Woman shot while riding in car on Chicago's Near West Side
A woman was shot in the arm while riding in a vehicle on Chicago's Near West Side early Saturday morning.
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A woman was shot in the arm while riding in a vehicle on Chicago's Near West Side early Saturday morning.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday afternoon on the Near West Side of Chicago.
The burglaries have occurred on the North, Northwest, Near South, and Southwest sides, as well as right downtown.
Chicago police said no one was injured when an officer's gun unintentionally went off in a police station in the Near West Side Tuesday morning.
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The 30-year-old suffered injuries to his body and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police were called to the scene to find a 21-year-old man outside unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A witness told police two people exited a black sedan and fired at the victim, and then got back in the car and fled.
Chicago police said the man made a fake purchase to grab money from the register before leaving the scene.
The service said the alleged suspect targeted multiple buildings in the West Loop and Fulton Market neighborhoods.
Brandon Johnson, 37, illegally possessed the gun on Jan. 25, 2020, while inside the Near West Side residence.
Chicago police said the four men were unable to provide information after being wounded in a mass shooting on the Near West Side Saturday night.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a person shot and found the men who were hit by gunfire.
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A 35-year-old woman heading east on Roosevelt Road hit a 69-year-old woman crossing the street, police say.
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Earl Abernathy found the 7-month-old abandoned in a car seat in front of a Near West Side church as temperatures soared into the 90s last Thursday.
Earl Abernathy found a baby abandoned in a car seat outside a church on Roosevelt Road last week. Charlie De Mar reports.
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The crash happened shortly after 10 p.m. in the 2400 block of West Washington Boulevard.
It happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of West Roosevelt Road.
The teen was arrested on Thursday in the 1100 block of South Hamilton Avenue by Citywide Robbery Task Force members.
Chicago police said a fire broke out inside a unit of the building in the 300 block of South Damen Avenue just before 10:30 a.m. There was a large emergency response at West Point Plaza, a 21-story high-rise for seniors and adults with disabilities.
The victim, identified as Freddy Roberto Pena-Busto, was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he died.
Chicago police said Christian Gardner, 35, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and one felony count of murder with strong probability of death or injury.
Lewandowski, who made the move from FC Barcelona in a two-year deal with Chicago, equalized in the 20th minute off a screamer from outside the box that tied the game at 1.
The Chicago Cubs evened their series with the New York Yankees with a 5-2 win on Saturday night.
Only two baserunners advanced past first base for Chicago, which had its three-game winning streak halted.
Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on "addictive algorithms" that keep kids glued to their screens.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
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In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
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If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
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It was initially sent from a woman in Tampa, who wanted to gift the winnings to a relative in South Florida.
In a news conference Saturday night, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters that there were fatalities, but he could not confirm an exact number.
The festival was delayed until 3 p.m. due to "current and overnight heavy rains," according to the Lollapalooza website.
A boy was found safe after a car was stolen on Chicago's West Side.
Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said.
It was part of ICNA Relief Chicago's annual giveaway.
The body of a man who went missing along Des Plaines River in Libertyville, Illinois, has been recovered.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
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Lewandowski, who made the move from FC Barcelona in a two-year deal with Chicago, equalized in the 20th minute off a screamer from outside the box that tied the game at 1.
The Chicago Cubs evened their series with the New York Yankees with a 5-2 win on Saturday night.
Only two baserunners advanced past first base for Chicago, which had its three-game winning streak halted.
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The Sky ended its seven-game losing streak against the defending champions.
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Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
