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Independence Day 2022 Weekend Violence Wrap-Up
This year, the holiday falls on a Monday which means a loooooooong holiday weekend ahead.
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Chicago cop shot while responding to domestic disturbance
A Chicago police officer responding to a domestic disturbance at an apartment building was repeatedly shot as he stepped off an elevator Friday, hours after two men were killed in a separate shooting downtown, authorities said.
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Chicago shooting during dispute leaves 2 dead, 3 wounded
The five who were shot were leaving a business on the 400 block of S. Wells about 1:45 a.m. when the person they were in a dispute with opened fire with a handgun, police said in a statement.
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Three men found dead in Kankakee home
Three men were found shot to death inside a rental home in Kankakee on Wednesday. The shooting is believed to have happened sometime Tuesday night.
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case
Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were just children, in a systematic scheme that went on for decades.
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22-year-old woman stabbed to death during south side fight, offender in custody
A fight on the city's south side Sunday night left a 22-year-old woman dead after she was stabbed multiple times during the fight, authorities said.
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WeatherTech shooter held on $5 million bond
Charles McKnight Jr., 27, was arraigned Sunday on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder and ordered held on $5 million bond. It wasn't clear Monday whether McKnight has an attorney and jail records didn't list one for him.
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"Person of Interest" being questioned in child abuse death of 4-year-old Cashawnna Love
Sunday afternoon, a police spokesperson confirmed that detectives have been questioning a "person of interest" in the child abuse death of 4-year-old Cashawnna Love.
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Bolingbrook WeatherTech shooter was temp worker caught robbing employees
According to police, Charles C. McKnight Jr. had been working for WeatherTech in Bolingbrook for about two weeks when he was confronted by other employees after he robbed two of them at gunpoint. He fired on the employees who confronted him.
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4-year-old girl beaten to death in Chatham
Police were reportedly called to Comer Children's Hospital around 11:00 p.m. last night after a 4-year-old girl arrived to the hospital in critical condition. She later died at approximately 11:36 p.m.
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Police: 1 slain, 2 wounded in Bolingbrook warehouse shooting
The suspected shooter fled the WeatherTech building, but was found and taken into custody, police said. The victims were taken to hospitals where one later died, police said. Another was in critical condition and the third was treated and released.
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6-month-old baby girl shot in the head and killed
A 6-month-old infant girl was shot and killed tonight while riding in the backseat of her father's car in the South Shore neighborhood.