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A woman caught a group breaking into her car last night in Hyde Park and someone in the group threatened her with a gun. The victim, a valid CCL holder, had her own weapon on her person and fired a shot that wounded a 13-year-old male in the group, authorities said.
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A man out on bond for a March 2022 narcotics case was charged with attempted murder for shooting a man during a drug deal in nearby northwest suburban Franklin Park, the Cook County Sheriff said Friday.
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A 15-year-old girl was shot and killed in the family's Chicago Lawn home on Tuesday and her older brother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in her death.
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Cook County prosecutors told the court Thursday that a man shot and killed an employee working the service window at the Original Maxwell Street restaurant on the city's west side because he felt he was "disrespected".
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Authorities reported 6 people shot and killed with an additional 12 people wounded in citywide violence in the last 24 hours - from Tuesday, July 26 at 5:00 p.m. through Wednesday, July 27 at 5:00 p.m.
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A northwestern Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to making an illegal “straw” purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill a Chicago police officer during a traffic stop.
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Her mother had followed her daughter home to Maywood on Sunday afternoon when she saw someone open fire as Dyanla parked in the driveway. Struck three times, she got out of her car before she collapsed on the ground.
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Another teen girl was shot and killed Tuesday evening but the initial investigation revealed it may have been a negligent discharge by the girl's younger brother.
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Evanston Police asked for the public's help Tuesday finding the man who fired a gun over a fence and wounded a 13-year-old girl critically in the neck.
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Police said three victims, age 14, 17, and 18 were driving when someone in another car fired shots. The 14-year-old and 17-year-old are in critical condition this morning.
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A teen has died after being stabbed during an altercation on a Red Line train near the 63rd Street Station in the Englewood neighborhood this morning.
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After a couple of relatively quiet weekends, Chicago's summer violence once again spiked. The totals for the summer weekend of Friday, July 22 starting at noon through Monday, July 25 ending at 6:00 a.m. was 8 killed and 63 wounded.