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3 killed, 29 wounded in weekend shootings
(Chicago) A 15-year-old boy shot dead during a robbery attempt was among three people killed and at least 29 others wounded in shootings across the city this weekend. Demario Bailey, of the 7500...
Dec 15, 2014
Police warn of two similar armed robberies at North Side stores
(Chicago) Police are warning of two similar recent armed robberies of small retail stores on the North Side that happened just two days apart. During both robberies, a suspect entered the store,...
Dec 15, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder was in Chicago for a roundtable
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Dec 12, 2014
Police: Lynwood teen fatally shot himself while on Facetime with friend
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Dec 12, 2014
Public Memorial Service scheduled for Judy Baar Topinka
CHICAGO – A public Memorial Service honoring longtime state leader Judy Baar Topinka will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 17 at the Local 150, 6200 Joliet Rd., Countryside. Fellow st...
Dec 11, 2014
‘Psychopath’ ex-cop gets life in prison plus five years for torture plot
(Chicago) Former Chicago cop Steve Mandell was sentenced to life in prison plus five years Thursday after a federal judge ruled that the public needs to be protected from him, the Chicago ...
Dec 11, 2014
Man suspected in three previous bank robberies strikes again in Berwyn
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Dec 11, 2014
Facebook quarrel leads to standoff, SWAT team response in west suburbs
(AURORA TWP.) A fight between two men over a Facebook post led to a two-and-a-half hour standoff that ended with a SWAT team raiding a west suburban home earlier this week. About 10:40 p.m. Mond...
Dec 11, 2014
Cook County inmate attacks his lawyer at jail: officials
(Chicago) A Cook County Jail inmate awaiting trial on sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping charges allegedly attacked his assistant public defender Wednesday at the jail, the Chicago Sun-Tim...
Dec 11, 2014
Extra-alarm blaze extinguished at Firehouse restaurant
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Dec 10, 2014
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