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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Second 6-year-old shot this week
Authorities said another 6-year-old was struck by gunfire last night. This is the second 6-year-old and the 12th kid aged 16-and-under shot this week.
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Two shootings with 5 shot in each Friday night
There were two shootings in Chicago last night in which 5 people were wounded in each incident, authorities said. One of the ten victims has died, an additional three victims are in critical condition, and six more were injured.
Opinion & Comment
Comment: ICYMI eleven kids 16 and under have been shot since Sunday afternoon
Since 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, eleven kids 16 and under have been shot. Two of those eleven are dead. A total of 58 people have been shot in the same timeframe. Nine of those 58 people have been killed. Enjoy the weekend.
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House shot up by rifle fire in Auburn Gresham, 71-year-old woman injured
An elderly woman was injured this afternoon after an unknown person(s) opened fire on her house on the city's south side, authorities said.
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Man charged in fatal shooting at Logan Square party
Police charged a man from the Clearing neighborhood with murder this afternoon and say he was the person who shot and killed another man at a party in the Logan Square neighborhood last month.
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6-year-old critical, shot inside apartment in Woodlawn
A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot in the Woodlawn neighborhood this afternoon.
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Attempted kidnapping at grocery store in West Ridge
Police said a 9-year-old girl was at a grocery store shopping with her grandmother when an unknown man grabbed the girl and started running away with her.
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River North gas station security guard fires shots at car thief
A gas station security guard in the River North neighborhood fired shots at a car thief who took a woman's car while she was filling her tank yesterday evening, authorities said.