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2 Dead, 15 Wounded In Weekend Violence

One man was beaten to death at a CTA station, a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot and at least 15 other people were wounded in separate acts of violence across the city this weekend.

2013/03/18

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Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze In Englewood

A firefighter was taken to a hospital in serious condition after he was injured battling a blaze in the Englewood neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

2012/12/20

UIC

Two UIC Students Robbed At Gunpoint Near Campus

Police have issued alerts after two UIC students were robbed at gunpoint — and one beaten — in the last three days on the West Side.

2012/10/10

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Autopsy: Man Killed By Own Pit Bulls In Englewood

An autopsy Thursday confirmed an Englewood man was killed by at least one of his own pit bulls Wednesday night.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/16

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Man Critically Wounded In Brainerd Shooting

A man was shot and critically injured early Sunday in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side.

2012/08/12

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Another Bloody Night In Chicago: 1 Dead, 10 Injured

It was another bloody night in Chicago, as gunfire ripped through communities on the South and West sides and left one person dead and 10 others injured between Monday afternoon and early Tuesday morning.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/10

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Report: Investor Buys Uptown Building That Housed Goldblatt’s, Borders

The vacant building that housed Goldblatt’s, and later Borders, in the Uptown neighborhood has been purchased by an investor who plans to bring in new businesses, according to a published report.

CBS Chicago–2012/06/27

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Woman Killed In Rollover Crash On Eisenhower Expressway

A 40-year-old woman was killed in a rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway early Sunday morning.

CBS Chicago–2012/05/20

Unknown Man

Police Seek To Identify Man Found On South Side

Chicago Police hope someone can help them solve the mystery of a John Doe, found wandering on a South Side street on Sunday.

CBS Chicago–2012/04/02

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Officer Wounded When Gun Goes Off After Chase

A Chicago Police officer was hospitalized Monday morning, after a police chase ended on the south lakefront with the officer’s own gun discharging.

CBS Chicago–2012/02/27

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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold On South Side

Saturday night’s $70 million Powerball jackpot went to a player in New York state, but someone who bought their ticket on the South Side came out pretty well, though.

2012/02/26

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At Least 20 Wounded In Weekend Violence Through Sunday Morning

At least 20 people, including a 10-year-girl, a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, have been wounded in shootings throughout the city since Friday evening.

2012/01/29

Eisenhower Expressway Crash

Van Slams Into Tree, Closes Eisenhower Off-Ramp Near UIC

The Racine Avenue off-ramp on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway was blocked early Thursday, after a delivery van driver slammed into a tree.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/08

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Paramedic Attacked By Patient In Ambulance: ‘He Was Unbuckled And Coming At Me’

Chicago Fire Department paramedic Mike Nolan says a hostile car-accident victim attacked him on the way to the hospital.

CBS Chicago–2011/11/21

52nd Street Fire

4 Buildings Burn In Back Of The Yards

An extra-alarm fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood engulfed four buildings Friday morning..

CBS Chicago–2011/09/16

Uptown Fatal Shooting

1 Man Dead, 1 Wounded In Uptown Shooting

One man is dead, and another is wounded, after a drive-by shooting in the Uptown neighborhood.

CBS Chicago–2011/08/29

Racine Avenue Shooting

Police Search For Gunman In Auburn-Gresham Shooting

Police continue to search for a gunman who shot and critically wounded a man in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood this week.

CBS Chicago–2011/07/28

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Packers Fans To Flock To Lakeview Bar

Lakeview is most certainly Bears country, but at one bar in the area, hundreds of Packers fans will be flocking in Sunday to get some moral support and a little taste of home.

CBS Chicago–2011/01/21

Jeremiah Thompson

Man Charged In Deadly Englewood DUI Crash

A man now stands charged in the death of a woman in a DUI-related crash over the weekend, about a mile from his home in the Englewood neighborhood.

CBS Chicago–2010/11/08

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