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15-Year-Old Boy Injured In West Side Shooting
A 15-year-old boy was wounded in the shoulder during a Saturday afternoon shooting in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
3 Shot, 1 Killed In Cragin Neighborhood
A man was killed and two other people were wounded early Sunday in a shooting in the Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said.
8 Dead, 45 Wounded In Weekend Shootings, Stabbings
Another sweltering weekend brought more violence to Chicago’s streets – with eight people killed and 37 others wounded in shootings or stabbings between Friday afternoon and early Monday morning.
Man Charged With Forcing 12 Girls Into Prostitution
A 35-year-old man has been accused of forcing 12 girls into prostitution, and addicting them to heroin.
Residents Of West Side Building Go Ahead With Rent Strike
Residents of a foreclosed apartment building in the South Austin neighborhood have a new receiver, and he is being greeted with a rent strike.
ComEd Vault Explosion Shuts Down Grand Avenue On West Side
Busy Grand Avenue was shut down for a time on the city’s West Side Tuesday morning, after an explosion in a ComEd vault blew off a manhole cover.
West Side Tenants Threaten Rent Strike Over Repair Dispute
Tenants of an apartment building that’s in foreclosure in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side say they’re fed up and are threatening a rent strike.
Passenger Killed When Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Cars
Charges were pending Sunday against the driver of a vehicle that crashed into several parked cars early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, causing the death of a passenger in the car.
Girl, 6, Burned While Playing With Lighter
A 6-year-old girl remained hospitalized as of midday Tuesday, after setting herself on fire as she played with a Bic lighter.
2-Month-Old Girl Dies In West Side Fire
A 2-month-old girl is dead after an early-morning house fire on the city’s West Side.
15 Displaced In South Austin Fire
A fire ripped through an apartment building early this morning in the South Austin neighborhood.
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- Search Dog Tracks Missing Student To LakefrontVolunteers, friends and family were out in force Tuesday morning, resuming the search for a missing University of Chicago student.586
- Initial Tests ID Glittery Substance Along BeachIndiana environmental officials were investigating whether a Porter County manufacturer was responsible for a slick of glittery material that kept many swimmers out of Porter Beach on Monday.1095
- Weekend Death Toll Rises To 8 After Two Men Die Of Gunshot InjuriesTwo men critically wounded in weekend shootings died Monday, raising the death toll for 2013’s most violent weekend to eight. At least 39 other people were wounded in shootings across the city, authorities said.163
- Mystery Substance Prompts Closure Of Indiana BeachSwimmers have been ordered out of Lake Michigan at Porter Beach because of a substance in the water. WBBM's Nancy Harty has more.6566
- Man Dies After His Head Is Impaled On Fence During FightA man was murdered Sunday night by someone who struck him in the head, causing him to become impaled on a wrought iron fence in the South Side Burnside neighborhood.3601
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