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2 found dead in car in West Englewood
Two men were found dead inside a car Wednesday afternoon in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood. About 3:20 p.m., officers were conducting a well-being check in the 7100 block of South Oakley Avenue and found two bodies, one in the back seat and the...
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First lady cites Chicago violence in CBS interview
First lady Michelle Obama said the nation has to embrace youths whose lives are surrounded by violence and "let them know we hear" their concerns. In a taped interview on CBS' "Sunday Morning" television show, the first lady weighed in about violence in...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Englewood, Hadiya Pendleton, Students, CBS Corp.
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First lady says nation must 'embrace' youths impacted by violence
Tribune reporterFirst Lady Michelle Obama said the nation has to “embrace” youths whose lives are surrounded by violence and “let them know we hear” their concerns. In a taped interview on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” television show,...Tags: Englewood, Teaching and Learning, Hadiya Pendleton, Students, CBS Corp.
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Authorities: Death of woman found in vacant building ruled homicide
An autopsy today found a woman found in a vacant South Side building died of stab wounds, authorities said. Denise Warfield, 47, died of multiple stab and incise wounds and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner'...
Tags: Chicago Police Department, Englewood
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Coming to terms with the reality of our city
In Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie," a prosperous Chicago businessman, George Hurstwood, takes up with the young, gorgeous Carrie Meeber, chucks family and home, and runs away with Carrie to Montreal. They find their way to New York, where their tales...
Tags: The New York Times, Chicago Transit Authority, Englewood, Chicago Reader, Rahm Emanuel
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5 wounded in separate shootings
Tribune reportersA 15-year-old boy released from police custody on Friday was among five people shot through early Saturday morning, according to police. The boy was shot About 2 p.m. on the 6400 block of South Claremont Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood, said...Tags: Englewood, Chicago Police Department, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings
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Michelle Obama: Violence against kids 'personal'
As politicians in Washington took a step toward tightening the nation's gun laws Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with Chicago high school students whose stories about violence brought her to tears. Before the meeting began at Harper High...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Englewood, U.S. Senate, Rahm Emanuel, Hadiya Pendleton
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First lady to visit Harper High in West Englewood
— First lady Michelle Obama, visiting Chicago on Wednesday for a discussion with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and civic leaders on ways to combat youth violence, will stop afterward at Harper High School, whose students have often been casualties in recent...Tags: Interior Policy, Teaching and Learning, Englewood, Rahm Emanuel, Hadiya Pendleton
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1 killed, 11 wounded by gunfire since Friday
Tribune reporterA shooting in the Logan Square neighborhood left one man dead and another wounded Friday night as at least a dozen people were shot between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Just after 8 p.m., three people asked for directions from a 23-year-old...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Englewood, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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Chicago police shoot man on SW Side, trade gunfire with man on North Side
Tribune reporterChicago police shot a man who turned toward them with a gun while running early Saturday morning, according to officials, one of two overnight shooting incidents that involved officers. Police tried to stop the man they eventually shot, along with two...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Theft, Englewood, Shootings, Police Investigations
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Man shot to death in car in South Side alley
A man was fatally shot in a car in a West Englewood alley this morning, police said. The man was identified as Eric Saunders, 34, of the 5000 block of South Damen Avenue, and was declared dead at 10:30 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn,...
Tags: Englewood, Shootings, Oak Lawn, Murder
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3 wounded in separate shootings on South and West Sides
Tribune reporterThree people were wounded today in separate shootings on the city's South and West sides, officials said. The latest shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. on the 6400 block of South Winchester Avenue in the city's West Englewood neighborhood, said...Tags: Englewood, Hospitals and Clinics, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Shootings
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