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Worker Targeted by Armed Robbers While Defending Tools in West Rogers Park
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Worker Targeted by Armed Robbers While Defending Tools in West Rogers Park

CHICAGO — A contractor was fired upon early Monday morning after confronting a group of armed thieves stealing tools from his work vehicle in ...

Jamal Reese
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Kevin Ray James Sentenced to 19 Years to Life for 1997 Thousand Oaks Bank Murder
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Kevin Ray James Sentenced to 19 Years to Life for 1997 Bank Murder in Thousand Oaks — A Reminder for Chicago Cold Case Families

CHICAGO — After nearly three decades, justice has finally been served in a 1997 California bank murder — and the outcome is resonating far ...

Jamal Reese
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15-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured in West Town Shooting; Another Teen Wounded in Separate Humboldt Park Incident
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15-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured in West Town Shooting; Another Teen Wounded in Separate Humboldt Park Incident

CHICAGO — Two 15-year-old boys were wounded in separate shooting incidents in West Town and Humboldt Park on Sunday afternoon, capping off a weekend ...

Jamal Reese
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Irving Park Businesses Warned After Armed Robbery Spree Hits Two Locations in Two Nights
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Irving Park Businesses Warned After Armed Robbery Spree Hits Two Locations in Two Nights

CHICAGO — A string of armed robberies targeting local businesses has put the Irving Park neighborhood on high alert after two incidents were reported ...

Jamal Reese
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Missing Child Found After Four Years in Chicago Apartment, Mother Arrested by U.S. Marshals
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Missing Child Found After Four Years in Chicago Apartment, Mother Arrested by U.S. Marshals

CHICAGO — A little girl who had been missing for nearly four years has been found alive in a Chicago apartment, ending a long-standing ...

Jamal Reese
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Chicago Carjacker Sentenced to 10 Years After Victim Pulls Gun and Holds Him Until Police Arrive
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Chicago Carjacker Sentenced to 10 Years After Victim Pulls Gun and Holds Him Until Police Arrive

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a failed carjacking in which the victim pulled a gun ...

Jamal Reese
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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Disabled Woman at Knifepoint on CTA Train and Metra Property
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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Disabled Woman at Knifepoint on CTA Train and Metra Property

CHICAGO — A Chicago man is facing multiple felony charges after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a disabled woman at knifepoint aboard a CTA ...

Jamal Reese
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Man Accused of Robbing Two Women at Sox-35th Red Line Platform Arrested and Detained
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Man Accused of Robbing Two Women at Sox-35th Red Line Platform Arrested and Detained

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with two early morning robberies at the Sox-35th Red Line platform, where he allegedly ...

Tanya Williams
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Teen Gunman Killed After Holding Family Hostage in Illinois Home
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Teen Gunman Killed After Holding Family Hostage in Illinois Home

ILLINOIS — A tense standoff in the town of Polo ended fatally over the weekend after a 19-year-old male reportedly shot a family member ...

Jamal Reese
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Amtrak Train in Berwyn, Delays Disrupt Metra BNSF Line
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Amtrak Train in Berwyn, Delays Disrupt Metra BNSF Line

CHICAGO — A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Sunday evening in Berwyn, causing extensive service disruptions to Metra’s BNSF line ...

Marisol Vega
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