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Cops: Man drives through red light, is killed in SW Side crash
A 28-year-old man died Sunday night after the pickup he was driving struck a trailer truck in the Southwest Side's Brighton Park neighborhood, authorities said. The crash happened at 10:48 p.m. near the intersection of South Kedzie Avenue and West...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Chicago Police Department
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1 injured in chemical spill at Southwest Side factory
Tribune reporterOne person was injured in a small chemical spill in a Brighton Park neighborhood factory this afternoon. A hazardous materials crew was responding to the spill in the factory in the 4800 block of South St. Louis Avenue about 1 p.m., said Chicago Fire...Tags: Chicago Fire Department
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Chicago man charged in fatal hit-and-run
Tribune reportersA Chicago man is facing multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run Thursday night that killed a Southwest Side woman and injured another. Fernando Marin, 40, of the 4500 block of South Drake Avenue, was speeding down South Homan Avenue toward the...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Broken Leg
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Chicago Crime Overnight Report
Tribune reporterA wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • A Chicago man is facing multiple charges in connection with a Thursday night hit-and-run accident that killed a Southwest Side woman. Read more • A 30-year-old man was shot in the head...Tags: McKinley Park, Gage Park, South Chicago
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Firefighter injured in one of three South, Southwest side fires
Tribune reporterOne firefighter suffered minor injuries at a fire in the South Chicago neighborhood early Sunday morning, and fires destroyed two other homes in the Gage Park and Brighton Park neighborhoods. The firefighter hurt in the South Chicago neighborhood, in...Tags: Fires, Chicago Fire Department, Gage Park, South Chicago
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Archdiocese in transition
During the reign of Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholics in the Chicago area confronted many of the shifting tides that will face the man chosen to serve as the next pontiff. As the church leaps into a simmering public square on such issues as abortion...
Tags: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Hyde Park, Separation of Church and State, Benedict XVI, John Paul II
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Bail set on weapons charges for parolee
Tribune reportersBail was set at $150,000 today on weapons-related charges for a Brighton Park man already on parole in an attempted murder case after beat officers saw him firing a gun near his home this week. Edgar Jasso, 29, faces charges of unlawful use of a weapon...Tags: Prosecution, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Lawn, Murder, Firearms
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Teen dies after being beaten on New Year's Day
Tribune reporterA 17-year-old boy was pronounced dead today, after he was dragged out of a car on New Year's Day by two suspected gang members who beat him with a bottle and stole his vehicle in the Brighton Park neighborhood, police said. The attack happened on Jan....Tags: Gang Activity, New Year's Day
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Three hurt in West, Southwest Side shootings
Tribune reporterThree people were hurt in overnight shootings in the West and Southwest Sides, including an apparent drive-by that injured a 17-year-old girl walking down the sidewalk, authorities said. About 10:45 p.m., the 17-year-old girl was walking in the 6200...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Police Department, Little Village, Gage Park, Shootings
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Police warn of Brighton Park, Heart of Chicago robberies
Chicago police are warning Brighton Park and Heart of Chicago residents after five robberies in the two South Side neighborhoods. In a pair of robberies in the 4300 and 4400 South blocks of Western Avenue in Brighton Park, four people in a dark SUV...
Tags: Heart of Chicago, Theft
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Chicago BBB chief has navigated scandal to rebuild public trust
Tribune staff reporterWhen Steve Bernas took over as CEO of the Chicago region's Better Business Bureau, the only employer he's ever known as a professional, it was a baptism by fire. Bernas was being groomed to take over, but he only took the reins in 2007 because his...Tags: Lisa Madigan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations, Media Industry, Chicago Police Department
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Man's body found in burning Brighton Park garage
Tribune reporterChicago firefighters found a body of a man inside a burning garage early Thursday morning, police said. Police have opened a death investigation and detectives were called to the scene in the 2800 block of West 40th Street. The fire was reported about...Tags: Chicago Police Department
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