Boy, 16, suffers graze wound when 2 women get into quarrel on CTA bus, one fires gun
The teen was treated by Fire Department personnel on scene and did not go to the hospital.
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The teen was treated by Fire Department personnel on scene and did not go to the hospital.
Two women got into a quarrel on the No. 29 State Street bus at 87th Street, and one of them pulled a gun.
Evidence markers were placed on the sidewalk where the victim, only described as a male, was walking along with a car with shot-out windows.
Officers were seen on State Street at Roosevelt Road, amid reports that a person of interest in an earlier shooting at Chicago and Wabash avenues may have been taken into custody on a CTA train. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS News Skywatch.
A source said the children were playing with a firecracker in a bed, and it caught fire.
The driver of the gray sedan was issued traffic citations, police said.
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The victim was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and was initially reported in fair condition, police said.
The man was stabbed during a quarrel with another man at State and Lake streets downtown.
Numerous Chicago Police squad cars and an ambulance were seen on State Street.
The victim found his own way to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.
CBS 2's photographer observed a firefighter being transported to the scene for medical care. The firefighter was awake and alert.
One woman said she witnessed the attack firsthand, and took to social media to send a warning.
The attack on the woman at Chicago Avenue and State Street mirrors a disturbing trend seen in New York City in recent weeks. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The gunmen fled north on State Street in the silver car.
The men were in a car when they were shot by people in another vehicle at 69th and State streets. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
The shooting happened on State Street near 69th Street.
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After taking the victims' cellphones, the robbers have used the victims' banking apps to transfer money into their own personal accounts, police said.
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Despite the vacancy crisis, experts say there is hope for State Street, that Great Street. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Simon Brown Sr., 59, was killed in the shooting, and prosecutors said a second person who was shot in the head died of their injuries early Thursday morning.
The suspected gunman, Trivell Pruitt, has been ordered held in custody in the shooting in the Park Manor neighborhood this past Monday. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Trivell Pruitt, 53, of the North Austin neighborhood, was charged with one count each of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
The suspected gunman was among those wounded in the shooting in Park Manor. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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Just over a month after a grooming truck packed with dogs was stolen in Lincoln Park, Chicago police said the same thief has been accused of a string of new crimes after managing to escape electronic monitoring.
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Just over a month after a grooming truck packed with dogs was stolen in Lincoln Park, CPD says the same thief is accused of a string of new crimes
The CTA is ending contracts with at least two security companies that have been patrolling trains and stations with unarmed guards in favor of armed police patrols.
The man was pulled from the water at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve just after 6 p.m. on Friday, April 17.
A 49-year-old man was approached by two suspects who robbed him at gunpoint on Feb. 12. One of the suspects beat the victim before fleeing the scene.
Eight students were taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after someone sprayed a chemical irritant at South Shore International College Preparatory High School on Chicago's South Side.
Madeline Morgan said she was repeatedly stalked and abused, even though the man responsible was forced to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which was cut off.
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