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Chicago, IL · ChicagoCHICAGO — An 18-year-old man and 17-year-old boy are in critical condition after being shot in the face inside an apartment in the city's South Shore neighborhood. Police said two offenders entered a residential apartment in the 7400 block of South Kingston around 11:24 p.m. Thursday, and began shooting at the victims. According to police, the 18-year-old was shot in the jaw and right arm. He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical …See the Story
18-year-old and 17-year-old shot in face in apartment shooting on South Side: CPD
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Protestors · GazaEVANSTON, Ill. — Students at Northwestern University are in their second day protesting Israel's war on Gaza with hundreds of camps positioned across Deering Meadow on the school's Evanston campus. The students are the latest to join the nationwide university, anti-war protests against Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Over 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Friday morning, demonstrators practiced how to respond t…See the Story
Northwestern students continue encampment for Palestine, join protestors nationwide
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GoFundMe · ChicagoA GoFundMe account has been established to support the mother of a Chicago police officer killed in the line of duty on Sunday. The account has set a goal of $100,000 to help Edith Huesca. Luis Huesca was in uniform when he was shot multiple times on the 3100 block of West 56th Street as he returned home from work. The six-year veteran who was assigned to the Priority Response Team out of the 5th District was pronounced dead University of Chic…See the Story
GoFundMe account created to help slain officer’s mother
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoClerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob, Red State, Yoga Hosers. All these hit films by Kevin Smith are part of what's known as "The View Askewniverse." Jason Mewes played big parts in many of those iconic films. They continue to work together on all sorts of projects, like comics and podcasts. The duo is in town for C2E2, Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.
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Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes reflect on yearslong friendship on and off screen
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoCHICAGO — A 24-hour vigil to honor the men and women of the Chicago Police Department who died in the line of duty is underway Friday. CPD honor guard members are standing watch at Gold Star Memorial Park honoring the Gold Star families. A total of 601 flags are posted at the site, each representing an officer who made the ultimate sacrifice — including officer Luis Huesca who was killed earlier this week. The 24-hour memorial pays respect to fa…See the Story
24-hour vigil held for fallen Chicago officers at Gold Star Memorial Park
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoCHICAGO — Chicago police have issued a community alert after an attempted sexual assault on the city's Near West Side. According to police, a 35-year-old woman was walking northbound on Carpenter Street from Randolph Street in the Fulton Market neighborhood, when she was approached from behind by the man. The suspect grabbed the woman by the waist and put his hands over her mouth. The man then dragged the woman to an alley and she was able to bi…See the Story
Woman thwarts attempted sex assault by biting man’s finger on Near West Side
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoLOVES PARK, Ill. — A woman who was gifted a Lucky Day Lotto ticket plans to buy a car and find a new place to live after the ticket wound up being a million dollar winner this week, Illinois Lottery officials said. The winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, received the ticket from a regular customer of the Fas Mart store at 6010 East Riverside Blvd. in the small community of Loves Park, north of Rockford, a release said. The ticket matched…See the Story
Gifted lottery ticket turns out to be million dollar winner
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