Crime
Two teenagers and infant killed in Chicago highway shooting
The victims' vehicle left the highway and stopped near the top of the 111th Street exit ramp. Two people were found dead at the scene and four were taken to the hospital.
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Blackhawks
Wheeler scores 2 to lead Jets in 4-1 win over Blackhawks
Tyler Johnson scored for Chicago, and Petr Mrazek stopped 24 shots.
Bulls
Mitchell nets 29 as Cavs rally past Bulls, win streak hits 6
Zach LaVine scored 23 points, Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and All-Star DeMar DeRozan had 16 points and six assists for the Bulls. Chicago was outscored 20-4 to start the fourth and dropped its third in a row.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks F Patrick Kane unsure about possible trade
Kane and Chicago captain Jonathan Toews are in the final year of their contracts. The Blackhawks (16-29-5) are one of the league's worst teams, but Kane and Toews have no-movement clauses in the extensions they finalized in July 2014.
Crime
16-year-old boy charged in fatal shootings near Benito Juarez High School
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday and being charged as an adult for the December shooting near Benito Juarez High School that left two students dead and two other teens wounded.
Crime
Alleged west side brothel operator pleads guilty to conspiracy
The woman admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that she took in more than $1 million in payments from clients over seven years through her business.
Chicago Business
CVS spends $10.6B on Chicago-based Oak Street Health
The acquisition comes just three months after a nearly $9-billion investment by Deerfield-based rival Walgreens in VillageMD’s acquisition of Summit Health-CityMD. And that deal was announced two months after CVS said it would spend $8 billion to acquire home health care provider Signify Health.
Crime
CPD fatally shoot man during exchange of gunfire
Police said the shooting occurred after police were called to the area after an armed man had threatened a security guard outside a bar in the city’s Irving Park neighborhood.
Crime
Two Chicago men charged in fatal August street racing crash on southwest side
The woman was in Chicago for a festival to celebrate her birthday when she was struck by what witnesses say was a Corvette that was street racing another Corvette on the city's southwest side.
Law
Illinois gun-ban incites challenges to legislative shortcuts
The proposal that became the weapons law was introduced more than a year ago as an Insurance Code change specifying duties and contractual obligations between a public adjuster and an insurance-coverage holder.
Chicago News
Laurence Msall, leader of Illinois tax watchdog group, dies
Msall had been the Civic Federation's president since January 2002. He died Saturday surrounded by his family, the group said in a statement, calling his death a “devastating blow” that left its members heartbroken.
Bulls
Zach LaVine scores 36 as Bulls beat Trail Blazers 129-121
Zach LaVine scored 36 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trail Blazers for their 3rd win in 4 games.