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Chicago police strengthen criticized missing person policy for the first time in a decade

This story is being copublished by Invisible Institute and the Chicago Reader The Chicago Police Department has rewritten an internal policy that allowed officers to easily close missing persons cases they did not solve. This new...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Dies electric skate driver in Bridgeport after crash with Chicago Police vehicle

<p>Un hombre de 39 años que conducía un patín eléctrico murió tras chocar con un vehículo de la Policía de Chicago a primeras horas del jueves en Bridgeport.</p><p>A las 12:30 a.m., los agentes patrullaban en un vehículo policial...

Lean: Leans left Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: United StatesFunding: PrivateOwner: Chicago Public Media
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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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WFLDNot rated
Truth score 34
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WFLDNot rated

Chicago police: Man found dead with burns, head injuries on Northwest Side

A man was found dead early Tuesday on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and detectives are investigating. Chicago homicide investigation Chicago police said officers responded at about 12:10 a.m. to the 5300 block of West Irving Park Road, in...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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College student challenges police detective in race for District 8b, South Side and Southwest Side in Chicago School Board race

District 8b neighborhoods: New City, Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, McKinley Park, Bridgeport, the Loop, Brighton Park, West Lawn, Near South Side, Armour Square Juan Ignacio González , a veteran Chicago Police detective and local coffee shop...

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Local
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WFLDNot rated
Truth score 34
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WFLDNot rated

SWAT officers surround Chicago West Side home during hours-long police investigation

Chicago police and SWAT officers spent several hours in the South Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side Wednesday investigating an incident that reportedly involved two suspects entering a home. SWAT situation on West Side Around...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 8 Amplification: 0

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WFLDNot rated
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Crash leaves 8 hurt on Chicago’s South Side, police say

A three-vehicle crash on Chicago’s South Side overnight left eight people hospitalized early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the scene of the crash in the 5400 block of S. Ashland Ave. a little after midnight, according to the...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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WFLDNot rated
Truth score 34
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WFLDNot rated

27-year-old man charged with attempted murder

A 27-year-old Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man on Thursday, Oct. 29. Attempted murder charges According to the Chicago Police Department, Sionel Amatima Hernandez, 27, was charged with...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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15-year-old boy shot in Austin

<p>A 15-year-old boy out with friends was shot early Sunday in the Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police.</p><p>The boy and his friends were in the 5400 block of West Fulton Street just before 1 a.m. when an unknown male...

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Chicago Public Media50%
Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion2/0
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Truth score: 52 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -50Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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Truth score 42
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Mayor Johnson under fire for shrinking CPD

<p>Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson has accused Mayor Brandon Johnson of “chopping away” at the Chicago Police Department to help balance his pre-election budget after three years of shrinking CPD by attrition, but the mayor...

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Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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4 killed in Rogers Park fire

Four people were killed in a fire early Thursday in Rogers Park on the North Side. A teenage boy and three adults died in a fire at a townhome early Thursday morning on Chicago's North Side. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are not rated.

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Private33%
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Chicago Public Media33%
WLS-TV33%
Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion3/0
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Truth score: 58 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Electric scooter driver dead after collision with CPD vehicle in Bridgeport

<p>A 39-year-old man riding an electric scooter has died after a collision with a Chicago police vehicle early Thursday in Bridgeport. </p><p>At 12:30 a.m., officers were on patrol in a marked police vehicle, traveling north on...

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Chicago Public Media50%
WFLD50%
Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion2/0
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Truth score: 52 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left
Truth score 42
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Chicago man charged with 14 felonies after Evanston police seize drugs, firearms

<p>A Chicago man is facing 14 felony charges after Evanston police seized suspected drugs, four firearms and several suspected homemade incendiary devices during a search of his home Friday afternoon.</p><p>Ernest W. Pentek, 48, was...

