68-year-old man found dead on North Side
Chicago police said a man was found dead with blunt force trauma to the body outside in the 2800 block of West Devon Avenue just before 2 p.m. on Friday.
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Chicago police said a man was found dead with blunt force trauma to the body outside in the 2800 block of West Devon Avenue just before 2 p.m. on Friday.
Police said the victim at the time was sitting on the bus when the suspect spat an unknown liquid on them.
According to Chicago police, the two men, 24 and 31, were on the sidewalk when they were both shot by an unknown person.
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The shooting happened after Chicago police said tactical officers were investigating a stolen, unoccupied parked vehicle around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the 5700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue.
Chicago police said the thieves used a cutting tool or saw to break the locks on the vans, then steal the tools inside.
Three armed robberies were reported between Monday and Tuesday on the city's North Side, according to Chicago police.
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Chicago police said five businesses were broken into during the morning hours on the city's North Side on Wednesday.
A man and a teen girl were taken to the hospital after a crash caused their car to slam into a restaurant, leaving it destroyed.
Chicago police said just before 10 p.m. in the 5100 block of North Western Avenue, a blue BMW, driven by a 34-year-old man, with a 17-year-old girl as a passenger, was heading southbound when it hit a silver Honda, driven by a 25-year-old man, heading northbound.
Police said the 4-year-old girl was crossing the street when she was hit by a minivan on Wednesday night.
The girl suffered blunt force trauma to the body and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in critical condition.
Police found an 18-year-old man unresponsive on the street with a gunshot wound to the head just before midnight.
The note and dead rat were left in front of his office around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Chicago police.
Demontre Eason, 25, of Buffalo Grove, and Justin Neal-Guy, 31, of Evanston, are facing felony charges, including first-degree murder.
Police said they were identified as the suspects who were allegedly involved in the home invasion and fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man inside a residence on March 22 in the 6400 block of North Richmond Street.
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Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) issued a public safety alert after two armed men robbed the McDonald's located in the 4800 block of North Lincoln Avenue.
A man was shot while driving on Chicago's West Side on Friday night.
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Police officers shot and killed a shooting suspect at a bar in Carpentersville, Illinois, overnight.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
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As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
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The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
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Brandon Marsh hit his first homer off a left-handed starter in nearly four years as the Phillies defeated the White Sox Friday night.
Matt Chapman hit his fourth career grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco's seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3.
The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is in Chicago getting ready for one final tune-up before the World Cup.
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Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
A man was ordered detained Thursday in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway on the Tri-State Tollway last weekend.
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