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A Chicago police officer shot an armed man inside a police station on the city's West Side on Wednesday, just days after an officer shot a man who infiltrated another police facility and pointed guns at officers, a department spokesman said.
Business
One of the world's largest meat producers said Wednesday that corporate staff at its Chicago and Downers Grove, Illinois, locations and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, office will begin relocating early next year.
Crime
Here is a brief summary of recent cases brought by the US Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois.
Crime
A local man wanted on two warrants has been charged with attempted murder in the Sunday morning shooting that wounded a 7-year-old boy while he was on his way to church with his family.
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A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder more than a week after the death of her 3-year-old nephew, who she allegedly pushed into Lake Michigan and watched as he sank into the water.
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This is the fourth child 14-years-old or younger shot so far this weekend. The church that the family was attending is the same church at which three men were wounded in a drive-by shooting at a funeral back in July.
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A man was shot and killed after an argument in the Old Town neighborhood on the Near North Side this morning around the same time another man was shot and killed by a Chicago Police officer in Old Town this morning, authorities said.
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According to statistics provided by HeyJackass.com, the boy is the 10th child age 12 & Under to be shot and killed this year. An additional 29 have been wounded. He is the 47th child age 17 & Under to be killed. An additional 256 have been wounded.
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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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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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Another teenager was shot on the city's far south side last night, authorities said.
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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.