Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

A 14-year-old boy was shot in the arm Saturday afternoon in the Southwest Side Little Village neighborhood.

A poorly secured cell phone in a west suburban hospital washroom that a man had allegedly set up to secretly videotape women in the toilet area was discovered by a woman when the phone fell to the washroom floor on Friday. She alerted police, who then arrested and charged a 49-year-old Franklin Park man with unlawful videotaping.

A young man was wounded in a shooting in north suburban Skokie Friday night, outside the Old Orchard Shopping Center.

Three men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in violence around the city since Friday night.

CTA commuters were temporarily stymied on the Orange Line during the Friday rush hour after a train fatally struck a man on the tracks.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday.

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