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18 Shot in Spate of Weekend Violence Across Chicago   - 3 Hours ago
Off-Duty Officer Shoots Neighbor's Dog Chicago police officer was with his son when he said the animal charged, a claim the dog's owners deny. Rob Elgas reports. Off-Duty Officer Shoots Neighbor's Dog
  
    



Law toughens penalties for social media-linked attacks   - 6 Hours ago
Governor signs measure aimed at violent mobs who organize through websites Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday a measure that allows stiffer penalties for people convicted of using social media to
  
    




Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy   - 6 Hours ago
Choking claims 4,000 lives annually despite simple actions that could save them Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit. He was not a man who typically dressed up, but tonight was special. At
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Delays reported on CTA Brown Line   - 89 Minutes ago
_ Chicago Transit Authority officials were reporting delays this afternoon on the Brown Line due to a raised bridge at the Chicago River. According to the CTA Website, some trains may be held or turned
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25 years — and a surge in school violence — since Laurie Dann shootings 25 years   - 6 Hours ago
_ Phil Andrew knows what it's like to negotiate with insanity. On May 20, 1988, he and his mother were in their kitchen in Winnetka when Laurie Dann burst in, a gun with each hand, and told them they
  
    



Marquette Bank collects food for the hungry   - 57 Minutes ago
_ Marquette Bank is collecting food donations for the hungry as part of its commitment to helping the community, bank officials say. Customers, residents and bank employees can leave non-perishable food
  
    


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Homer D33C school getting $3 million summer makeover   - 74 Minutes ago
_ Goodings Grove School will get nearly $3 million in internal upgrades while students and teachers are away this summer. The decision to replace the heating and cooling system was made in January. But
  
    



District 230 Foundation awards $25,000 in grants   - 74 Minutes ago
_ Students at Consolidated High School District 230 will get the chance to hear world-renowned speakers visiting the Chicago area and participate in a sports medicine symposium next spring thanks to $25,000
  
    



4 injured in crash on I-90 at Armitage   - 120 Minutes ago
_ Four people were injured in a crash this morning at Armitage Street on outbound Interstate 90, officials said. An EMS Plan One alert was called and at least five ambulances were sent to the scene on
  
    


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Layoffs, benefit cuts part of Valley View reorganization   - 2 Hours ago
_ Valley View school board officials have decided to reorganize the district's administrative department, which will include some layoffs along with cuts in salaries and benefits. School officials said
  
    



Mundelein village hall construction delayed to due rain, possible contaminated sand   - 2 Hours ago
_ Construction on Mundelein's new village hall is about three weeks behind schedule after developers ran into some unexpected obstacles, officials said at a recent board meeting. Village Administrator
  
    



Metra: Rock Island District delays due to Amtrak derailment   - 2 Hours ago
_ Metra trains on the Rock Island District line were delayed this morning due to an Amtrak train derailing and blocking the Metra tracks this morning at 16th Street, according to Metra. Metra trains were
  
    


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Arlington Heights District 25 proposes changes to 'gifted' program   - 2 Hours ago
_ Some big curriculum changes could be coming for Arlington Heights' most advanced students. The phase-out of the existing Odyssey Program and a push for a controversial teaching model known as "differentiation"
  
    



Paramedics on scene of crash on I-90 at Armitage   - 2 Hours ago
_ At least five ambulances were sent to a multiple vehicle accident this morning near Armitage Street on outbound Interstate 90, officials said. An EMS Plan One alert was called at least five ambulances
  
    



Unidentified toddler found on West Side back with family   - 3 Hours ago
_ UPDATE: Chicago police say that an unidentified toddler who had been found on the West Side this morning has been reunited with his family. Police had no other details. Police are asking for the public's
  
    



Unidentified toddler found walking alone near Douglas Park   - 4 Hours ago
_ Police are asking for the public's help identifying a boy who was found today walking alone near Douglas Park on the West Side in the city's Lawndale neighborhood. A group of residents flagged down
  
    



Red Line construction project gets started   - 6 Hours ago
_ Hours into a Red Line construction project that promises to snarl commutes for months, the southbound train steered away from the Dan Ryan Expressway on Sunday morning and instead traveled down the
  
    



Video: The War in Chicago   - 16 Hours ago
7:45 PM An honor student shot dead, an innocent victim of a gang war. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago.
  
    



Police arrest 12 after large group converges on Gold Coast   - 16 Hours ago
_ Eleven juveniles and one adult were arrested this evening after a large group converged near the Gold Coast and were blocking traffic, police said. The people were arrested and charges were pending,
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Girls track and field state notes | Knauf helps Aurora Christian to third in 1A   - 18 Hours ago
_ CHARLESTON, Ill ? Taylor Knauf fell short of placing in the state pole vault the last two years, so the Aurora Christian senior determined that 12 feet, 6 inches ? 6 inches better than her personal
  
    



12-year-old shot on West Side, 'Was laying down screaming'   - 18 Hours ago
_ A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in the Little Village neighorhood this afternoon as he was playing outside, according to family and police officials.The shooting
  
    



Man, 27, killed in Austin: 'You can't go back to sleep'   - 19 Hours ago
_ Lula Parker sat on her front porch in a heavy pink robe. A 27-year-old man lay on her parkway, shot in the head, part of the exit wound visible on the lower part of his face. He was surrounded by shell
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Chicago Teachers and Parents Launch Three Day March Against 54 School Closings   - 4 Hours ago
Increased gun violence expected in Chicago as school closings will force students to cross gang lines in America's deadliest city - 51 min ago Members don't see ads. If you are a member, and you're
  
    



3 Chicago teens accused of raping girl, posting attack on Facebook   - 4 Hours ago
Three Chicago teenagers are accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and posting the attack on Facebook. Prosecutors say 15-year-old Kenneth Brown, Justin Applewhite and Scandale Fritz, both
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Shorthanded Chicago Fire Fall 1-0 To Philadelphia Union   - 14 Hours ago
In the 60th minute, Anibaba sent in a patented long throw-in into the Union penalty area. Nyarko pounced on the clearance and dribbled towards goal. Nyarko found Dilly Duka at the top of the penalty arc.
  
    
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