2 Dead, 13 Wounded In Chicago Shootings Wednesday
The most recent shooting happened late Wednesday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
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The most recent shooting happened late Wednesday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Around 8:10 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times in the 1100 block of North Clark Street, police and fire officials said.
Police were investigating some discrepancies in a story about a robbery attempt just before woman was killed and her boyfriend was injured when they were hit by a truck on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Pamela Johnson, 32, and a 43-year-old man were walking about 1:40 a.m. in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive when they were approached by a group of males, at least one of whom was showing a handgun, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The 22-year-old man was driving north on Lake Shore Drive around 12:15 a.m. near Oak Street, when another vehicle pulled up alongside, and someone inside opened fire.
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Six people were shot across Chicago from about midnight into early Friday, including four wounded in separate attacks within 25 minutes of each other.
The woman was struck by a turning truck in the 1100 block of North LaSalle Street at 11:55 a.m., according to Chicago Police.
Omar Massoud, 32, of the 4200 block of North Broadway was charged with reckless conduct and being a party to a crime, both misdemeanors, according to Chicago Police.
Investigators recovered five guns from a party bus early Sunday after shots were fired in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
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The southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive will be closed in parts of the Gold Coast Sunday and Monday night as crews work to repave lanes.
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Public health officials in Chicago were conducting an investigation, after a resident of a Gold Coast rehabilitation center died from Legionnaires' Disease, a rare bacterial infection.
A person living at a Gold Coast rehabilitation center has died of legionella, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. The agency had very few details, but said the victim was living at Warren Barr Gold Coast. Officials say they aren't sure how the victim contracted the disease.
The 31-year-old man was driving south in the 1000 block of North Lake Shore Drive at about 1:35 a.m. when a gray Ford Mustang drove past him and someone inside opened fire, police said.
Around 5 a.m., thieves used a crowbar to pry their way inside Moncler, at 33 E. Oak St., and then smashed glass display cases to get to the valuables inside.
It all started with police looking for seven high-end watches -- worth $400,000 – stolen from a Gold Coast shop. In the hunt for those time pieces, the cops hit a jackpot.
A South Side man has been ordered held on $90,000 bond after he allegedly stole more than $10,000 in jewelry from a Gold Coast store Wednesday afternoon.
Chicago police said 35-year-old Anna Straus, 36-year-old Glowacka Xagniezska, 41-year-old Damian Duitlow, and 50-year-old Ian Kowolski each face one count of felony theft and one count of felony burglary. A fifth suspect, 31-year-old Andrzej Debinski, has been charged with a felony count of possession of a fraudulent ID card.
A police source tells CBS 2 the merchandise that was stolen was worth $350,000.
Flooding from Monday night's storm has forced a temporary delay on the project to renovate the Chicago Riverwalk downtown.
Police have released a sketch of a man suspected of fatally shooting a Gold Coast shop owner during an apparent robbery in March.
Thieves busted out windows at a luxury retail store on the Gold Coast early Friday, and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise.
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A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
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