Police issue alert of armed robberies in Chinatown
The robberies happened between May and July.
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Chicago Police release surveillance video in Chinatown shooting
Police on Saturday released surveillance photos and video of a man wanted in a shooting that left a woman dead and two others wounded in Chinatown last week.
Police release photos, video of man wanted in shooting that left woman dead in Chinatown
The attack happened at 10:52 p.m. Friday, July 1, in the 2200 block of South Wentworth Avenue. Chicago Police officers responded to shots fired, and found a 24-year-old woman who had been shot in the torso.
Search on for passenger who fired shots at man almost struck by vehicle in Chinatown
Police say the victim and driver of the vehicle engaged in an argument about the incident when a passenger got out and fired shots.
Man almost gets hit by car, then almost gets shot by passenger, in Chinatown
The gunman got back in the car and the driver then sped off south on Wentworth Avenue, police said.
Chinatown residents worried about safety after recent shootings; "This type of killing is getting out of hand"
A couple business owners said the most recent shootings are unsettling, and residents are hoping to see a change in their community.
1 woman dead, 2 people wounded after shooting in Chinatown
Officers responded to shots fired where they found one of the victims shot and killed.
New Chinatown mural unveiled, created by Chicago artist Rich Lo
It depicts three famous characters commonly seen in traditional Cantonese opera.
Water Taxi service reducing days of operation, making fewer stops this summer
Commuters won't be able to rely on Chicago's Water Taxi this summer.
Woman stabbed, another woman punched at Red Line stop in Chinatown
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Chef beaten in Chinatown has now awoken from coma
Renowned suburban chef Jin Lew is out of a coma after being beaten and left for dead following a carjacking last month.
Chef beaten in Chinatown wakes up from coma
Renowned suburban chef Jin Lew is out of a coma after being beaten and left for dead following a carjacking last month.
Chef Jin Lew out of coma weeks after being carjacked, brutally beaten in Chinatown
Lew was heading home after visiting his son in the South Loop when he was attacked in Chinatown.
Cook County Crime Stoppers to hand out flyers in Chinatown and Cicero
Cook County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in solving two area attacks.
Girl, 16, charged with four carjackings in Chinatown
The girl also is accused of stealing a running car with a 7-year-old girl inside in Bridgeport.
Authorities search for man wanted for aggravated robbery on Cermak-Chinatown Red Line Platform
Mass Transit Detectives are looking for a man who robbed a person on the Cermak-Red Line platform Monday.
Prayer vigil, march held for chef badly beaten in Chinatown
Jin Lew was found almost unrecognizable and is now in a coma.
Chef Jin Lew ends up in hospital as John Doe after being carjacked, brutally beaten in Chinatown
Jin Lew's family reported him missing late last week – and it wasn't until they started calling around to local hospitals that they found him badly beaten.
Chef Jin Lew hospitalized as John Doe after being carjacked, beaten
Jin Lew’s family reported him missing late last week – and it wasn’t until they started calling around to local hospitals that they found him badly beaten. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
With Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson Forced To Resign After Federal Conviction, Mayor Lightfoot Is Under Pressure To Appoint An Asian American To Replace Him
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Illinois State Police say they found West Englewood woman's stolen Kia, but she wasn't told
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Good Samaritans help return dogs after being stolen in River North
An unknown suspect drove off in the dog owner's SUV in with the two dogs inside.
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Kopech Ks 11, Vaughn hits 2-run single as Sox beat Tigers
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Illinois State Police squad car struck on I-355, driver hospitalized
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Man hit, killed by Brown Line train at Francisco stop
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Person shot, wounded by Chicago Police on Near West Side; gun recovered
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CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
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After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Illinois State Police say they found West Englewood woman's stolen Kia, but she wasn't told
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CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
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Mar-a-Lago search warrant released, reveals FBI seized top-secret classified documents
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Illinois AG warns of scam using phony websites to target banking customers
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After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
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Kopech was lifted despite blanking the Tigers on 85 pitches throught six innings.
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