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"What's on the Sarge's Mind Blog" - Rantoul police violate civil rights and do not up hold laws

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Why do Chicago taxpayers pay James McConnell more than the mayor?

As the man responsible for overseeing construction of Chicago’s new schools, libraries, police stations and even a new harbor along the lakefront, James McConnell commands a salary from Chicago taxpayers higher than anyone at City Hall makes.

That includes Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who recently agreed to extend to a fifth year the lucrative no-bid contract that will pay the politically connected construction-management firm where McConnell is executive vice president more than $95 million by the time it runs out next year.

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Dean Bieker, 54, arrested at O'Hare with loaded handgun in carry-on

A Kansas man was arrested and charged with trying to board an aircraft with a gun after a loaded handgun was found in his carry-on luggage at O’Hare International Airport on Saturday, authorities said.

Dean Bieker, 54, faces a felony charge of trying to bring a loaded gun onto a plane, according to Cook County Jail records.

Bieker, of 158th Street in Olathe, Kansas, was arrested about 1:30 p.m. Saturday after he tried to bring a loaded gun through a security checkpoint at Terminal 3 in O’Hare, according to a police report.

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Chicago Police shoot man suspected of abducting his 2-year-old

Police in the Lawndale neighborhood shot and critically wounded a man suspected of abducting his 2-year-old child from a suburb and then running down a police officer who approached him this evening, authorities said.

The Independent Police Review Authority had been notified about a shooting in which police wounded someone near Roosevelt Road and Independence Boulevard, a spokesman said. Police and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 spokesmen also were aware of an incident at that location, but had no details.

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