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Teen boy, 15, seriously wounded in daylight shooting near Lakeview school
A Chicago high school’s homecoming was marred by tragedy on Friday as a student was shot a block away at a popular park.
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Slithery surprise? Python found deep inside Geneva woman's car
A suburban Chicago woman got a slithery surprise when she discovered an animal living inside her recently purchased vehicle — but it wasn’t an animal many in the Midwest would expect.
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Chicago police seek suspects in strings of carjackings, business burglaries
Chicago police are searching for the thieves behind a series of carjackings and commercial break-ins targeting shops and restaurants across the city.
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Brother credited for saving sister's life during shooting, robbery attempt
A man who was fatally shot while assisting his sister with a food delivery in south suburban Calumet City likely saved her life, she told NBC Chicago.
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Riot Fest attendee says car was torched after refusing to pay for parking nearby
A woman who attended Chicago’s Riot Fest alleged her car was set on fire after refusing to pay for parking on a public street.
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2 teens riding bikes hospitalized after being struck in suburban hit-and-run
Police in west suburban Northlake are searching for a driver who ran a stop sign Wednesday night and hit two children riding on bicycles before fleeing the scene. Both children were left seriously injured
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Chicago homicide suspect taken into custody after Lake Barrington manhunt
A man wanted in connection with a Chicago homicide was taken into custody Tuesday night in Lake Barrington, authorities said, following a large-scale police search and after the suspect was barricaded inside a building in an industrial area of the village.
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Chicagoan plays integral role in breaking 4x400m mixed relay world record at Paris Olympics
Relatives beamed with pride on Friday as Shamier Little, a Chicago runner, made her Olympic debut and helped Team USA smash a world record at the same time.
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Chicago travelers encounter flight cancellations nearly 2 days after global outage
Airlines were still recovering on Saturday, nearly two days after a CrowdStrike software bug paralyzed a number of industries, major airlines and airports including O’Hare International Airport.
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Postal workers demand heightened safety measures after Chicago letter carrier killed
U.S. Postal Service workers expressed grief and frustration on Friday after a letter carrier was shot and killed delivering mail in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side.