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Man shot during struggle with officers in Back of the Yards
A 40-year-old man is in critical condition this morning after he was shot during a struggle with police in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the city's south side.
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5-year-old critical after hit by two cars in Sauganash, one car flees
A child is in critical condition on the city's far northwest side this morning after they were hit by two vehicles last night, authorities said. One of the vehicles fled the scene.
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FX's Chicago production of Justified revival disrupted again, "incendiary device" thrown at set
Less than two and a half weeks ago, FX's Chicago production of "Justified: City Primeval" was halted due to a gun battle in the area of Douglass Park. Now authorities say someone threw an "incendiary device" at the set last night while they were filming.
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Another shooting at 79th Street CTA Red Line Station, teen in critical condition
After a homicide on the CTA Red Line train at 79th Street prompted calls for additional police presence on the CTA trains and buses, another teenager was shot and critically wounded this afternoon in front of the 79th Street CTA Red Line Station.
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Albany Park shooting overnight leaves man killed and woman injured
Police said a 20-year-old female and a 22-year-old male were walking around midnight when they were approached by two men on foot who both pulled out pistols and began shooting.
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Weekend Violence Wrap-Up for August 5 - August 7
When it wasn't raining these last few days it was HOT, and regular followers of Chicago violence know what that means (HINT: It's not good). There were 9 killed, 48 wounded for the weekend.
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More police promised for Chicago trains after fatal shooting
Chicago police and transit officials on Saturday pledged additional security for the city's trains to stem a spike in violent crime after the shooting death of a passenger overnight.
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Man shot and killed on the Red Line this morning
Another man was shot and killed on a CTA Red Line train this morning.
Chicago Journal
Summary of recent cases brought by the US Attorney in Northern District of Illinois: August 5, 2022
Former Vice Chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago sentenced to five years for fraud, a carjacker gets federal charges, a telemarketing fraudster sentenced for scamming elderly victims, gun traffickers, and a DeKalb man gets nine years for child pornography.
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13-year-old shot in defense by woman with CCL dies from injury
The 13-year-old boy that was shot by a woman who caught him and a group of males breaking into her car, in which someone in the group allegedly threatened the woman with a firearm, died from his injury yesterday afternoon.
Chicagoland News
Highland Park parade attack suspect pleads not guilty
The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, a week after prosecutors announced he faces 117 felony counts in the attack.
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CHA security officer exchanges gunfire on Near West Side, 3 offenders shot, all in custody
A Chicago Housing Authority security officer exchanged gunfire last night with at least one of three offenders who were already engaged in a gunfight with each other, and there are now three offenders in custody and four people shot and wounded, including the CHA security officer.