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City Offers Free Medallion To Cabbie Who Wins Award For Service To Disabled
The City of Chicago is offering a major reward to cabdrivers who serve disabled passengers – a free medallion.
Robbery Suspect, 13, Threatens To Shoot Evanston Cabbie
A north suburban cab driver was robbed of about $200 and a cell phone early Wednesday, and police are looking for a suspect who is 13 years old.
Suspect In Cabbie’s Murder Backs Out Of Plea Deal
A suspect suddenly backed out of a plea deal Wednesday for attacking a cab driver who later died in Zion, claiming his religious beliefs exempt him from the law.
Cabbie Who Tried To Fund Terrorism Gets 7 1/2-Year Prison Sentence
A North Side cab driver was sentenced to 7½ years in federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to providing monetary support al Qaeda in Pakistan.
North Side Cabbie Pleads Guilty To Trying To Aid Al Qaeda
aja Lahrasib Khan pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Cabbie Uses Twitter To Reach Out, Improve Business
One Chicago taxi driver is using social media to reach out and give his business a better rap.
Charges Expected In Waukegan Bank Robbery
Federal prosecutors are expected to file charges against a man accused of holding up a TCF Bank branch in a Waukegan Jewel-Osco store Monday.
Why Was He Driving? Cabbie In Deadly Crash Had Long Record
The cab driver who crashed into a pedestrian and a building in Streeterville Monday had dozens of prior traffic tickets and was involved in another accident that left someone injured, records show.
Ex-City Health Department Official Paroled In Death Of Cabbie
The former Chicago Department of Public Health official convicted of killing a cab driver six years ago has been paroled.
Two Arrested After Robbing Cabbie With Sharp Object
A man and a juvenile were charged with robbing a taxi driver in the northwest suburbs on Saturday.
Men Charged With Beating Female Cabbie
Two men stand charged with robbing and beating a female cab driver in the University Village neighborhood, after being caught by a UIC police officer.
Cabbie Charged In Terror Case Asks For Release
A local taxi driver charged with attempting to send money to a Pakistan-based terrorist has asked to be released from jail.
Woman’s Credit Card Used For $775 Bar Tab
Cabbie chats up suburbanite at city bar, hijacks her plastic.
Cabbie Shot, Drives Himself To Flag Down Cop
A cab driver is expected to survive after being shot in the neck in an attempted robbery.
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- Student Pulled Over And Robbed By Phony Police OfficerA man driving an unmarked white Ford Crown Victoria with interior flashing red and blue lights pulled the student over near Ballard and Bender roads in Des Plaines as she was driving to school around 7:30 a.m. on May 20.332
- Bodies Of 2 Men Found In Car In West EnglewoodTwo bodies were found inside a car on the South Side and one of the victims worked for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.214
- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.4834
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
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