Boy and girl, both 15, shot in South Shore
The boy was shot in the buttocks, the girl in the hand, police said.
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The boy was shot in the buttocks, the girl in the hand, police said.
"What we saw this weekend is just an example. It solidifies this idea that it isn't enough to just put additional bodies on it. It's a systemic issue."
December of this year will mark 64 years since a horrific fire at Our Lady of Angels school that killed 92 students and three nuns.
Chicago saw one of the most violent Memorial Day weekends in years – with 50 people shot and nine of them killed.
"They said that someone was barbecuing on the second floor, and the propane tank burst and went up," said resident Shaunessye Curry.
The eight-year-old's final words: "momma stop."
Irvin also announced the City of Aurora will no longer have a float in the parade.
"It just means the world to me that I'm lifting up other people."
It also creates a new pay scale for certified nursing assistants.
This year, an anonymous benefactor will match donations up to $100,000 for the Ride for Hope, a fundraiser for survivors of human trafficking.
Police said, according to preliminary reports, a 27-year-old man was on top of a moving Blue Line train just before it stopped near Independence Boulevard, where he "voluntarily fell from the top of the train."
A bystander was grazed by a bullet when three men wearing construction vests began shooting at a gas station in Oak Lawn late Tuesday.
The organization is committed to donate $2.2 million to 200 hundred schools over the next five years.
At the site, you can cast your ballot for the Illinois primary election, which takes place on June 28.
Police Supt. David Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot were on hand for the packed ceremony at Navy Pier Tuesday morning.
