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Crime
One was in response to a man suspected of murdering two sisters, another was in response to a man shooting two other individuals, and another involved a woman believed to have been having a mental health episode who went into a busy grocery store and fired shots at police.
Crime
Police said the victims were involved in an exchange of gunfire with offenders in a red pick-up truck when they were shot.
Crime
Rosemont police said Jose G. Matias, 18, of Chicago, was taken into custody Wednesday “without incident” in the March 25 shooting that killed Joel Valdes, 20, of Skokie, at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont, just northwest of Chicago.
Business
In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Blakey rejected the contention that the city's park district improperly gave control of the land in Jackson Park to the former President's foundation in violation of the public trust.
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The armed carjacking took place on a block that some readers may know from the television show "Windy City Rehab." The woman was shot on S. Michigan Avenue.
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DeMar DeRozan finished with 32 points against the Washington Wizards as the Bulls try to stay in the top 6 playoff spots in the East and avoid the play-in round.
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A CPD officer was shot and wounded during a shootout that left a man in serious condition after a car drove forward during a traffic stop, injuring a second officer, police said. The incident was captured on a POD camera, which was obtained by the 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner.
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The Blackhawks led 4-0 in the second period but blew another big lead as the Sabres rallied to score the tiebreaker with 10.6 seconds left in the game.
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DeRozan scored 37 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter. But he missed a jumper and then was called for an offensive foul in the final 45 seconds, cutting short Chicago's comeback attempt.
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After they arrived in Chicago, the undocumented immigrants worked 12-15 hours per day, 7 days per week. The complaint alleges the brothers threatened the immigrants with violence if they did not pay and pressured them to sign over family land in Mexico.
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O'Reilly was reportedly arrested a day after the incident, after he was the driver of a vehicle involved in a traffic crash in the 3900 block of S. Prairie Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood. He was reportedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
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We're dipping our toes into the data visualization game as we try to better understand the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois' population migration patterns.