Crime
4 injured in drive-by shooting near Chicago high school
Four teenagers were injured — one critically — in a drive-by shooting Wednesday afternoon near a high school on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said.
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White Sox
Mountcastle homers off Cease, Orioles hold off White Sox 5-3
The White Sox, who have lost five of six, left 13 men on base.
Cubs
Arenado, O'Neill, Edman homer, Cards thump Cubs for DH split
The Cubs blanked the Cardinals 2-0 in the opener, ending St. Louis' season-best eight-game winning streak. Then the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 13-3 on Tuesday night to split a doubleheader.
Crime
Englewood man charged with 3 counts of murder in hit-and-run outside Jeffery Pub in South Shore
Chicago Police announced first-degree murder charges against a man from the Englewood neighborhood today and say he intentionally mowed down a group of men who were fighting outside Jeffery Pub in the South Shore neighborhood.
Crime
15-year-old shot twice this morning in South Shore
The 15-year-old was walking outside just after sunrise in South Shore when he heard shots and felt pain.
Cubs
Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0
Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Monday for their season-high eighth straight victory.
Chicago Journal
Waters breaks tie with walk, Royals beat White Sox 6-4
Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday in a game rescheduled because of the lockout in April.
Chicago Journal
7-year-old among 3 shot and wounded while driving in Englewood
A car carrying three people was driving westbound on S. Loomis Boulevard when another vehicle pulled alongside and fired shots into their vehicle. All three in the car were struck, including a 7-year-old boy.
Lifestyle
Loyola's Sister Jean turns 103, has train stop named for her
Loyola University’s Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt got a Chicago train station plaza at the Loyola campus renamed in her honor for her 103rd birthday.
Chicago Journal
Summary of recent cases brought by the US Attorney in Northern District of Illinois: August 22, 2022
Here is a brief summary of recent cases brought by the US Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois.
Chicago Journal
Air & Water & Gun Show Weekend Violence Wrap-Up
The final statistics for Friday @ noon through Monday @ 6:00 a.m. were 4 killed, 36 wounded across the city.
Chicagoland News
Indiana State freshman from Waukegan among 3 killed, another from Wheaton seriously injured in single-vehicle crash
A freshman linebacker from Waukegan who went to Warren Township High School was among three killed and a redshirt freshman from Wheaton was seriously injured in the crash.