Articles filed under Chicago
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Police announce arrest in 9-year-old's slayingAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - A suspect is in custody in the fatal shooting Friday of a 9-year-old boy who was playing on Chicago's Near North Side, police said Monday. Janari Ricks was shot and kill...
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Chicago teachers, activists urge keeping schools closed during pandemicAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - As the debate heats up nationwide over the reopening of schools, Chicago teachers, activists and families rallied Monday outside Chicago City Hall to oppose a planned re...
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8 dead and at least 19 wounded in weekend Chicago shootingsAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Gun violence continued to plague Chicago, with eight people killed, including a 9-year-old boy, and at least 19 other people wounded so far this weekend, ...
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UIC wraps up oral history project on former Chicago mayorAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - University of Illinois at Chicago officials have wrapped up a two-year oral history project chronicling the leadership of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. ...
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Boy, 9, fatally shot while playing at Chicago parking lotAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 9-year-old boy was killed Friday night when a gunman fired several shots toward the Chicago parking lot where he was playing, police said. Nobody else w...
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Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020Aug 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Homicides and shootings have surged in Chicago during the first seven months of the year. From Jan. 1 through the end of July, there were 440 homicides in...
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Shared electric scooters are returning to Chicago streetsAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Shared electric scooters are returning to Chicago's streets, with a new pilot program focused on helping people get around the city's neighborhoods. City...
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July 2020 a lot worse for Chicago violent crime than July 2019Aug 01, 2020 1:00 am - The number of murders more than doubled last month in Chicago compared to the same month last year, according to new data released by Chicago police. The number of shoot...
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Carjacking suspect charged in shooting of 3 Chicago officersJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A convicted felon on parole has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of three Chicago police officers outside a station, authorities said Fr...
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Chicago removes its third and last Columbus statueJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago removed its third and last remaining statue of Christopher Columbus, which had stood on display in the city for nearly 130 years but drawn critici...