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A two-vehicle crash near the Alabama line also left a 16-year-old driver and two adults with serious injuries.
The victim was shot in the chest near Kolin and Cermak just after midnight and died at Mount Sinai Hospital.
A light-colored car pulled up on West 65th Street and opened fire on two men. Police have no one in custody.
The victim was rushed to Stroger Hospital after being shot in the chest at 13th and Throop. The gunman fled and remains unidentified.
USW Local 9231 says the married father of six was killed this week at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Burns Harbor plant. His name and age haven’t been released.
Timothy Dodd lost one stolen ring in a dice game and had a gun in his shorts when Milwaukee police caught him.
Weather & Environment in ...
A $250,000 fine and eight more complaints later, Tazewell County families say Illinois still has no way to warn neighbors before spraying begins.
Shots rang out near the Blue Line bus turnaround before dawn Saturday, with shell casings from multiple guns found at the scene.
A distress call led Harvey officers to a man tied up on a Loomis Avenue porch after a Chicago robbery. Police say the danger has passed.
A 32-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet but refused treatment after a car pulled up and opened fire on South Sangamon Street.
A Lake County judge cleared the courtroom for a rattled witness before a juror's medical emergency scrapped the trial entirely.
Community & Society in ...
Hundreds packed the CTU's Near West Side headquarters for backpacks, dental cleanings and vaccines before the August 24 bell.
Sports in ...
James Glasgow throws out the first pitch as the co-ed Chicago Snowballs bring their sportstainment act to Slammers Stadium.
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