Teen Charged In West Town Carjacking, Lincoln Park Robbery
The boy has been charged with one felony count of vehicular hijacking, and one misdemeanor count of theft.
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The boy has been charged with one felony count of vehicular hijacking, and one misdemeanor count of theft.
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The boy is charged with one count each of aggravated vehicular hijacking, armed robbery, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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A piece of metal was seen hanging off the James Stukel Towers on the University of Illinois Chicago campus overnight Sunday into Monday.
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A man is expected to appear in court on charges of the murder of a Chicago firefighter who died fighting a blaze in the city’s Rogers Park neighborhood.
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A defendant was set to appear in court Monday, charged in the murder of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman last week.
A man is expected to appear in court for a detention on charges in the death of a Chicago firefighter who died fighting a blaze in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood.
A piece of metal was seen hanging off the James Stukel Towers on the University of Illinois Chicago campus overnight Sunday into Monday.
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A man is expected to appear in court for a detention on charges in the death of a Chicago firefighter who died fighting a blaze in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood.
A defendant was set to appear in court Monday, charged in the murder of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman last week.
Chicago police on Sunday continued to question a person of interest in the shooting that killed Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman in Rogers Park.
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