Crime
Elmhurst man charged with spray-painting swastikas
Joel Jexie, 25, of Elmhurst has been charged with three counts of hate crime and one count of criminal damage to property.
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Crime
Two teens shot on Humboldt Park front porch
A 17-year-old girl was shot in the face and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the foot while on a Humboldt Park porch this afternoon.
Cubs
Urías stars as Orioles beat Cubs 4-2 for 9th straight win
All-Star Ian Happ homered for Chicago, which dropped its fifth in a row. Adrian Sampson (0-1) allowed three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
White Sox
Cease strikes out nine, White Sox split DH with Guardians
Dylan Cease struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings in his first start since being left off the AL All-Star team, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-0 on Tuesday night for a doubleheader split.
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WXRT's Lin Brehmer to take a break to fight prostate cancer
In a message, he asked of his longtime listeners only one thing: "Afford me the kindness you have always shown me."
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7-year-old boy fatally shot in East Chicago
While officers were checking the local emergency room at St. Catherine’s Hospital, a white van with family members pulled up with two adults, three children, a firearm with spent shell casings and blood spatter, delivering the victim to the emergency room.
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Duncan Keith announces retirement after 17 NHL seasons
Keith was selected by Chicago in the second round in the 2002 NHL draft. He went on to anchor a Blackhawks blue-line that won the Cup in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2015 and won the Norris Trophy as top defenseman in 2010 and 2014.
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Two girls pulled from Lake Michigan at Gary beach, 1 dies
A 9-year-old died in Lake Michigan at Gary's Marquette Beach today. This news follows the news yesterday that a 72-year-old Woodridge man died Sunday in Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes State park.
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Bieber pitches 3-hitter, Guardians beat White Sox 4-1
Shane Bieber pitched a three-hitter for his first complete game this year and José Ramírez and Amed Rosario drove in two runs apiece, sending the Cleveland Guardians over the Chicago White Sox 4-1 in a doubleheader opener Tuesday.
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Three charged in shooting of off-duty police officer in Beverly
Chicago Police announced charges this morning against three men they say were involved in the bar fight and following shooting that left Chicago Police Officer Danny Golden paralyzed after his spinal cord was severed by a bullet.
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11-year-old arrested near 4:00 AM attempting to carjack woman
Police said the boy, age 11, was with a group of several suspects attempting to carjack a 48-year-old woman at gunpoint around 4:00 a.m. this morning.
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Week after parade shooting, Highland Park holds a moment of silence
One week after a shooting at a Fourth of July parade that left seven dead, the Chicago suburb of Highland Park held a moment of silence Monday morning to mark the exact time police say the first shot was fired.