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Top Chicago news: Rapper gets 99 years for hiring hitman to kill his mom; 15-year-old shot, killed

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Published on February 03, 2020
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Rapper convicted of paying hitman to kill his mother

Qaw’mane Wilson, an aspiring rapper who used the moniker Young QC, was sentenced Friday to 99 years for paying a hitman to murder his mother in 2012.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

Chinatown Lunar New Year parade held despite coronavirus concerns

The parade went on as scheduled Sunday, but several spectators arrived wearing face masks.

Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.

15-year-old killed in West Englewood shooting

Police said three men traveling in a white SUV on Sunday approached the boy and got into a physical altercation. One of the men then shot the boy several times before fleeing in the vehicle on 56th Street, police said.

Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.

Firefighter shot in leg while responding to car fire

A 36-year-old Chicago firefighter responding to a car fire early Sunday was shot in the leg, authorities said. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Gucci store smash-and-grab robbers caught on video in downtown 

A group of teenagers wearing surgical masks ran into the store at 900 N. Michigan Ave. around 4:30 p.m. Friday and grabbed as many purses as possible, shattering at least one display case in the process.

Read the full story on DCW50.


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