
Child, woman injured in house fire on Chicago's South Side
The 5-year-old girl and a woman were burned in the fire, but are expected to recover.
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The 5-year-old girl and a woman were burned in the fire, but are expected to recover.
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The boys, both 15, were charged with felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and criminal trespass of a vehicle. One of them received an additional charge of unlawful possession of a handgun.
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Chicago Police said Tylea Vassor was last seen at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in the 6200 block of South Vernon Avenue.
Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest in Woodlawn.
Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest.
The lights were dark when CBS News Chicago visited Thursday night—and it was the second time this week.
The lights were dark when CBS News Chicago visited Thursday night—and it was the second time this week. As Jermont Terry reports, neighbors in Woodlawn say this has been a problem for months on end.
The robbery happened on Nov. 14 around 4 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Evans Avenue.
All three victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and left leg, where he died.
Police said the boy was inside an apartment building in the 800 block of East 65th Street when a bullet grazed his left arm.
Everyone escaped safely from the burning house on Vernon Avenue.
Heavy fire was reported, and flames were seen shooting from the north side of the wood-frame house.
The man was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the torso, and died there, police said.
Chicago police said just before 7 p.m., officers responded to the 6600 block of South Greenwood Avenue for a call of a person stabbed.
The two men, 34 and 42, are expected to recover after one was stabbed in the back of his head and the other in the back of his left shoulder.
Cordarrow Thompson, 32, has been arrested on multiple felony counts, including murder, attempted murder, attempted armed robbery, aggravated battery, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Police say a man tried to rob Rafael Wordlaw at a gas station at 67th and Eberhart just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The two exchanged gunfire, with Wordlaw suffering a gunshot wound to his chest. Deputy Wordlaw drove several blocks, veering into the grass along 67th before crashing at Indiana Avenue.
A person of interest was in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of Rafael D. Wordlaw, 31.
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The CROCUS project team from Argonne is set to bring its state-of-the-art heat-tracking equipment to Woodlawn. Climate Watch Reporter Tara Molina reports.
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Fire crews had been fighting the blaze for about 30 minutes as of 6 p.m., by which point it appeared to be under control.
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Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
The store — which currently has locations in Uptown Park Ridge, west suburban Geneva, and Milwaukee — has been in business for nearly 90 years.
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Israel's military conducted airstrikes on Iran early Friday morning, targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, the Israel Defense Forces said.
One person is believed to have died in a Crestwood house explosion and fire Thursday afternoon, officials said.
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Fire Department officials said the fire started in a mixed-use building in the 2300 block of West Chicago Avenue.
"Illinois follows the law, but we expect the federal govt to follow the law as well," Pritzker said.
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