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Sunday crash on Far South Side claims second victim
Tribune reporterA 22-year-old man was pronounced dead Monday night, becoming the second person to die after a Sunday crash on the South Side that injured three others. Mitchell Conner, 22, of the 10300 block of South Green Street was pronounced at 8:34 p.m. at John H....Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics, Washington Heights (Chicago, Illinois)
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1 dead, 4 badly hurt during Far South Side crash
Tribune reporterA woman was killed and four others were hospitalized following a 2-car crash in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department and police. Two vehicles slammed into a building at 2:20 a.m. in the...Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago Police Department, Hospitals and Clinics, Accidental Death, Washington Heights (Chicago, Illinois)
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Officials: Boy, 15, shot dead in Gresham
Tribune reportersA 15-year-old boy was shot dead Thursday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, officials said. The boy was declared dead at 9:35 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office....Tags: Shootings
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Warrant issued for suspect in Far South Side shooting
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Matteson man suspected of shooting a man in a Beverly neighborhood building on Wednesday. Police today issued a news release announcing that David Twine, 31, of Matteson, is wanted in connection with a...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Matteson, Shootings
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2 dead, 11 wounded in shootings across Chicago
Tribune reportersTwo men were killed and at least 11 people were wounded -- one of them by police -- in shootings from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning across Chicago, police said. One of the fatal shootings occurred around 12:40 a.m. when a gunman emerged...Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, South Chicago, University of Chicago, Chicago Fire Department
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Man dies after struck by train in Roseland
Tribune reporterA man died Tuesday night after being hit by a train in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side. Paramedics were called to the 11400 block of South Wentworth Avenue for a person hit by a train about 8 p.m. and took the victim in serious-to-...Tags: Roseland
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Voice of the People, May. 11
Promoting gambling Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a video using the plight of Chicago's schoolchildren to promote the building of a casino in Chicago. This resurrects sad memories for many of us of the Illinois Lottery's self-justification in 1974 that...Tags: Human Interest, Lotteries, Wheaton, Crime, Law and Justice, Dan Cronin
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4th man charged with murders of woman, 2 children in Harvey
Tribune reporterCook County prosecutors have charged a fourth man in connection with the 2010 slaying of a woman and two children following a botched robbery in Harvey. Defendant Darryl Lloyd, 29, was denied bond today at the Markham courthouse. Lloyd and three other...Tags: Markham, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Defendants, Harvey
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Des Plaines joins group seeking back hotel-motel taxes
Des Plaines has added its name to a growing list of communities looking to recover from online travel companies what are alleged to be uncollected hotel-motel taxes. City officials claim those online companies collect taxes based on the rate charged...
Tags: Expedia Incorporated, Bedford Park (Cook, Illinois), Trips and Vacations, Des Plaines, Orland Park
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Lake Zurich, Mundelein, Grayslake police blotter: April 24
The following items were taken from police records: Lake Zurich •On April 12 at 2:29 p.m., police arrested a 70-year-old Island Lake woman on U.S. Route 12 at Illinois Route 22 and charged her with improper lane usage and driving with a suspended...
Tags: Barrington, Mundelein, Arlington Heights, Round Lake Park, Police Arrests
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Science revolution heading to Illinois schools
As early as kindergarten, all students in Illinois could be engaged in science and engineering practices, from analyzing data to defining problems and designing solutions. By high school they'd be deep into engineering design and investigating solutions...
Tags: Google Inc., Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Deerfield
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Cops: South Side man, 22, killed in Riverdale drive-by
Tribune reporterA 22-year-old resident of the Far South Side's Roseland neighborhood was fatally shot Sunday morning in south suburban Riverdale, authorities said. Just before 4:30 a.m., someone fired from a white SUV into a nearby vehicle at the intersection of West...Tags: Roseland, Shootings, Riverdale (Cook, Illinois)
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