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Attempted sexual assault in Humboldt Park prompts police warning chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Attempted sexual assault in Humboldt Park prompts police warning

The man shoved the woman into her vehicle in the 4600 block of West North Avenue at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. He then fled in a white SUV with a sunroof and an Illinois license plate.

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CTA bus crashes into parked car, residential building after car hits it during Jefferson Park hit-and-run chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Hit-and-run driver sparks CTA bus crash in Jefferson Park

A sedan driver blew a stop sign and hit a bus on Central Avenue late Saturday night, causing the bus to crash into a house, police said. The bus driver was hospitalized in fair condition. Five people...

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Man found early Sunday in overturned vehicle in East Side neighborhood later dies chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Man found early Sunday in overturned vehicle in East Side neighborhood later dies

Edward M. Delgado, 20, was found by police in a silver SUV turned on its side in the 10100 block of South Avenue M at 12:34 a.m. Sunday, officials said.

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3 dead in 'domestic-related' shooting near Berwyn middle school; no students hurt chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

3 dead in 'domestic-related' shooting near Berwyn middle school; no students hurt

Police say a man in a vehicle fired a rifle at two people in another car in the 6400 block of 16th Street in Berwyn about 4 p.m. Tuesday, killing them before turning the gun on himself. The incident...

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Alsip man charged in May shooting in Greater Grand Crossing chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Alsip man charged in May shooting in Greater Grand Crossing

Chad Brooks, 47, was arrested Tuesday in southwest suburban Alsip and faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder, police said.

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Woman charged in fatal Riverdale shooting chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Woman charged in fatal Riverdale shooting

Diamond Steward, 31, was arrested Monday in the 700 block of East 111th Street and faces a first-degree murder charge, police said.

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Man charged in fatal Little Village shooting over Labor Day weekend chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Man charged in fatal Little Village shooting over Labor Day weekend

Ramiro Sanchez, 39, was arrested less than half a mile from the scene of the shooting two hours after it took place Monday, police said. He faces a charge of first-degree murder.

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Woman charged after her 5-year-old brother finds gun, fatally shoots himself in Kenwood chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Woman charged after her 5-year-old brother finds gun, fatally shoots himself in Kenwood

Police say the boy found the gun Sunday afternoon in a home in the 4400 block of South Greenwood Avenue.

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Yellow Line train derails at Howard Street; passengers from other trains escorted to safety chicago.suntimes.com/transpo…

Yellow Line train derails at Howard Street; passengers from other trains escorted to safety

CTA and Chicago Fire Department crews helped riders off trains stopped behind a derailed train Monday night. No one was hurt.

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Cook County deputy shoots man stabbing woman in unincorporated Lyons chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Cook County deputy shoots man stabbing woman in unincorporated Lyons

An officer responded to a domestic violence call in the 6400 block of Joliet Road at 5:30 p.m. Monday and found a man holding a bleeding woman at knifepoint. Another woman was wounded. The officer...

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5 shot, wounded in Bronzeville chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

5 shot, wounded near senior center in Bronzeville

Officers responded to a call in the 700 block of East 43rd Street at 3:27 p.m. Monday and found the five victims, police said. All five were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center.

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2 dead, 7 wounded in mass shooting and later 'retaliatory' attack in Harvey chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

2 dead, 7 wounded in mass shooting and retaliatory attack in Harvey

Two shooters opened fire Saturday night about 8 p.m. at a party in the 14400 block of Des Plaines Street. Seven people were hurt, including a 4-year-old boy. Hours later, a man in a van was shot to...

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2-year-old wounded after finding, firing gun in Humboldt Park residence chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

2-year-old wounded after finding, firing gun in Humboldt Park: 'I was just praying he was alive'

Tyree Johnson, 26, and 23-year-old Deonte Johnson were both charged with one misdemeanor count of causing a child to be endangered, police said.

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Thomas Durkin dies at 78; Chicago lawyer ensured the rights of 'the most demonized among us' chicago.suntimes.com/obituar…

Thomas Durkin dies at 78; Chicago lawyer ensured the rights of 'the most demonized among us'

Thomas Durkin was best known for taking on high-profile federal cases often related to terrorism or civil rights violations. He fought to get clients who were written off by the world the rights and...

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Illinois joins suit to block Trump administration from barring undocumented immigrants from public benefits chicago.suntimes.com/news/20…

Illinois joins suit to block Trump administration from barring undocumented immigrants from public...

The suit seeks to stop a series of orders from federal agencies that would block people from programs like Head Start, adult education, mental health care and community health centers based on...

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3 teens struck by car in Austin chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

3 teens struck by car in Austin

Three girls — ages 13, 15 and 16 — were crossing the street in the 4800 block of West Jackson Boulevard at 7:38 p.m. Sunday when a 40-year-old man driving a white SUV hit them, police said. The girls...

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2 men shot, wounded in Hyde Park chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Woodlawn shooting leaves 2 men wounded

The men, 44 and 45, were on the sidewalk in the 6600 block of South Dorchester Sunday night when two people got out of a vehicle and shot them, police said. No one is in custody.

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Woman hospitalized, teen arrested in Austin stabbing chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…

Woman hospitalized, teen arrested in Austin stabbing

Police found a woman with stab wounds in a residence in the 500 block of South Laramie Avenue at 8 p.m. Monday. She's hospitalized in critical condition. A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody at...

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Drinking water notice issued in Peoria after tests find high lead levels chicago.suntimes.com/health/…

Drinking water notice issued in Peoria after tests find high lead levels

Fourteen of 103 water samples collected contained more than 15 parts per billion of lead, legally triggering the notification. Lead can damage the brain and cause developmental issues. Illinois...

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Illinois among 25 states suing Trump administration over frozen education funding chicago.suntimes.com/educati…

Illinois among 24 states suing Trump administration over frozen education funding

The attorneys general said an expected $219 million in federal education funding used to pay for after-school and summer programs for 1.4 million students nationwide could be in jeopardy.

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