Crash-and-grab thieves target clothing store in South Shore
The store, known for selling men's apparel, was targeted in the past, with the latest attempt happening less than a day ago, according to a nearby business owner.
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The store, known for selling men's apparel, was targeted in the past, with the latest attempt happening less than a day ago, according to a nearby business owner.
The store, known for selling men's apparel, was targeted in the past, with the latest attempt happening less than a day ago.
Chicago police say a group of unknown offenders crashed into the business before making entry and took merchandise from inside.
This is a double whammy for the business, which also has a location in the Beverly neighborhood. That location was targeted earlier this month when a very similar situation unfolded.
Chicago police say a group of unknown offenders crashed into the business before making entry and took merchandise from inside.
Police said the boy was in an alley near 74th and Kenwood around 2:20 p.m., when two gunmen walked up and started shooting.
The younger man was shot in both legs in the South Shore shooting, while the older man was shot in the chest.
Both a 36-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were shot after a physical altercation ensued in the 7400 block of South Euclid Avenue.
One person was killed and another seriously hurt in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood on Friday.
People were seen screaming for help as they found themselves trapped in the burning building and hung out of the windows.
Three children and five adults ended up in hospitals. The baby who was most seriously injured remained at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital Wednesday night.
The fire started in a kitchen in a unit on the second floor of the 14-story building, Chicago Fire Department First District Chief Jim McDonough said at a news conference.
Seven people were rushed to area hospitals, and one of them – a baby – was in critical condition, McDonough said. One additional person later asked to go to the hospital.
Eight people were rushed to the hospital from the scene of the fire in a high-rise on Jeffery Boulevard, and a baby was in critical condition. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago Fire Department First District Chief Jim McDonough has updates on a fire that broke out in a high-rise on Jeffery Boulevard.
People were seen screaming for help as they found themselves trapped in the burning building and hung out of the windows. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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The violence interrupters said the attackers who shot two boys, ages 12 and 14, in South Shore this week are also kids themselves. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The volunteers said they always show up to try to defuse a situation when kids from the South Shore neighborhood are involved.
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Police said the boys found their way to a home two miles from the scene before being rushed to the hospital, while the suspected shooters held police in a standoff back near the scene in South Shore. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Video by CPD shows the suspect pulling over and removing the license plates from the car before reentering and driving off.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the upper floors.
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