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Five shot and killed on Juneteenth across Chicago
Officials reported five people were shot and killed across the city yesterday, in the neighborhoods of Little Village, South Austin, Humboldt Park, Chicago Lawn, and Roseland.
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Galewood man charged with attempted murder of a Chicago Police officer
While conducting a traffic stop in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Thursday, police said he attempted to flee (in his personal vehicle with license plates registered to his home), and struck and injured a Chicago Police Officer.
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Chicago police hunt for driver who fatally struck 11-year-old boy
Jalon James, 11, was going to buy milk with his twin brother when he was struck and killed while crossing a street in the city's Lawndale neighborhood on Thursday. The driver remains at large.
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Man shot dead this morning on city's Near West Side
Around 8:21 a.m., police said they found an as yet unidentified man dead with a gunshot wound to his face.
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Naperville PD release bodycam and dashcam footage of fatal shooting of man with a hatchet
The Naperville Police Department released bodycam and dashcam footage yesterday of an officer involved shooting earlier this month in which an officer fatally shot a man who came at the officer with a hatchet during an unrelated traffic stop.
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Dad faces 3 murder charges in kids' drowning deaths
The bodies of Bryant Karels, 5, Cassidy Karels, 3, and Gideon Karels, 2, were found by their mother in a north suburban Round Lake Beach residence. Their father, Jason E. Karels, 35, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
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1 killed, 3 wounded in South Side drive-by
A man was killed and three more were wounded Saturday afternoon in a drive-by shooting on the city's south side.
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Husband of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx accuses her of slapping him in domestic dispute
Rumors swirled about the incident all last week but was confirmed after multiple outlets obtained the police report via Freedom of Information Act requests to south suburban Flossmoor Police.
Chicago Journal
Chicago man charged with machete crime spree on city's north west side
In a press conference, Police Superintendent David Brown said the crime spree began May 27, and Brown indicated that he expects more charges to be forthcoming as more victims are interviewed.
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Mayor Lightfoot announces re-election campaign
The Mayor has hinted she's running for a second term many times, making Tuesday's announcement mostly a formality. Lightfoot made Chicago history in 2019 as the city’s first black female and first openly gay mayor and she'll be the first to tell you she's all three.
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West Lawn man charged with murder during Little Village fight
A Chicago man from the West Lawn neighborhood was charged with murder Tuesday after police say he shot two, killing one, after a fight broke out in the Little Village neighborhood late Sunday night.
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Weekend Violence Wrap-Up for June 3 - June 5, 2022
Another weekend that started off slow and had people hopeful but Sunday ended bloody and was in line with historical averages. Sunday also saw the third law enforcement official shot within 96 hours in Chicago.