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SWAT Team Responds to Suspected Gunfire in Chatham, But No Arrests or Injuries Reported
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SWAT Team Responds to Suspected Gunfire in Chatham, But No Arrests or Injuries Reported

CHICAGO — A tense early-morning standoff involving a SWAT team unfolded in the Chatham neighborhood Tuesday after a 77-year-old woman reported hearing possible gunfire ...

Jamal Reese
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Man Once Linked to S&M Murder Trial Now Charged in Downtown Mailroom Burglary Spree
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Man Once Linked to S&M Murder Trial Now Charged in Downtown Mailroom Burglary Spree

CHICAGO — A man once known for testifying in a high-profile River North murder trial is back in the headlines — this time accused ...

Jamal Reese
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Surveillance Video Contradicts Man’s Near North Shooting Claim, Alderman Says
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Surveillance Video Contradicts Man’s Near North Shooting Claim, Alderman Says

CHICAGO — A man’s report of being shot in a robbery on the Near North Side is now under scrutiny after surveillance video failed ...

Jamal Reese
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Bar Fight in West Loop Leaves Man Permanently Blinded; Suspect Released with Ankle Monitor
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Bar Fight in West Loop Leaves Man Permanently Blinded; Suspect Released with Ankle Monitor

CHICAGO — A man was permanently blinded in one eye during a brutal bar fight outside a West Loop bar last December — and ...

Jamal Reese
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Man Caught on Video Executing Acquaintance in Cabrini Green Courtyard, Prosecutors Say
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Man Caught on Video Executing Acquaintance in Cabrini Green Courtyard, Prosecutors Say

CHICAGO — A shocking execution-style killing in the Cabrini Green neighborhood was caught on surveillance video, and prosecutors say the gunman was someone the ...

Chicago Suburban Family Team
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DNA links man already in jail to 2024 Roseland carjacking prosecutors
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DNA links man already in jail to 2024 Roseland carjacking: prosecutors

CHICAGO — A man already incarcerated on unrelated charges has now been linked to a violent 2024 carjacking in Roseland through DNA evidence, according ...

Jamal Reese
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Exclusive Father of rapper Mello Buckzz charged in federal gun case days after deadly mass shooting
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Exclusive: Father of rapper Mello Buckzz charged in federal gun case days after deadly mass shooting

CHICAGO — Federal authorities have charged the father of rapper Mello Buckzz with illegally selling multiple firearms, with one of the transactions taking place ...

Jamal Reese
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Too young to drive, old enough to carjack Two 14-year-olds charged with violent Edgewater hijacking
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Too young to drive, old enough to carjack: Two 14-year-olds charged with violent Edgewater hijacking

CHICAGO — Two boys, both just 14 years old, are facing serious felony charges after allegedly orchestrating a violent early morning carjacking that left ...

Jamal Reese
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Red Line Robbery Attack Woman and 4 Juveniles Charged After CTA Surveillance Images Released
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Red Line Robbery Attack: Woman and 4 Juveniles Charged After CTA Surveillance Images Released

CHICAGO — A 23-year-old woman and four juveniles have been charged in connection with a violent robbery aboard a CTA Red Line train last ...

Jamal Reese
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Surveillance Video Ties Cicero Teen to April Shooting Near Wicker Park, Prosecutors Say
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Surveillance Video Ties Cicero Teen to April Shooting Near Wicker Park, Prosecutors Say

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old Cicero man has been charged in connection with an April shooting near Wicker Park that left a 37-year-old man critically ...

Jamal Reese
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