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River North Lounge Mass Shooting Leaves 18 Injured, 4 Dead — Possibly Chicago’s Worst on Record
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River North Lounge Mass Shooting Leaves 18 Injured, 4 Dead — Possibly Chicago’s Worst on Record

CHICAGO — A late-night celebration turned into one of the city’s bloodiest tragedies as gunfire erupted outside a River North lounge, injuring 18 people ...

Jamal Reese
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Violent Robbery Crew Strikes Five Times in Two Days Across West Loop and Wicker Park
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Violent Robbery Crew Strikes Five Times in Two Days Across West Loop and Wicker Park

CHICAGO — A violent robbery crew is being sought by Chicago police after five armed robberies unfolded over just two days, spanning neighborhoods from ...

Jamal Reese
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Logan Square Mother Accused of Killing 4-Year-Old Son, Stabbing Siblings, and Setting Family Home on Fire
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Logan Square Mother Accused of Killing 4-Year-Old Son, Stabbing Siblings, and Setting Family Home on Fire

CHICAGO — A horrifying domestic tragedy unfolded in the Logan Square neighborhood on the morning of July 4, when a 45-year-old mother allegedly stabbed ...

Jamal Reese
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Migrant Sentenced in ARC Music Festival Chain-Snatching as Co-Defendant Disappears
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Migrant Sentenced in ARC Music Festival Chain-Snatching as Co-Defendant Disappears

CHICAGO — A Venezuelan migrant accused of snatching a gold chain from a festivalgoer at the ARC Music Festival has been sentenced to one ...

Jamal Reese
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Gunman Kills Driver on Near North Side, Crashes Getaway Car in Chicago Loop
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Gunman Kills Driver on Near North Side, Crashes Getaway Car in Chicago Loop

CHICAGO — A man is in custody after fatally shooting a 46-year-old driver in broad daylight on Chicago’s Near North Side Saturday morning, then ...

Jamal Reese
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Stolen Gold From 18th-Century French Shipwreck Could Lead to Charges for U.S. Novelist and Her Husband
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Stolen Gold From 18th-Century French Shipwreck Could Lead to Charges for U.S. Novelist and Her Husband

UNITED STATES — A celebrated American novelist and her husband are at the center of an international legal drama after French prosecutors requested a ...

Avery Collins
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Feds Charge 13 in Chicago Drug Trafficking Ring That Used Armed Patrols to Guard Marijuana Stash
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Feds Charge 13 in Chicago Drug Trafficking Ring That Used Armed Patrols to Guard Marijuana Stash

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors have unveiled sweeping charges against 13 individuals in connection with a large-scale marijuana trafficking ring that allegedly operated out of ...

Jamal Reese
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Fatal Crash Shuts Down Southbound I-294 in Western Springs After Motorcycle-Semi Collision
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Fatal Crash Shuts Down Southbound I-294 in Western Springs After Motorcycle-Semi Collision

WESTERN SPRINGS — A tragic motorcycle crash involving a semi-truck brought traffic to a standstill on southbound I-294 near Western Springs early Tuesday afternoon, ...

Jamal Reese
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Feds Charge Chicago Man With Carjacking and Robbery of Two UIC Credit Unions
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Feds Charge Chicago Man With Carjacking and Robbery of Two UIC Credit Unions

CHICAGO — A 32-year-old Chicago man is facing federal charges for a pair of violent crimes that took place last spring on the University ...

Jamal Reese
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Blue Line Stabbing Suspect Tried to Flee on Mall Shuttle, Police Say
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Blue Line Stabbing Suspect Tried to Flee on Mall Shuttle, Police Say

CHICAGO — The man accused of fatally stabbing a fellow passenger on a CTA Blue Line train last week allegedly attempted to flee by ...

Jamal Reese
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