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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.

Chicago Journal

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."

Chicago Journal

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.

Chicago Journal

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.

Chicago Journal

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.

Chicago Journal

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.

Chicagoland News

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.

Chicago Journal

Northwestern's president-elect steps down to battle cancer

Rebecca Blank, who was named last fall the first female president of Northwestern University, announced Monday she is stepping down after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

Chicago Journal

Man walking his dog in Back of the Yards shot multiple times and killed

A 24-year-old was out walking his dog when he was shot multiple times in the head, the body, and the legs.

Crime

Separate incidents leaves 4 shot on State Street in River North, 2 shot in the Gold Coast

Four people were shot with one victim in critical condition after a shooting in the River North neighborhood in the early Sunday morning hours and, later, two people were shot in the Gold Coast neighborhood in unknown condition.

Chicago Journal

Man charged with murder of woman in Uptown

An Uptown man has been charged with first degree murder in the death of a woman found dead in an alley Thursday morning in the same neighborhood on the city's north side, authorities said.

Crime

Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer shot after bar fight in Beverly

According to sources, a group came into Sean's Rhino Bar in Beverly close to 2:00 a.m. and a fight broke out with other patrons. After the fight, an unidentified offender retrieved a firearm and fired at least 20 shots, seriously injuring an off-duty Chicago Police Officer.