One Teen Dead, One Wounded In West Side Shooting
One teenager was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting on the West Side Wednesday, according to Chicago police.
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One teenager was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting on the West Side Wednesday, according to Chicago police.
The latest shooting happened about 9:50 p.m. in West Englewood, where a 19-year-old man was walking in the 1700 block of West 61st Place when he heard gunshots and realized he'd been struck in the leg, police said.
A 26-year-old man being held at Cook County Jail on robbery charges allegedly attacked three sheriff's deputies while he was at a southwest suburban courthouse on Tuesday.
An Arizona woman who was supposed to be celebrating her 60th birthday was one of two people shot on the porch of a home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Tuesday.
A south suburban man who stabbed a child in the chest was arrested and charged after he was found holding a knife while clutching another child by the hair, then resisted arrest after the child was taken away, police said.
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Two people – including a 15-year-old — were shot Sunday afternoon in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood.
A 12-year-old boy was shot Saturday evening in the South Chicago neighborhood.
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Four men were killed and at least 18 other people — including a 12-year-old boy — have been injured in shootings across Chicago since Friday night, police said.
A man was shot to death late Friday on the same Grand Crossing neighborhood block where another man was fatally shot by a Chicago Police officer the day before on the South Side, police said.
A man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting early Saturday in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said.
Shots were fired at Chicago Police officers early Saturday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
A Chicago police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a gun at him Thursday night in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
About 8:45 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking in the 5200 block of South Emerald Avenue when someone walked out of a nearby gangway and opened fire, police said. The shooter then jumped in a vehicle, which sped away.
About 9 p.m., a 22-year-old man and two other people were yelling at each other at J.C. Ehlert Park near Congress Park and Elm avenues, according to a statement from Brookfield police. One of the other people then shot him in the back.
Just before 8 p.m., a 45-year-old woman was walking with the boy in a stroller and a girl on foot near Gertrude and Morgan streets, according to a statement from Elgin police. An unmarked white cargo van made a U-turn and pulled up to them, and a man got out and tried to take the boy.
A man and woman were standing outside about 12:15 a.m. in the 10200 block of South State Street when someone got out of a white vehicle and opened fire, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. The vehicle then drove away.
An 18-year-old man was walking in the 6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue just after 10 p.m. when a shooter walked up and shot him repeatedly, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
The 32-year-old was shot in the back about 7 p.m. in the 200 block of North Homan Avenue, police said.
Joseph Laudicina, 29, whose last known address was in the 1100 block of North Fischer Drive in Addison, was arrested at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday after being released from Centegra Hospital in Woodstock, according to a statement from Crystal Lake police.
Connita L. Richardson, of the 800 block of East Hyde Park Boulevard, was found dead in an abandoned building in the 700 block of East 7th Avenue in Gary Tuesday night, authorities said.
About 1:15 p.m., Joseph Gaithers, 35, was talking with another person in the 8000 block of South King Drive, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. The other person pulled out a gun and then shot Gaithers in the head.
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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign confirmed on Tuesday that it recieved a letter from the Department of Defense, which has announced "research security audits" at 30 universities nationwide.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered some information on how space travel affects — or actually doesn't affect — the heart.
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The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
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A man and woman were shot and killed in the middle of the day Wednesday on Chicago's West Side.
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