Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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Defense to resume after holiday for Madigan bribery, racketeering trial

Colorado Springs Gazette 20 Dec 2024
Courthouse in Chicago ... In 2017, Cretal oversaw the Union West development project in Chicago’s West Loop. Cretal testified about a meeting with then-Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis on June 29, 2017, and discussions about potentially hiring Madigan’s private law firm, Madigan and Getzendanner, for the development’s real-estate tax work....
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The year in pictures: Here are our top photos from 2024

Chicago Sun-Times 20 Dec 2024
in Chicago Lawn, Monday, April 8, 2024 ... Chicago Ave ... Ed Burke (14th), the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history, walks with family, supporters and attorneys out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after being sentenced to two years in prison and a $2 million fine for racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion, Monday, June 24, 2024....
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Former AT&T exec testifies as Madigan corruption trial enters new phase

Colorado Springs Gazette 19 Dec 2024
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain separately enter the federal court building in Chicago Wednesday, Dec ... Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, had left office and was looking for work, two members of the Illinois House ... Courthouse in Chicago....
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Charges dropped against Oak Lawn cop accused of beating teen in July 2022

Chicago Tribune 18 Dec 2024
Several Oak Lawn police officers and others guard and block media from fellow police Officer Patrick O’Donnell, center, as he exits the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, March 1, 2023 after pleading not guilty to charges including aggravated battery and official misconduct (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) ... Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune....
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Illinois Democrats push to accomplish a slew of last-minute goals as President Joe Biden’s era ends

Chicago Tribune 18 Dec 2024
The top priorities for those representing the Chicago area on Capitol Hill include pardons for nonviolent offenders, including former U.S ... Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) ... (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) ... Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ... Kim/Chicago Tribune) ... (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)....
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Daywatch: The impact of intentionally weak government oversight

Chicago Tribune 16 Dec 2024
Good morning, Chicago ... In Chicago, aldermen shut down the inspector general’s office charged with overseeing the City Council nearly a decade ago after the first occupant, attorney Faisal Khan, repeatedly butted heads with council members as Khan looked into complaints of misconduct ... Courthouse for the start of his trial on Oct....
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With prosecutors set to rest in Madigan corruption trial, tapes will help jury take measure ...

Chicago Tribune 15 Dec 2024
Courthouse, Oct ... (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) ... Courthouse, Nov ... Courthouse after another day of testimony in the corruption trial of former Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago on Dec ... Courthouse ... Courthouse after testifying under an immunity deal in the former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza’s bribery trial in Chicago on Sept....
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Photos: The best images of 2024 by Chicago Tribune photographers

Chicago Tribune 13 Dec 2024
Each December, the Chicago Tribune publishes its Photos of the Year, a collection of images that chronicle the most significant events and provide evocative glimpses into the lives of Chicago-area residents ... And they continued to chronicle the heartbreaking impact of gun violence throughout Chicago ... (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Jan....
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Judge rules former state rep. should testify in former speaker\u2019s corruption trial

Colorado Springs Gazette 12 Dec 2024
(The Center Square) – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo, D-Chicago, is required to testify at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain ... Courthouse in Chicago by 8.30 a.m ... Acevedo did not show up at the courthouse until about 9.30 a.m ... CLICK HERE .......
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Illinois-Ex-House-Speaker

The Pantagraph 12 Dec 2024
Former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after another day of testimony in the corruption trial of former Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago on Dec. 3, 2024 ... ....
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Secretly recorded videos are backbone of corruption trial for longest-serving legislative leader

Newsday 12 Dec 2024
CHICAGOHours of secretly recorded videos and phone calls have offered a rare glimpse into how the longest-serving legislative leader in American history operated behind closed doors ... a former Chicago alderman who secretly wore a wire ... Former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Nov....
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Biden commutes sentences for two of Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters

Chicago Tribune 12 Dec 2024
President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of two of the Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters ... Bloom, meanwhile, the onetime head of Sentinel Management Group, was convicted by a jury in 2012 in what was billed by prosecutors at the time as the largest single financial fraud in the history of Chicago’s federal court....
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President Joe Biden commutes sentences for two of Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters

Boston Herald 12 Dec 2024
President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of two of the Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters ... Bloom, meanwhile, the onetime head of Sentinel Management Group, was convicted by a jury in 2012 in what was billed by prosecutors at the time as the largest single financial fraud in the history of Chicago’s federal court....

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