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A large police response was reported Friday at South Chappel Avenue and East 79th Street on Chicago's South Side. A news helicopter captured aerial footage as the investigation remained developing.
A woman wanted in a Russell County, Alabama, armed-robbery case was arrested in Oak Park after a U.S. Marshals task‑force tip, the Cook County Sheriff's Office says.
Three boys died after a boat capsized on Geneva Lake Friday when a sudden storm hit; rescue crews searched near Big Foot Beach as authorities investigate.
A 47-year-old woman died early July 4 after disarming an armed man and shooting herself on the 5000 block of W. Sunnyside Ave in Jefferson Park. CPD has labeled the death a homicide as Area Five detectives investigate.
Surveillance footage prompted the felony arrest of a Park Ridge Kiddie Academy employee after a 4-year-old was allegedly struck. The worker faces aggravated-battery charges and is due in Skokie court.
Two men were wounded in separate South Side shootings Thursday night and a man was found dead early Friday in Pilsen, police say.
A 56-year-old man was found dead in Back of the Yards after a suspected dog attack. Police say a preliminary investigation points to injuries from a dog and detectives are investigating.
A rooftop fire ripped through a Tru by Hilton on Diehl Road near I-88 in Naperville overnight; officials say the cause is unknown and investigators are on scene.
Churches, outreach workers and volunteer peacekeepers spread across neighborhoods as Chicago mobilizes to prevent violence over the Fourth of July weekend. Funding, federal arrests and local patrols all play a part.
A 52-year-old man was found unresponsive early Friday on South Canalport Avenue in Pilsen; detectives have opened a homicide investigation and no arrests have been reported.
A 46-year-old Chicago man faces multiple felony counts after police say he shot a 48-year-old in Little Village; the victim is in stable condition at Mount Sinai.
A 49-year-old woman was shoved onto CTA tracks in Wrigleyville Thursday night; Area Three detectives are investigating and five people are being questioned.
A man was hospitalized in serious condition after an argument inside a Southwest Side home turned to gunfire late Friday. Detectives are asking neighbors for tips and video.
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