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Teen charged in alleged stabbing of woman on South Side

The 17-year-old boy is accused of stabbing a 20-year-old woman just before 6 p.m. Friday in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
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Man charged after CTA worker attacked, pushed onto tracks on Blue Line

Amid Cordova, 23, has been charged with multiple felony counts of aggravated battery, including aggravated battery to a transit employee.
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Parolee mugged 3 elderly women, groped another victim near West Side school: prosecutors

A man with a long criminal record who is on parole for attacking a police officer is accused of robbing three senior citizens at a CTA station and then groping a woman outside a West Side school Thursday morning, according to prosecutors and police. Chicago police were called to Chicago...
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Iconic Chicago chicken chain files for bankruptcy

The beloved fried chicken chain is facing rising debts and falling foot traffic One of Chicago’s most iconic fried chicken institutions is in trouble. A franchise group behind several Harold’s Chicken locations has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shuttered at least one of its suburban restaurants—raising concerns...
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Ex-Police Chief Slams Johnson’s Defiance of ICE

Former Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel has criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s directive for police not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing it risks officer safety and morale. He warned that refusing help during dangerous situations could lead to harm for both federal and...
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Chicago police warn of multiple car burglaries on NW Side

Police said the suspect, only described as a male, entered unlocked cars or broke the side passenger window and took valuables from within.
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Fare evader punched 70-year-old CTA worker onto Blue Line tracks: Chicago police

A 23-year-old man has been detained for allegedly punching a 70-year-old CTA employee in the face, causing the victim to fall from a Blue Line platform and suffer a head injury. Amir Cordova, 23, jumped the turnstile at the Grand-Milwaukee Blue Line station, 502 North Milwaukee, around 7:12 a.m., according...
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Woman shot in the eye while driving in West Englewood, police say

CHICAGO - A 33-year-old woman was shot in the eye while driving in West Englewood on Friday evening, according to Chicago police. Around 6:48 p.m., a woman was driving in the 1900 block of W. 66th Street when an unknown offender inside a black vehicle fired multiple shots in her direction, police said.
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Services Friday for 4 victims of Austin arson attack; local leaders call for help...

There's a new push to support the families of four victims killed in a fire in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.
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Ald. Conway becomes 1st Chicago elected leader to meet Pope Leo XIV, helps gift...

Pope Leo XIV plays ping pong, and the hobby is apparently a papal tradition, of sorts.

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