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Two teenagers and infant killed in Chicago highway shooting
The victims' vehicle left the highway and stopped near the top of the 111th Street exit ramp. Two people were found dead at the scene and four were taken to the hospital.
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16-year-old boy charged in fatal shootings near Benito Juarez High School
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday and being charged as an adult for the December shooting near Benito Juarez High School that left two students dead and two other teens wounded.
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Alleged west side brothel operator pleads guilty to conspiracy
The woman admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that she took in more than $1 million in payments from clients over seven years through her business.
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CPD fatally shoot man during exchange of gunfire
Police said the shooting occurred after police were called to the area after an armed man had threatened a security guard outside a bar in the city’s Irving Park neighborhood.
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Two Chicago men charged in fatal August street racing crash on southwest side
The woman was in Chicago for a festival to celebrate her birthday when she was struck by what witnesses say was a Corvette that was street racing another Corvette on the city's southwest side.
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Laurence Msall, leader of Illinois tax watchdog group, dies
Msall had been the Civic Federation's president since January 2002. He died Saturday surrounded by his family, the group said in a statement, calling his death a “devastating blow” that left its members heartbroken.
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Chicago announces best monikers in snowplow naming contest
Chicago city staff chose 50 finalists and the mayor's office received more than 80,000 votes. Staff ultimately chose seven winners.
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Daughter charged after mom's body found in Chicago freezer
A Chicago woman has been accused of keeping her mother's dead body in a freezer for nearly two years while living in a nearby apartment.
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Health club controller gets 4 years in fed prison for fraud
He acknowledged in a plea agreement that he stole $4.1 million from the East Bank Club over a seven-year period beginning in 2013.
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Disbarred, bankrupt lawyer Girardi charged with client theft
A Chicago law firm involved in the Lion Air case filed a racketeering lawsuit last year alleging that Girardi and his associates essentially ran a Ponzi scheme, siphoning off $100 million from their clients, attorneys they worked with and others.
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Man and 3-year-old grazed by gunfire while parking in Back of the Yards
Police said a 52-year-old man was parking his vehicle with a 3-year-old boy in the backseat when someone in a light green SUV fired shots.
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Ex-Chicago student gets 8 years for spying for Chinese government
He allegedly swore an oath of allegiance to the Chinese Ministry of State Security while studying at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and even enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves.