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Chicago Auto Thefts Drop 35%, But Luxury SUVs Now Top Target For Criminals
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Chicago Auto Thefts Plummet in 2025, But Thieves Shift to Lexus, Jeep, and Dodge in New Crime Wave

CHICAGO — Auto theft in Chicago is finally slowing down — with a 35% decline in the first four months of 2025, according to ...

Jamal Reese
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Bolingbrook Crash On I-55 Kills 21-Year-Old Morris Woman, Investigation Ongoing
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Bolingbrook Crash On I-55 Kills 21-Year-Old Morris Woman, Investigation Ongoing

BOLINGBROOK — A 21-year-old woman from Morris tragically died early Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) near Illinois Route ...

Jamal Reese
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Wicker Park Man Gets 25 Years For 2021 Murder Caught Through Enhanced Video Surveillance

WICKER PARK — A Wicker Park man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2021 murder of a man gunned down ...

Jamal Reese
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Old Town Paintball Drive-By Leaves 1 Hospitalized, Second Victim Targeted in River North
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Old Town Paintball Drive-By Leaves 1 Hospitalized, Second Victim Targeted in River North

CHICAGO — Two people were struck by paintballs in apparent drive-by attacks late Sunday night in Old Town and River North, with one victim ...

Jamal Reese
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Man Found Dead Outside Shuttered School Died By Suicide, Medical Examiner Confirms
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Man Found Dead Outside Shuttered School Died By Suicide, Medical Examiner Confirms

A 25-year-old man whose body was found outside a shuttered school in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood died by suicide, according to the Cook County ...

Jamal Reese
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‘I Have Killed For You’: Husband’s Confession Cracks Cold Case In Bonnie Woodward’s Murder
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‘I Have Killed For You’: Husband’s Confession Cracks Cold Case In Bonnie Woodward’s Murder

ALTON, IL — A haunting mystery that gripped a small Illinois community for nearly a decade has finally reached resolution — all sparked by ...

Jamal Reese
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Feds May Seek Death Penalty In Uber Driver's Murder Amid Violent Carjacking Spree
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Feds May Seek Death Penalty In Uber Driver’s Murder Amid Violent Carjacking Spree

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are once again weighing the death penalty for a man accused of murdering an Uber driver in Lawndale and carrying ...

Jamal Reese
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Chicago Project Safe Neighborhoods Expanded To Downtown And CTA Rails In Crime-Fighting Push
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Chicago Project Safe Neighborhoods Expanded To Downtown And CTA Rails In Crime-Fighting Push

CHICAGO — Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a federal initiative aimed at reducing violent crime, has officially expanded into downtown Chicago and the city’s CTA ...

Jamal Reese
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Chicago EMS Transports Two Patients In Critical Condition To University Of Chicago Hospital
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Chicago EMS Transports Two Patients In Critical Condition To University Of Chicago Hospital

CHICAGO — Emergency responders rushed two individuals to the University of Chicago Medical Center Thursday after both were tagged in “Red” condition, indicating critical, ...

Jamal Reese
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72-Year-Old Man Shot During Attempted Robbery In Belmont Cragin
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72-Year-Old Man Shot During Attempted Robbery In Belmont Cragin

CHICAGO — A 72-year-old man was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery in the city’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood late Friday night, authorities ...

Jamal Reese
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