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1 family, 3 dead children: Did state miss warning signs?
As her infant daughter lay in a hospital bed, brain-dead and on life support, Angela Petrov revealed to the medical staff a family history steeped in child abuse and murder. Six years earlier, she said, her half sister fatally beat her 5-year-old...
Tags: August (movie), Murder, Child Abuse, Bipolar Disorder, Justice System
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2 North Side communities log 1st homicide of year
RedEyeThe North Side saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. In Irving Park, a 19-year-old man was shot to death Saturday in the 4200 block of West Irving Park Road, police said. One day earlier, a 5-month-old...Tags: Murder, West Pullman, Pullman, Shootings, Washington Heights (Chicago, Illinois)
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Officials: Baby dies days after father smothered her to stop her crying
A Chicago infant has died four days after her father smothered her in an attempt to stop her crying in her family's West Ridge neighborhood home, officials said. Angelina Rodriguez, who turned five months early last week, was declared dead at Lurie...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Abusive Behavior, Skull Fracture, Evanston, Swelling
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Chicago dad smothered baby girl to stop crying, prosecutors say
Tribune reporterA Chicago infant is brain-dead and on life support after her father smothered her last week in an attempt to stop her crying, according to court records and prosecutors. Rigoberto "Rico" Rodriguez, 29, and Angela Petrov, 21, the parents of the 5-month-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Abusive Behavior, Police Arrests, Skull Fracture, Swelling
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Man, boy injured in bike collision
A man and a boy were transported to an area hospital after they collided with each other while riding bicycles along a trail near Alta Laguna Park on Monday afternoon, a Laguna Beach Fire Department official said. The fire department received a call...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds
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At Katsu, a quarter century of sushi as theater
Of the few remaining ways to get your mind blown nowadays, my preferred manner of inserting the TNT is to sit three feet away from Katsu Imamura.
The fuse lit once appetizer plates were cleared, when Katsu asked: "Are you ready for sushi now?"
And...Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chicago Restaurants, Personal Service, River North
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Nicholasville Police reports for Sept. 27
• Cody A. Travis, 23, 60 Mahe Road, Waynesburg, was arrested Sept. 20 at Kroger on South Main Street and charged with theft by unlawful taking. • Debbie J. Huff, 34, 309 E. Maple St., was arrested Sept. 11 at the same address and was charged...Tags: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Richard Williams, Police Arrests
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Carlisle Woman Praises Neighbor for Saving Little Girl From Burning Home
Multi-Media JournalistDaBois Marshall says she stepped out of her kitchen for only a few minutes Tuesday afternoon, but it was plenty of time for a grease fire to get out of control. “I was hysterical. I said, ‘Ma, the house is on fire.’ So, I instantly...Tags: American Red Cross, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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August is Chicago's deadliest month of the year
RedEyeFifty-five homicides have been recorded so far this month in Chicago, making August the deadliest month of the year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. Two other months this year recorded 50 or more homicides: March and May. The...Tags: Greater Grand Crossing, Grand Boulevard, Murder, Shootings, Garfield Park
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15 homicides in 1 week
RedEyeAustin, Chicago Lawn and West Englewood each saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. In Chicago Lawn, a 22-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were shot to death Tuesday in the 5900 block of South...Tags: McKinley Park, Murder, West Englewood, Shootings, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
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Chicago-area home prices break 49-month losing streak
It's just $100, but there's a lot of symbolism in that $100. May's 0.1 percent year-over-year gain in the median sales price of existing homes in the nine-county Chicago area broke a 49-month losing streak that stretched to April 2008. The last time they...
Tags: Finance, Homes, Freddie Mac, Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance
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Chicago reaches 100 homicides for the year
RedEyeChicago on Wednesday reached 100 homicides for the year--the fastest the city has hit this mark in at least seven years, RedEye and police data show. Seventeen homicides have been recorded in the last week--including four each on Saturday and Sunday, a...Tags: Greater Grand Crossing, Murder, Gage Park, West Englewood, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)
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