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1 Suspect Dead, 2 Injured In Little Village Police Shooting
Police shot three people Monday morning – killing one – as the suspects allegedly burglarized an electronics store on South Western Avenue and smashed their getaway van through a garage door.
Police Death Of Man Found In Alley With Bullet In Head
Police are investigating the death of a man who died a day after being found having a seizure in a Beverly neighborhood alley, and was only later discovered to have a bullet in his head.
Police: 2 Flashers Targeting Young Girls On Southwest Side
Police are warning families on the Southwest Side about flashers targeting children on both a residential side street and a major thoroughfare.
Woman Killed In Southwest Side Hit-And-Run
A wrecked car without a driver was found early Sunday parked a little more than a mile from the scene of a Saturday night hit-and-run crash that killed a 49-year-old South Side woman.
Family Of Kids Killed In Crash Raising Money For Funerals
The mother and family members of the two children killed Saturday night in a high-speed crash on the southwest side returned to the scene of the accident for three hours Wednesday night – in search of the donations needed to bury them.
Mom, Two Toddlers In Critical, Dad Hurt When SUV And Semi Cab Collide
A 20-year-old woman and her 1- and 3-year-old daughters were critically injured when the SUV she was driving on the Southwest Side Sunday morning collided with a semi tractor cab, then crashed into a store and a CTA bus shelter.
Final Preparations Under Way For Revived Irish Parade
Outside the Beverly Bakery, the “No Parking” signs are already posted. The chefs are roasting veggies for Guinness stew, and they’ve already cooked up amaretto cupcakes, CBS 2′s Derrick Blakley reports.
Organizers: South Side Irish Parade Is On
The South Side Irish Parade had been halted because of alcohol-related problems, but it will be back on March 11, organizers tell CBS 2.
Missing SW Side Man Found
A missing senior citizen from the Southwest Side Brighton Park neighborhood who police issued an alert for because he was believed to be confused and might not have known his current address, has been found.
Police Release Surveillance Photo Of Gunman In Subway Shooting
Police have released a surveillance photo showing the gunman who shot and killed an employee at a West Town Subway restaurant.
Mayor Wants To Ensure Safe Return For South Side Irish Parade
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he hopes the organizers of the South Side Irish Parade have taken the last three years to think about how to resume the parade, while making sure to avoid the alcohol-fueled mayhem that prompted the Beverly neighborhood to put a stop to the event after 2009.
Robber Targeting Women In Trendy Northwest Side Neighborhoods
Police are warning people on the city’s Near West and Northwest sides about a robber on the loose who has been targeting women.
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.
Gas Main Rupture Prompts Evacuation In Little Village
A building in the Little Village neighborhood was evacuated Wednesday morning, after a construction crew struck a gas main.
Man Shot, Wounded In Marquette Park
Police are on the scene at a gas station in the Marquette Park neighborhood, after a man was shot in the head.
SUV Flips Over On Eisenhower, Causes Major Traffic Backup
A sport-utility vehicle flipped over on the outbound Eisenhower Expressway early Friday, prompting authorities to shut down lanes and causing a traffic jam.
Apparently Suicidal Man Killed By Police After Pointing Guns
Police shot and killed a man who was apparently suicidal overnight at the Western Avenue Pink Line ‘L’ stop, after he allegedly pointed two guns at them.
More Than 8,000 Ride In Toys For Tots Motorcycle Parade
Mild temperatures in the 50s over the weekend contributed to one of the largest Toys for Tots annual motorcycle parade in the past several years.
Firefighter Hurt In Blaze Near 63rd And Western
A firefighter was hurt overnight while battling flames in an abandoned commercial building on the city’s South Side overnight.
Cops Investigating String Of Carjackings At SW Side Car Dealers
It started as a test drive, but within seconds a Chicago car salesman was knocked to the ground when a carjacker hit him with the car and drove away. It was the third in a string of carjackings at auto dealerships in the area in recent weeks.
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