Shooting leaves 3 people wounded in West Humboldt Park
The victims, all teenage boys or young men, were outside a residence in the 4200 block of West Crystal Street when they were shot.
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The victims, all teenage boys or young men, were outside a residence in the 4200 block of West Crystal Street when they were shot.
Police and firefighters responded to the fire shortly after 1:45 a.m. in a two-story home in the 600 block of North Springfield Avenue.
A man jumped out of a window to escape a burning home early Thursday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
The chain of events started with a robbery targeting a delivery driver on Chicago's West Side.
The chain of events started with a robbery targeting a delivery driver on Chicago’s West Side.
The 65-year-old was found on the first floor unresponsive with burns to her body.
Fire crews treated the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, per Illinois Masonic Hospital.
"I just repaired the garage, but hey, it's done. Nothing I could do," the homeowner said. "You know, accidents do happen."
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Chicago police said officers responded to a battery in progress where a man, 45, was attacking a woman, 40, inside the home.
While the man was attacking the woman, police said the teen, a 16-year-old boy, pulled out a firearm and shot the man in his lower back before leaving the scene.
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Initial reports indicated that a hand grenade was either discovered or dropped off at the hot dog stand.
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In three of these incidents, the victims observed the offender following them before the robbery occurred.
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The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
The office said that around 1:30 p.m., the Marine and Aviation Units had responded to a call about a flipped boat on Lake Michigan near the steel mill in East Chicago.
Miguel Alvarado, 36, is charged with vehicular hijacking, aggravated reckless driving, and several other charges.
A high-ranking Venezuelan street gang member who was wanted for a triple shooting in Chicago in January that killed two women and injured another has been arrested in Georgia, federal agents said.
Kaylin A. Dietrich, 33, of Crystal Lake, has been charged with two counts of theft and two counts of money laundering.
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
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This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
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A high-ranking Venezuelan street gang member who was wanted for a triple shooting in Chicago in January that killed two women and injured another has been arrested in Georgia, federal agents said.
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A high-ranking Venezuelan street gang member who was wanted for a triple shooting in Chicago in January that killed two women and injured another has been arrested in Georgia, federal agents said.
The office said that around 1:30 p.m., the Marine and Aviation Units had responded to a call about a flipped boat on Lake Michigan near the steel mill in East Chicago.
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
Miguel Alvarado, 36, is charged with vehicular hijacking, aggravated reckless driving, and several other charges.
Kaylin A. Dietrich, 33, of Crystal Lake, has been charged with two counts of theft and two counts of money laundering.
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A high-ranking Venezuelan street gang member who was wanted for a triple shooting in Chicago in January that killed two women and injured another has been arrested in Georgia, federal agents said.
Denzel Hawthorne, who was associated with both residences, is being held on charges of possession to deliver cocaine and heroin and other drug and gun charges.
The older boy suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital, where he died.
A man has died after a police shooting on Chicago's South Side on Thursday morning.
The suspect was taken into police custody, but no charges had been reported in the case late Wednesday.
