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A Chicago police officer investigates a shooting in the 1300 block of South Blue Island Avenue that wounded three men late on July 11, 2016.

Fifteen shot in Chicago, including woman who refused to give purse to robbers

May 22, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.

At least 15 people were shot in Chicago on Monday through early Tuesday, including a woman who refused to give up her purse to robbers in West Garfield Park, according...

Supporters file out of court following a hearing that ordered Ja'Mal Green, 20, held on $350,000 bail on July 11, 2016, at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. Green, 20, is charged with five felony counts: two of aggravated battery to a police officer, two of aggravated battery in a public place and one of attempting to disarm a police officer, according to a statement from Chicago police.

Shouts of ‘black lives don’t matter’ as high bail set for protester

May 22, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.

A Cook County courtroom erupted with shouts of "black lives don't matter" after a judge set bail at $350,000 for a well-known activist charged with striking one police officer and...

Extra-alarm fire at junk yard extinguished, no injuries

May 22, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.

An extra-alarm fire at a junk yard on the Far South Side has been extinguished, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire was reported in the 3000 block of...

Fire personnel transport a teen girl who was shot in the 5100 block of Fulton Street in the South Austin neighborhood late on July 1, 2016.

Top cop on holiday violence: Too many guns on street, maybe not enough officers

May 22, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

The Fourth of July weekend was almost over, and the Chicago Police Department's strategies for tamping what historically has been a spike in violence seemed to be working. By Sunday...

32 shot in 15 hours in Chicago as holiday weekend draws to close

May 22, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

Thirty-two people were shot in 15 hours between about noon on Monday and 3 a.m. on Tuesday to end the July 4th weekend, doubling the total number of gunshot victims...

Scene where two men and one woman were shot at 3300 W. Ohio St. in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on July 5, 2016.

Tending to the wounded: ‘I think it’s my head, sir. Help me, please’

May 22, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

A police sergeant and a firefighter stood over a 36-year-old man who lay motionless on his back on a Humboldt Park sidewalk early Tuesday morning. One knee was bent, and...

Top cop on Fourth violence: ‘We’re making progress, it’s not success yet’

May 22, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

A streak of violence during the traditionally chaotic Fourth of July weekend in Chicago left three people dead and roughly three dozen others wounded, most of them in South Side...

At least 33 shot in Chicago so far over Fourth of July weekend

May 22, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

At least 33 people have been shot in Chicago so far this Fourth of July weekend, most of them in traditionally violent neighborhoods on the South and West sides despite...

Chicago police talk to a family while responding to a call in the Little Village neighborhood late on July 3, 2016.

Working the night beat: ‘Shooting suspect is hiding near a black gate’

May 22, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

Someone called 911 to report gunfire a few minutes after 9 p.m. in Little Village.All night, all over the city, people called police to report the sound of gunfire or...

Holiday violence toll: 2 dead, 20 wounded

May 22, 2019 at 10:06 p.m.

After the first two nights of the July 4 weekend, Chicago's toll is two dead and at least 20 wounded -- relatively low numbers for a holiday that is often...

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