Crime
Two people shot in gun battle with Chicago police officers
One of the men wounded is in serious condition with gunshot wounds to his back and thigh. The condition of the second person was not released.
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Crime
Four people, including robbery victim, stabbed on CTA Red Line train
The 42-year-old victim, who was attacked by six suspects, suffered several stab wounds but pulled out his own knife and fought back, wounding three. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition, police said.
Crime
Chicago man found guilty in Minnesota road rage shooting
Jurors found Jamal Smith, 34, of Chicago, guilty of three counts in the July 2021 death of 56-year-old Jay Boughton, of Crystal, MN. Boughton was shot in the head as he drove his son home from a baseball game on Highway 169 in the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth.
Police
Attorney: Chicago cop who shot Anthony Alvarez will keep job
The family attorney of Anthony Alvarez, fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last spring, said Thursday that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) denied a recommendation to fire the officer.
Chicago Journal
United Airlines 2Q profit of $329M misses Wall Street target
United Airlines said Wednesday that it earned $329 million in the second quarter as summer vacationers packed planes, but the results fell far short of Wall Street expectations due largely to soaring fuel prices.
Arts
New Michelle Obama book 'The Light We Carry' to arrive this fall
It's the former first lady's first entirely new work since 2018's "Becoming," which has sold more than 17 million copies worldwide, surpassing the sales of any memoir by a previous first lady or modern president, including her husband, former President Barack Obama.
Chicago Journal
Young boy dies after falling more than 15 stories in Chicago
The boy fell around 7 p.m. through a screened, 18th-floor window of a building in the Uptown neighborhood on the city's North Side, officials said. He landed on the third-floor roof of a parking garage.
Illinois Politics
Pritzker positive for COVID, symptoms mild
Pritzker is vaccinated and has received two booster shots. His office said he's experiencing mild symptoms and taking the anti-viral medication Paxlovid.
Chicago Journal
NASCAR to hit the streets of Chicago with downtown race
The downtown course will include Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, and South Columbia Drive where the start/finish line and pit road will be located directly in front of Buckingham Fountain. The course will pass through Grant Park and approach the northern edge of Soldier Field.
Blackhawks
Eddie Olczyk leaves Blackhawks broadcast, set to join Kraken
Olczyk is expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season, joining the team his brother Ricky works for as an assistant general manager. He also does national broadcasts for TNT and has become one of the leading hockey voices in the U.S. after playing more than 1,000 NHL games.
Chicago Journal
New rule broadens scope of FOID card applicant's potential threat
Distinct from Illinois' "red-flag" law, the rule change will allow state police to use the “clear and present danger” standard in state law, which defines it as physical or verbal behavior including “violent, suicidal, or assaultive threats” or actions.
White Sox
Cease, White Sox top Twins 11-0 to win big series into break
Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings as the White Sox walloped Minnesota 11-0 on Sunday to surge into the break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins.