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Cloated in an eerie silence the day after the shooting of three people at the hands of a doctor's ex-fiance, the Mercy Hospital emergency room is a different place now that Dr. Tamara O'Neal will never walk through the doors again. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 20 people experience physical violence at the hands of their partner every minute in the U.S.
Dr. Tamara O'Neal was being remembered by her colleagues at Mercy Hospital on Tuesday for her contagious smile and her loving heart.
Was a high school football team robbed of a victory? That's what some Simeon Career Acadmey parents alleged in a lawsuit filed against the Illinois High School Association.
Hundreds are expected to gather on the city's North Side this weekend to remember fallen 28-year-old Chicago police officer Samuel Jimenez.
Chicago Police are warning West Woodlawn residents to be on alert after a man tried to lure a 10-year-old into a van.
An estimated 25,000 assaults are reported annually in U.S. workplaces, with about 75 percent of those assaults occurring in the healthcare field and in social service settings. Change may be on the way, however. A new state law takes effect in January that will require all health care facilities to provide violence prevention training and offer whistleblower protections for workers who report assaults.
New details are emerging about heroic 2nd District Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez, who lost his life Monday after running into the line of fire inside Mercy Hospital.
A day after the Mercy Hospital shooting that destroyed so many families, new details are emerging about 32-year-old gunman Juan Lopez.
Juan Lopez's lives appear to have collided one week in late October. The week it appears Lopez was to marry Dr. O'Neal. The same week his ex-wife took him to court. She wanted Lopez to be held in contempt for failing to pay child support that racked up to nearly $6,000.
"One of the things that we lost was a black physician that was truly an inspiration to many women of color."
Another Chicago Police officer was shot on the job, this time he was struck by a bullet in his protective vest Tuesday morning on the South Side.
At only 24 years old, Dayna Less had a very bright future in front of her; a second year of her pharmaceutical residency at Mercy Hospital, and a June wedding to her childhood sweetheart.
A group of employees and volunteers at Soldier Field surprised a deaf co-worker by signing "Happy Birthday" to him after the game.
Johnson said he believed a 9mm handgun was used by Lopez. A spokesperson for CPD said the weapon was purchased legally at a suburban gun shop.
As the emergency room at Mercy Hospital reopened Tuesday after gunman Juan Lopez's rampage, those who work there have heavy hearts after losing two colleagues.
