Alvarez suspends 2 prosecutors for not charging Cicero man
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CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has suspended two prosecutors. She said they are ultimately responsible for not charging a Cicero man, for threatening to torch his kids.
Police said 29-year-old Nathaniel Beller ultimately did what he threatened to do.
Beller died in the fire he is suspected of setting in his Lawndale home just before the beginning of 2013. Police said he poured gasoline on his girlfriend and their two children.
Beller's son is the only one who survived the fire.
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Mayor Emanuel will celebrate two years in office by unveiling "Elevate Chicago" on Thursday, a series of construction projects to improve Navy Pier and McCormick Place.
Mayor Emanuel will celebrate two years in office by unveiling "Elevate Chicago" on Thursday, a series of construction projects to improve Navy Pier and McCormick Place.
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Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
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Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
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A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
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Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
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