Chicago alderman calls for earlier teen curfew in wake of Streeterville shooting
The shooting left a woman visiting Chicago wounded, and surveillance images of the suspects have now been released. Marissa Sulek reports.
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The shooting left a woman visiting Chicago wounded, and surveillance images of the suspects have now been released. Marissa Sulek reports.
The call came in just after 8 p.m. Sunday when the woman was shot in the arm walking down the sidewalk with her son.
Fire crews treated the 46-year-old woman, who was then taken to Northwestern Hospital in good condition and later released. She was walking with her young son at the time when she was shot, according to police.
The woman was walking in the 400 block of North Columbus Drive, between Illinois and North Water streets, when she heard gunshots and felt pain.
Three children were among seven people injured when a stolen Jeep Cherokee caused a four-car crash Wednesday night in the Streeterville neighborhood.
A 26-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 300 block of East North Water Street when he was shot in the head by an unknown shooter, police said.
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A person of interest was taken into custody, police said.
Residents heard from police and other leaders about strategies to keep peace in the neighborhood.
Police said they are adding more officers on weekends, watching and Chicago Transit Authority and other cameras, to keep crowds in check.
On Wednesday, the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents, or SOAR, called a town hall meeting with Aldermen Brendan Reilly (42nd) and Brian Hopkins (2nd) to address some of the issues in downtown and Streeterville.
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Police are still looking for that driver.
Two Chicago Police officers are recovering after they were injured when a burglary suspect ran into them with a getaway car Saturday morning in Streeterville on Chicago's Near North Side.
Police are still looking for the driver.
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The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
"What didn't she know? Where did we fail? Did she not know that she could place this child in a loving home?" said Illinois State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz.
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Chicago police said the boy was in fair condition after being grazed by gunfire in the Austin neighborhood on Tuesday evening.
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