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1 killed, 3 injured in McDonald's robberyApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say one person was killed and three others wounded during a robbery attempt at a McDonald's restaurant on the city's South Side. Police spokeswoman Amina Greer s...
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Amber Alert issued after mom found deadApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The mother of three missing children was found dead Monday with a plastic bag over her head, and police issued an alert for the kids and the woman's boyfriend or husband...
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Authorities still looking for 3 missing childrenApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Three children whose mother was found dead with a plastic bag over her head are missing, and police want to question the father of two of the youngsters, authorities sai...
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Mayor unhappy with CTA response to emergencyApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is demanding the CTA do a better job reacting to emergencies after revealing nearly an hour passed before rescue personnel was called to help...
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26 shootings, 6 homicides reported in Chicago over weekendApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Gunfire marred the warm spring weekend in Chicago, with at least 32 people shot -- six of them fatally -- between Friday and early Monday. On Sunday, after the number of...
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Rezko arrives at courthouse as corruption trial continuesApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Indicted political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko is back the courtroom after spending a weekend free on $8.5 million bond. The 52-year-old businessman who hel...
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Niles man arrested on child-abduction chargeApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The mother of a former Chicago Streets and Sanitation employee arrested on a child-abduction charge says her son is innocent of the accusations. Prosecutors say 59-year-...
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Des Plaines teen charged with stabbing sleeping coupleApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A suburban teen has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a couple as they slept in their Chicago apartment. Seventeen-year-old Julius Flournoy of De...
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El train derailsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The derailment of a rapid transit train on the Chicago-Evanston border caused no injuries, but forced the Chicago Transit Authority to shut down power briefly to several...
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Toddler critical after stroller is blown into Lake MichiganApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A gust of wind blew a 2-year-old in a stroller into Lake Michigan, where the boy remained submerged for at least 15 minutes before being pulled out unconscious but alive...