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Top Chicago news: Mom shot dead in front of her sons; child-welfare changes following boy’s death

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Published on April 29, 2019
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Mom shot dead in front of her sons in cell phone store

A Chicago woman was killed at a cellphone store by a stray bullet in front of her children.

Read the full story on FOX 26 Houston.

Would-be armed carjacker fatally shot by concealed carry holder in Chicago

A concealed carry holder shot and killed an attempted carjacker Friday morning in the Loop.

Read the full story on FOX 26 Houston.

Illinois pledges child-welfare changes following boy’s death

CHICAGO (AP) — Officials with Illinois’ child-welfare agency said Friday they are reviewing cases involving the state’s youngest children in which caseworkers found insufficient evidence of abuse or neglect, after the beating death of a 5-year-old boy with a long history of contact with the agency.

Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.

Top Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx subpoenaed over Jussie Smollett case

Chicago’s top prosecutor, Kim Foxx, has been subpoenaed to appear at a hearing over her handling of the Jussie Smollett case, according to a new report.

Read the full story on New York Post.

NEW: Sentencing in terrorism case to focus on man's mental state

CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual and unusually long-running terrorism case in Chicago that featured talk of Edward Snowden and even lizard overlords enters a decisive stage on Monday with the start of a multiday sentencing hearing.

Read the full story on Yahoo News.


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