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Crime

Three juveniles charged with armed carjacking and killing woman while fleeing police

Three juveniles were charged with armed vehicular hijacking and one was charged with murder as their fleeing stolen vehicle killed a 55-year-old woman when they crashed in the Little Village neighborhood. One adult from suburban Crystal Lake was also charged with misdemeanors.

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Police charge man who infiltrated SWAT training

Chicago police filed eight felony counts Tuesday against a man who climbed five stories of a fire escape to infiltrate a police facility while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise.

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Joliet toddler in critical condition after accidental shooting self in head

The child's mother was at the home at the time and was cooperating with investigators, police said.

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14-year-old shot in South Deering near Trumbull Park Fieldhouse

Another teenager was shot on the city's far south side last night, authorities said.

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Woman in Austin hit in the head and robbed by someone she knew

A woman in the Austin neighborhood was reportedly hit in the head, robbed of personal belongings, and hospitalized early this morning and, according to police, she knew the attacker.

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Two, including officer, taken to hospital after shots fired inside CPD Office at Homan Square

A man used a fire escape Monday to infiltrate a Chicago police facility while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise and grabbed at least two guns before he was shot and wounded by police, the chief said.

Crime

Two men killed in double homicide in North Lawndale

Two men are dead this morning after they were both found shot in the head in the North Lawndale neighborhood, authorities said.

Crime

Argument between brothers leaves 1 dead, another on the run

An argument between two brothers escalated to murder Saturday afternoon after one killed the other in the North Park neighborhood, authorities said.

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18-year-old charged in the brutal beating of Chef in Chinatown

Chicago Police announced attempted murder and other charges against an 18-year-old man yesterday in connection to the carjacking and brutal beating of a 61-year-old Chef in Chinatown last April.

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Two stabbings in the Austin neighborhood, 1 fatal, likely related, CPD says

A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition Friday after both were stabbed in the Austin neighborhood on the city's northwest side this morning, authorities said.

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4 dead in domestic disturbance in suburban Oak Forest after house caught fire

After firefighters extinguished the blaze, police found the body of a fourth person who police believe had shot the others, who were all pronounced dead after being rushed to area hospitals.

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Four men shot in Douglas mid-afternoon Thursday

Four men were shot Thursday afternoon in the Douglas neighborhood, one block east of the City of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters.