Butler just keeps going and going for Bulls
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Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler looks for an opening past Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, right, during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball playoff series in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Monday, May 6, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
MIAMI — Jimmy Butler got into the Chicago starting lineup about six weeks ago, his break c
...Beavers: Jury selection fundamentally flawed
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A former Cook County commissioner has asked a judge to toss his tax-evasion convictions, alleging the system for picking would-be federal jurors in northeastern Illinois was fundamentally flawed and led to no black men on his jury.
William Beavers, who is black, argues in a motion filed this week in U.S. District Court in
...Bulls stun Heat 93-86 in Game 1 of Eastern semis
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Chicago Bulls' Nate Robinson (2) and Joakim Noah (13) celebrate with their teammates after defeating the Miami Heat 93-86 in Game 1 of their NBA basketball playoff series in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Monday, May 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
MIAMI — Only one team has held the Miami Heat below 90 points on their home
...Senate to consider union-backed pension plan
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Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers May 1, 2013 during a House Committee hearing regarding state pension legislation at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A union-backed approach for dealing with Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension crisis is getting its f
Chicago policeman shot by fellow officer
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Police were responding to report a burglary Monday night in the Englewood community when a police officer ended up accidentally shooting a fellow officer.
The 42-year-old officer was struck in the leg and taken to a local hospital, according to police. The officer he was with on the call was trying to shoot at an attacking dog.
The wounded officer
