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Southwest Side man killed in motorcycle crash
A Southwest Side man died when his motorcycle hit a lightpole in the Wrightwood neighborhood Friday night, authorities said. Robert Poindexter, 32, was killed in the accident in the 7600 block of South Western Avenue and declared dead at the scene at 9:...
Tags: Accidental Death
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House passes gun bill over Quinn, Emanuel objections
SPRINGFIELD — Over objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the House approved a concealed weapons bill today that is aimed at ending Illinois’ status as the last state in the nation without a law to allow its citizens to carry...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Mental Health, Safety of Citizens, Michael Madigan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill
— An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Mental Health, Michael Madigan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John J Cullerton
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Cops respond to call of suspicious package on boat
Tribune reporterChicago police were called to the Michigan Avenue Bridge this afternoon after someone reported seeing a suspicious package on an empty boat on the Chicago River, police said. Police determined that the call was unfounded and no item was found. The...Tags: Michigan Avenue
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Man wounded in Far South Side shooting
Tribune reporterA man was wounded this afternoon in a shooting on the Far South Side in the city's Longwood Manor neighborhood, police said. Shortly before 1:30 p.m., a man, believed to be in his 60s, suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder, said Chicago Police...Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Shootings
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Man injured in Far South Side shooting
Tribune reporterA 30-year-old man was shot Tuesday night in the West Pullman neighborhood, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9:45 p.m. in the 500 block of West 119th Street, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. The man was...Tags: West Pullman, Pullman, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings
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Body of man pulled from Chicago River in South Loop
Tribune reporterThe body of a man was pulled from the Chicago River in the South Loop. Police recovered the body, believed to be that of a man in his 30s or 40s, around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of South Lumber Street, officials said. The body was brought...Tags: Chicago Loop, South Loop
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Man, 19, dies after South Side shooting
Tribune reportersA 19-year-old man was fatally shot in the South Side's Lake Meadows neighborhood in one of three shootings Monday night on the South and West Sides, officials said. Torri Stewart, of the 900 block of East 81st Street, was shot in the head about 8:20 p....Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Northwestern Memorial Hospital, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings
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Cops: Women fend off purse snatcher, man charged
Tribune reporterA South Side man was arrested after a woman and two of her female friends fended him off when he tried to snatch the woman's purse in the Near North neighborhood Thursday evening, police said. Gregory Busby, 48, of the 100 block of West 91st Street, was...Tags: Assault, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Transit agencies look to keep South Side moving during CTA work
The time for campaigning is about to end. Now the hard work — delivering on promises made to 80,000 daily CTA Red Line customers who will lose a vital transportation lifeline for five months — is set to begin Sunday. Public outreach for...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Roseland, Labor Legislation, Metra, Chicago State University
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1 dead, 4 badly hurt during Far South Side crash
Tribune reporterA woman was killed and four others were hospitalized following a 2-car crash in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department and police. Two vehicles slammed into a building at 2:20 a.m. in the...Tags: Washington Heights (Chicago, Illinois), Accidental Death, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Oak Lawn, Hospitals and Clinics
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