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Child abducted from South Austin backyard, reunited with mother

Chicago police are investigating after a woman allegedly entered a backyard and tried to abduct a young child over the weekend. According to authorities, the child was playing with other kids in a backyard in the first block of North Lockwood Avenue at approximately 2:15 p.m. Sunday when a woman entered the backyard...
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Bicyclist killed after being hit by car near Millennium Park

The 18-year-old was taken to Northwestern in critical condition and later died.
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Man arrested after allegedly hiding in sidewalk grate, shooting toward street in Loop, police...

A man was arrested after police said he allegedly shot upward toward State Street from the CTA Red Line station on Monday.
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Soaring Chicago police lawsuit payouts hit record amount — and more are on the...

Chicago’s spending on police misconduct settlements and other police lawsuits is soaring this year, and the steep price for taxpayers could rise hundreds of millions more. Through May alone, the City Council has already approved at least $145.3 million in taxpayer payments to settle lawsuits involving the Chicago...
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Mayor Johnson, Community Leaders Cut Ribbon on ‘Soul City’ Corridor in Austin

Mayor Brandon Johnson joins West Side leaders to mark the ribbon cutting of the Soul City Corridor in Austin (Photo Courtesy of the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor). A major step forward in revitalizing Chicago’s West Side took place this week as city leaders, residents, and business owners gathered for a ribbon...
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Ilinois House passes plan which lets first time weapon offenders apply for FOID cards...

Springfield, IL (WAND-TV) – The Illinois House passed legislation last week to allow anyone charged with their first weapon-related offense to apply for a FOID card while they participate in a pretrial detention program. Current state law allows nonviolent offenders charged with their first offense to participate in...
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Man beaten, seriously injured on West Town sidewalk: Chicago police

A man was beaten and seriously injured on a Northwest Side sidewalk on Sunday morning, Chicago police said.
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Man stabbed near Dunkin’ in South Loop, Chicago police say

A man was injured in a stabbing Sunday evening near a downtown Dunkin' restaurant, police said.
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Woman critically injured after being shot in South Side apartment complex hallway: police

CHICAGO - A 26-year-old woman is hospitalized in critical condition after she was shot in the hallway of a South Side apartment building, police said. The shooting happened around 2 p.m. Sunday in the 7300 block of South Chappel Avenue, according to Chicago police. Authorities said the woman was in...
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Woman, 84, struck and killed in crash on Chicago’s Southwest Side

The driver of the silver car was cited. Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.

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