Articles filed under Chicago
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2021 ends as Chicago's deadliest year in a quarter centuryJan 01, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The year of 2021 ended as one of the most violent on record in Chicago, as a rise in the number of shootings left more people dead than in any single year...
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Chicago man charged with firing gun into air in NapervilleDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville police have charged a Chicago man with firing a gun into the air near his girlfriend's head Thursday night. Ryan S. Mlady, 35, of the 2300 block of West Diver...
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Cook County judge carjacked at gunpointDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge was carjacked at gunpoint along with a 3-year-old boy late Thursday in Humboldt Park. Judge Anna Loftus was robbed of her 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, her ...
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Chicago planning its largest New Year's Eve fireworks showDec 29, 2021 10:00 pm - Chicago will host its largest New Year's fireworks display in city history after canceling last year's celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Lori Lightfoot...
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2 men charged in shooting at packed Chicago-area mallDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago men have been charged in a shooting at a suburban Chicago shopping mall that wounded four bystanders and sent thousands of last-minute Christm...
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Chicago plans largest NYE fireworks show with COVID measuresDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago will host its largest New Year's fireworks display in city history after canceling last year's celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayo...
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Girl, 5, dies after being found in Chicago hotel's poolDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-year-old who was pronounced dead at a hospital after being found unresponsive in a Chicago hotel's swimming...
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Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd timeDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles — where she had played her entire WNBA career — and head home to Chicag...
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Off-duty Chicago officer shoots man amid exchange of gunfireDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and critically wounded a man during an exchange of gunfire after the man tried to rob him on the city's South Side...
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Woman's death in Chicago police custody under investigationDec 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A civilian oversight office is investigating the death of a woman who allegedly killed herself while in Chicago police custody. Irene Chavez, 33, was bein...