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Midday News Links: Lake County Prosecutors Decline To File Charges In Police Beating Death

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Mar 20, 2012 6:40PM

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  • Lake County prosecutors decided not to charge North Chicago police officers for the death of a man who died one week after he was beaten during arrest. Prosecutors say police acted "reasonably and appropriately" in arresting the man who was beating a woman who was six months pregnant. [Tribune]
  • Sears says its CEO's $10 million salary isn't out of line, despite company-wide cuts. [ABC7]
  • An Elgin police officer opened fire on an escaping inmate. The officer is being investigated. [Fox]
  • There have been a rash of home break-ins in Mt. Prospect, mostly taking place in the afternoon. [NBC]
  • An 11-year-old Dolton girl is dead after she fell under the wheels of her mother's van. [ABC7]