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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George F. Will : How government's excessive reliance on plea deals can undermine justice

News & Record 15 Mar 2023
WASHINGTON — Herewith a two-question quiz ... The answer to the first question is. the right to trial by jury. (Article III, Section 2 ... It did for me ... Policies pursued by ideologically blinkered progressive mayors and district attorneys (hello, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, etc.) have, to say no more, coincided with surges of violent crime ... ....
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How government's excessive reliance on plea deals can undermine justice

The Richmond Register 13 Mar 2023
Herewith a two-question quiz ... The answer to the first question is. the right to trial by jury. (Article III, Section 2 ... Policies pursued by ideologically blinkered progressive mayors and district attorneys (hello, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, etc.) have, to say no more, coincided with surges of violent crime ... ....
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Excessive plea deals can undermine justice

The Bryan Eagle 13 Mar 2023
Herewith a two-question quiz ... The answer to the first question is. the right to trial by jury. (Article III, Section 2 ... Listen now and subscribe ... Policies pursued by ideologically blinkered progressive mayors and district attorneys (hello, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, etc.) have, to say no more, coincided with surges of violent crime....
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George Will: How government's excessive reliance on plea deals can undermine justice

Union Leader 12 Mar 2023
HEREWITH a two-question quiz ... The answer to the first question is. the right to trial by jury. (Article III, Section 2 ... Policies pursued by ideologically blinkered progressive mayors and district attorneys (hello, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, etc.) have, to say no more, coincided with surges of violent crime ... .......
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NATIONAL COLUMN: How government's excessive reliance on plea deals can undermine justice

The Norman Transcript 12 Mar 2023
WASHINGTON — Herewith a two-question quiz ... The answer to the first question is. the right to trial by jury. (Article III, Section 2 ... Policies pursued by ideologically blinkered progressive mayors and district attorneys (hello, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, etc.) have, to say no more, coincided with surges of violent crime ... ....
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How government's reliance on plea deals can undermine justice

The Star Democrat 12 Mar 2023
Herewith a two-question quiz ... The answer to the first question is. the right to trial by jury. (Article III, Section 2 ... Policies pursued by ideologically blinkered progressive mayors and district attorneys (hello, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, etc.) have, to say no more, coincided with surges of violent crime ... ....

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