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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WFLDNot rated
Truth score 34
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WFLDNot rated

Chicago woman accused of DUI tried to kiss Indiana state trooper during arrest: police

A Chicago woman allegedly drove drunk for miles in the wrong direction on Interstate 65 in Indiana before trying to kiss the trooper who arrested her, authorities said. Chicago driver arrested after calling 911 on herself Indiana State...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Chicago ReaderNot rated
Truth score 34
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Chicago ReaderNot rated

Illinois police with credibility issues have arrested hundreds of people and testified in court at least 1,700 times

This story is part of an investigative series coproduced by the Chicago Reader and Invisible Institute. In 2024, Douglas Dyhrkopp, state’s attorney of Gallatin County in southern Illinois, began receiving complaints that a veteran law...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Bloomington shooting: Giana Dettloff, North Central College student, Glenbard North grad killed near Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington police responded to reports of a shooting at 1:30 am on Sunday, confirming a total of nine people, ages 16 to 22, were shot. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 are centre, 1 lean right, 3 are not rated.

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United Kingdom17%
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WFLD17%
Google News17%
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News Corp17%
Avg reliability66
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Fact / opinion9/0
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Truth score: 69 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 6 Reliability: 66 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -67Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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Truth score 52
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Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left

Chicago Teachers Union poised to capture half of school board district seats, but likely to lose presidency

<p>Despite being massively outspent, the Chicago Teachers Union was leading in nine of the 20 school board seats as of 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to election results from the Associated Press. That would be enough to throw up formidable...

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  • WFLD Chicago School Board Election Results: Live Updates

    Members of the Chicago Board of Education make key policy decisions that affect more than 315,000 Chicago Public Schools students, about three-quarters of whom come from low-income households, per state data. The...

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Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion13/0
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Truth score: 52 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -8Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left
Truth score 42
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Alleged burglars spark police chase that ends with crash, arrests on Eisenhower in west suburbs

<p>Several suspected burglars who were allegedly driving stolen vehicles were arrested early Thursday after a police pursuit ended in a crash on the Eisenhower Expressway in the western suburbs, Addison police said. </p><p>Around 4:35...

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left
Truth score 42
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Woman shot in Brighton Park road-rage attack last month dies, police say

<p>A 32-year-old woman shot last month in Brighton Park in what an alderperson described as a being sparked by road rage has died Thursday morning, police say. </p><p>The unidentified woman was pronounced dead at 5:17 a.m., police said...

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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Boy, 15, robbed 8 people at gunpoint in under 2 hours over summer, police say

<p>A 15-year-old boy is accused of robbing eight people at gunpoint in under two hours last summer in neighborhoods across the city, Chicago police said. </p><p>The teen was arrested Thursday and cited in a juvenile petition with eight...

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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WFLDNot ratedWLS-TVNot rated
Truth score 44
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WFLDNot rated

Woman fatally shot at Hammond Walmart; suspect in custody

A Monday morning shooting at a Walmart in northwest Indiana left a woman dead and a suspect in custody. Hammond Walmart shooting Hammond police said officers responded to Walmart North around 9:09 a.m. after an off-duty Hammond officer...

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Truth score: 44 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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UIC student arrested, student center evacuated after attempted stabbing on campus

A University of Illinois Chicago student was arrested after an attempted stabbing in the school's student center on Wednesday afternoon, university officials said. A University of Illinois Chicago student was arrested after an attempted...

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WFLD25%
WLS-TV25%
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Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion4/0
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Truth score: 62 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 4 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -75Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left
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As blue wave sweeps country, Illinois Democrats want to unwind Trump policies 'as quickly as possible'

<p>Voters across America — and Illinois — sent a loud and clear message to President Donald Trump on Election Night as Democrats flipped seats across the country in a referendum on the president’s aggressive immigration policies, the...

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Trump administration promised farmers $15 billion in weeks before midterms

Three news outlets have beefed up their legal complaint against the White House over access, saying it is continuing to defy a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and on...

