Man, 75, charged in shooting that killed 2 women, 68 and 71, on Far South Side
A 75-year-old man was due for a detention hearing Tuesday in a shooting that killed two women, ages 68 and 71, on Chicago's Far South Side this past weekend.
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A 75-year-old man was due for a detention hearing Tuesday in a shooting that killed two women, ages 68 and 71, on Chicago's Far South Side this past weekend.
Two women were shot when a car drove by and shot into a crowd, killing one of them, police said.
Chicago police said the women, 29 and 37, were in a parking lot with a crowd when a blue vehicle drove by, and someone from inside fired multiple shots into the crowd.
A driver was killed in a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle and a semi-trailer truck on the Bishop Ford Freeway on Chicago's Far South Side early Sunday.
Around 10:15 p.m., police said a 52-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman were outside, in the 8000 block of South Wood Street, when a man fired shots.
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Police said Garcia was identified as the suspect who allegedly shot the 35-year-old man in the 9700 block of South Commercial Avenue on the night of June 21.
According to Chicago police, a 37-year-old man was found unresponsive in the 2000 block of East 103rd Street just after 3:20 a.m. Police said the man, who had gunshot wounds to the torso and leg, was pronounced dead.
A Pace bus was involved in a crash that followed a police pursuit from Blue Island to the West Pullman neighborhood.
Police said the driver of an SUV ignored a traffic signal and was hit by two sedans and a Pace bus.
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The first incident happened on Dec. 26, 2024, just before 3 a.m., in the 6200 block of North Bell Avenue.
Officers were responding to a call of a knife-wielding man chasing another person in the Eggers Grove Forest Preserve near 114th and Avenue G.
The 16-year-old boy was hit nine times in his body by the gunfire and was taken to Advocate Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition and later died. He was identified as Makai Rodriguez. Two other teens were also hurt.
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The incident happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 in the 11800 block of South Indiana Avenue.
Rosie Liggins described the moment both her son and grandson were shot in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Two women got into a quarrel on the No. 29 State Street bus at 87th Street, and one of them pulled a gun.
The victims’ specific ages were not immediately available.
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Extreme winds Friday could reach 50 to 60 miles per hour. A High Wind Warning is in effect. Highs in the mid-40s.
Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it will stop operating flights out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in June.
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The man killed in Aroma Park after an EF-3 tornado touched down in Kankakee County on Tuesday has been identified.
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