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Chicago police warn of 17 armed robberies in 3 days across multiple neighborhoods
In one of the incidents, three University of Chicago students were held up near campus in broad daylight.
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Chicago rideshare driver shot, critically hurt in attempted carjacking as police issue warning
The shooting and attempted carjacking comes days after a Lyft driver was shot and killed in the same neighborhood.
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IDPH says COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in parts of Illinois
The Chicago Department of Public Health is trying to help people get vaccinated through one of its last city college clinics, with COVID cases on the rise in nearly half of the state’s counties.
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At least 3 teens killed in shootings across Chicago this weekend
Chicago police are searching for those responsible for roughly a dozen shootings that wounded at least a dozen teenagers, with three having been killed this weekend alone. As of Sunday morning, an 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were killed in separate shootings, according to police. A 17-year-old girl was also killed in another shooting on Saturday night, identified by…
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Highland Park High School adds ‘weapons detection system' to some school doors, entrances
As Highland Park High School students head back to class Wednesday to kick off the 2023-24 school year, a new weapons detection system will be in place across the building at certain entrances, officials said.
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Woman killed, 6 others injured after Chicago boat capsized on Lake Michigan
A body was recovered and six people remain hospitalized Friday morning after a boat near the “playpen” area of Lake Michigan capsized overnight, officials said during an update.
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6 hospitalized, 1 unaccounted for after boat accident in Lake Michigan
A recovery mission is underway at Lake Michigan near Navy Pier after a boat in distress led to six people hospitalized and one person unaccounted for, the Chicago Fire Department said.
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Police reviewing body camera footage after officer shot during traffic stop in Englewood
The Chicago Police Department says it is reviewing body camera footage and officials are still searching for suspects after an officer in the city’s Englewood neighborhood Monday was shot and wounded.
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Opposing rallies gather in Chicago on anniversary of Dobbs decision
On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned the Roe v. Wade precedent, activists on both sides of the issue rallied in Chicago to mark the occasion.
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3 mass shootings reported in Chicago area in two-day span over the weekend
Three mass shootings were reported in the Chicago area in a span of two days over Father’s Day weekend, including one at a Juneteenth celebration that left more than 20 shot.