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Private19%
Not recorded7%
Nonprofit6%
Public broadcaster5%
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United Kingdom13%
India9%
Canada6%
Australia3%
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Independent53%
News Corp5%
Comcast5%
Fox Corporation5%
Condé Nast5%
Avg reliability72
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Truth score: 90 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 3 Trending: Medium Sources: 113 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 28 Risk: 3Sentiment: -8Sensationalism: 2 Amplification: 0

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Former Head of Chicago F.B.I. Sues Justice Department Over Resignation

Douglas DePodesta says he was forced out of his job after U.S. The former head of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office says he was forced to resign after federal officials blamed him for the collapse of the Broadview Six case. Covered by 5...

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Corporate29%
Not recorded29%
Nonprofit trust14%
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United States71%
United Kingdom29%
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WFLD14%
WLS-TV14%
NY Times Company14%
Chicago Public Media14%
Scott Trust14%
Avg reliability79
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Fact / opinion8/0
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Truth score: 76 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 7 Reliability: 79 Bias severity: 100 Risk: 0Sentiment: -62Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Jessica Biggs wins the chair of the Chicago Education Board

La exdirectora de una escuela de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) y actual integrante de la Junta de Educación, Jessica Biggs, se declaró vencedora el martes, superando a dos rivales tras una campaña encendida para convertirse en...

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Not recorded67%
Private33%
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United States100%
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WFLD33%
WSNS-TV33%
Chicago Public Media33%
Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion3/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 58 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 33Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Entertainment
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USA TODAYLeans leftDeadlineCenter
Truth score 57
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DeadlineCenter

How Joe Miñoso Exits ‘Chicago Fire’ As Cruz In Season 15

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points for NBC’s Chicago Fire‘s Season 15 Episode 5 titled “Three Hundred.” It’s the end of an era on NBC’s Chicago Fire, as we say goodbye to Joe Miñoso, who has played Firefighter Josef...

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Penske Media Corporation
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Corporate100%
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Penske Media Corporation50%
Gannett50%
Avg reliability76
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Fact / opinion3/0
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Truth score: 57 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 76 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -67Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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VarietyLeans leftWGRZNot rated
Truth score 52
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VarietyLeans left

‘Chicago Fire’ 300: Taylor Kinney Reflects on the Milestone He Never Thought He’d Hit and His ‘Visceral’ Goodbye to Joe Cruz

Taylor Kinney never thought he’d be here. The 300th episode of “Chicago Fire,” titled “Three Hundred,” wasn’t a milestone that was on his mind — mostly because it seemed impossible that he’d be starring on a show for 15 seasons. “I...

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WGRZ50%
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Fact / opinion2/0
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Truth score: 52 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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WFLDNot ratedWLS-TVNot rated
Truth score 44
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WFLDNot rated

Illinois ballot questions 2026: What Chicago-area voters need to know

Illinois voters will face more than just a slate of candidates in the Nov. 3 election. Ballot questions across the Chicago area could affect property taxes, school funding, public safety and how local governments operate. Many of the...

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Truth score: 44 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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WFLDNot ratedWLS-TVNot rated
Truth score 44
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WFLDNot rated

Chicago City Council votes to use $75 million parking meter payment for pension debt

A Chicago City Council vote has redirected money from the city’s parking meter deal toward pension debt. Chicago parking meter pension payment The council voted 44-6 to use the $75 million Chicago received upfront from the parking meter...

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Truth score: 44 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: Not rated Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left

CEO of violence prevention group fatally gunned down in Chicago Heights office

<p>Someone fatally shot the CEO of a violence prevention group who worked in violence-plagued areas of Chicago on Saturday night in suburban Chicago Heights, officials said. </p><p>Andre Thomas, 57, was found with multiple gunshot...

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  • WFLD Matteson man fatally shot on Halloween night in Chicago Heights

    A Matteson man was fatally shot in Chicago Heights on Halloween night, and police are asking people nearby to check their surveillance video. Andre Thomas killed in Chicago suburb Chicago Heights police said officers...

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