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Chicago Man Convicted for Spreading ISIS Propaganda and Aiding Terror Recruitment
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Chicago Man Convicted for Spreading ISIS Propaganda and Aiding Terror Recruitment

CHICAGO — A federal court has convicted Ashraf Al Safoo, a 41-year-old Chicago man, for his leadership in a disturbing online campaign that supported ...

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Addison Teen Detained After High-Speed Chase and Gun Charges in Wood Dale
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Addison Teen Detained After High-Speed Chase and Gun Charges in Wood Dale

ADDISON — An 18-year-old Addison resident, Emmanuel Rivera, has been ordered held in pre-trial detention following a high-speed police chase in Wood Dale that ...

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Lifeguard Charged With Murder After Douglass Park Shooting Kills Teen, Injures Another
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Lifeguard Charged With Murder After Douglass Park Shooting Kills Teen, Injures Another

CHICAGO — A 55-year-old lifeguard has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him shooting two teenagers near the Douglass Park pool Thursday ...

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Chicago Police Seize 20 Guns, Charge 5 in Firearm Trafficking Investigation
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Chicago Police Seize 20 Guns, Charge 5 in Firearm Trafficking Investigation

CHICAGO, Ill. — Authorities say a gun trafficking ring operating between Chicago and Indianapolis has been disrupted after police seized 20 firearms and three ...

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Chicago Man Brutally Beaten by Teens on CTA Orange Line: ‘A Gauntlet of Fists’
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Chicago Man Brutally Beaten by Teens on CTA Orange Line: ‘A Gauntlet of Fists’

CHICAGO — A 63-year-old man riding home after a long workday was violently attacked by a group of teenagers aboard a CTA Orange Line ...

Jamal Reese
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Douglass Park Shooting Lawyer for Teen Victims’ Families Calls for Hate Crime Charges
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Douglass Park Shooting: Lawyer for Teen Victims’ Families Calls for Hate Crime Charges

CHICAGO — The lawyer representing the families of two Black teens shot at Douglass Park last week is demanding that prosecutors file hate crime ...

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Manhunt Delayed: Chicago Woman's Death Raises Alarms Over ShotSpotter Removal And 911 Failures
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Manhunt Delayed: Chicago Woman’s Death Raises Alarms Over ShotSpotter Removal And 911 Failures

CHICAGO — A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot in Washington Park Friday night, but it took 16 minutes for police and paramedics to find ...

Jamal Reese
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Man Fatally Shot at Bucktown Park; 4 Brought in for Questioning by Chicago Police
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Man Fatally Shot at Bucktown Park; 4 Brought in for Questioning by Chicago Police

CHICAGO — A 32-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday morning in Ehrler Park, prompting a homicide investigation and multiple detainments by the Chicago ...

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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years for Beating Man to Death in Humboldt Park ‘Safety Zone’
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years for Beating Man to Death in Humboldt Park ‘Safety Zone’

CHICAGO — A Humboldt Park man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering a customer during a drug deal in a ...

Jamal Reese
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Chicago Violent Crime Hits 10-Year Low as 2025 Sees Steep Decline in Shootings, Homicides
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Chicago Violent Crime Hits 10-Year Low as 2025 Sees Steep Decline in Shootings, Homicides

CHICAGO — For the first time in over a decade, Chicago is on pace to close the first half of a calendar year with ...

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