Teen Killed, Another Wounded In Belmont Cragin Shooting
The boys, ages 15 and 16, were in the 6100 block of West Fullerton Avenue about 5:45 p.m. when a gunman walked up and shot them, police said.
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The boys, ages 15 and 16, were in the 6100 block of West Fullerton Avenue about 5:45 p.m. when a gunman walked up and shot them, police said.
Just before midnight in the 1300 block of North Lockwood Avenue, he got into a fight with another person who pulled out a gun and shot him repeatedly, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
About 9:40 p.m., the 33-year-old was getting into a vehicle in the 200 block of West 37th Street when someone walked up and shot him in the leg, police said.
About 10:35 p.m., the boy was in the 3600 block of South Rhodes Avenue when someone got out of a silver Pontiac and fired shots, striking him "in the pelvic area" several times, police said.
About 7:50 p.m., he was outside in the 4900 block of West Hubbard Street when someone riding a bicycle shot him several times, police said.
Two 17-year-old boys were shot late Wednesday in the same South Side Auburn Gresham block that left two others wounded on Tuesday.
One teenager was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting on the West Side Wednesday, according to Chicago police.
The latest shooting happened about 9:50 p.m. in West Englewood, where a 19-year-old man was walking in the 1700 block of West 61st Place when he heard gunshots and realized he'd been struck in the leg, police said.
An Arizona woman who was supposed to be celebrating her 60th birthday was one of two people shot on the porch of a home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Tuesday.
A 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head on Thursday in rural Kankakee County died Saturday at a west suburban hospital.
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A 12-year-old boy was shot Saturday evening in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A 10-month-old boy was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle that may have been fleeing a shooting on the South Side Saturday afternoon, according to Chicago Police.
A Chicago police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a gun at him Thursday night in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
About 8:45 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking in the 5200 block of South Emerald Avenue when someone walked out of a nearby gangway and opened fire, police said. The shooter then jumped in a vehicle, which sped away.
About 9 p.m., a 22-year-old man and two other people were yelling at each other at J.C. Ehlert Park near Congress Park and Elm avenues, according to a statement from Brookfield police. One of the other people then shot him in the back.
A man and woman were standing outside about 12:15 a.m. in the 10200 block of South State Street when someone got out of a white vehicle and opened fire, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. The vehicle then drove away.
An 18-year-old man was walking in the 6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue just after 10 p.m. when a shooter walked up and shot him repeatedly, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
The 32-year-old was shot in the back about 7 p.m. in the 200 block of North Homan Avenue, police said.
Joseph Laudicina, 29, whose last known address was in the 1100 block of North Fischer Drive in Addison, was arrested at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday after being released from Centegra Hospital in Woodstock, according to a statement from Crystal Lake police.
About 1:15 p.m., Joseph Gaithers, 35, was talking with another person in the 8000 block of South King Drive, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. The other person pulled out a gun and then shot Gaithers in the head.
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The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
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