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TRAGIC DROWNING: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies in Buffalo Grove Pool on Fourth of July
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TRAGIC DROWNING: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies in Buffalo Grove Pool on Fourth of July

BUFFALO GROVE — A joyful holiday turned heartbreaking in the northwest suburbs as a 5-year-old boy from Plainfield tragically drowned in a private residential ...

Jamal Reese
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Englewood Police Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Driver in Serious Hit-and-Run on Halsted
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Englewood Police Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Driver in Serious Hit-and-Run on Halsted

CHICAGO — Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in the Englewood neighborhood over ...

Jamal Reese
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Gunman Fires Through CTA Bus Door in Portage Park, Injures Two Passengers in Targeted Gang Attack
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Gunman Fires Through CTA Bus Door in Portage Park, Injures Two Passengers in Targeted Gang Attack

CHICAGO — Disturbing surveillance footage has surfaced showing the moment a gunman opened fire through the rear doors of a CTA bus in Chicago’s ...

Jamal Reese
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Chicago Mom Believed Children Were ‘The Devil,’ Stabbed Them and Set House on Fire, Prosecutors Say
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Chicago Mom Believed Children Were ‘The Devil,’ Stabbed Them and Set House on Fire, Prosecutors Say

CHICAGO — A horrifying scene unfolded early Friday morning in the Logan Square neighborhood when a mother, believing her children were possessed by the ...

Jamal Reese
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Taxi Driver Run Over in Downtown Carjacking; Suspect Faces Multiple Felony Charges
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Taxi Driver Run Over in Downtown Carjacking; Suspect Faces Multiple Felony Charges

CHICAGO — A late-night taxi ride turned into a violent downtown nightmare Friday when a 43-year-old Maywood man allegedly carjacked a cab, ran over ...

Jamal Reese
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Video Shows Gang Signs Before River North Mass Shooting That Left 4 Dead, 14 Injured

CHICAGO — A chilling social media video posted just moments before a deadly mass shooting in River North is drawing widespread scrutiny after it ...

Jamal Reese
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11 People Wounded in Two Chicago Mass Shootings During Fourth of July Weekend
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11 People Wounded in Two Chicago Mass Shootings During Fourth of July Weekend

CHICAGO — A violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago continued with two separate mass shootings on the city’s Southwest Side, leaving 11 people ...

Jamal Reese
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Man Seriously Injured by Firework in Crystal Lake on July 4 Weekend
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Man Seriously Injured by Firework in Crystal Lake on July 4 Weekend

CRYSTAL LAKE — A Fourth of July weekend celebration in unincorporated Crystal Lake turned dangerous Saturday night after a man was seriously injured when ...

Jamal Reese
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Chicago Police Warn Residents After Armed Robbery Spree Across Multiple Neighborhoods
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Chicago Police Warn Residents After Armed Robbery Spree Across Multiple Neighborhoods

CHICAGO — A series of armed robberies across five Chicago neighborhoods has prompted an urgent public alert from police, as investigators work to track ...

Jamal Reese
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Pistol-Whippings, Phone Passcodes, and a Stolen Infiniti Armed Robbery Crew Strikes Across Chicago’s West Side
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Pistol-Whippings, Phone Passcodes, and a Stolen Infiniti: Armed Robbery Crew Strikes Across Chicago’s West Side

CHICAGO — A violent robbery spree is gripping neighborhoods across Chicago’s West Side, with police linking at least eight armed holdups in just three ...

Jamal Reese
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