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Two Men Charged with South Suburban Robbery Spree
(WGN-AM) - Two men charged with a string of armed robberies in residential neighborhoods in the south suburbs in which at least two women were sexually assaulted are scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Friday at the Markham Courthouse. The Cook County...Tags: Prosecution, Assault, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
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Dolton Man Killed Outside His Home
(WGN-AM) - A 35-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home in south suburban Dolton. Maurice Jenkins was shot outside the home in the 15100 block of Beachview Terrace, police said. He was dead on the scene. An autopsy showed Jenkins died of a...Tags: Assault, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Death, Crimes
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Bishop Ford Reopens After Morning Chemical Leak
(WGN-AM)- Two of the three southbound lanes on the Bishop Ford Expressway are open after being closed for most of the day, state police said. The closure of all southbound lanes, from at 130th Street south, began this morning after a tanker truck...Tags: Environmental Politics, Road Transportation, Hazardous Materials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois
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One Dead, Seven Wounded On South And Southwest Sides Overnight
(WGN-AM)- A Dolton man was killed and seven other people wounded in two shootings on the Southwest and Far South Sides early today, authorities said. In the city's West Pullman neighborhood, four men or boys were shot about 1:10 a.m. near 123rd Street...Tags: Health, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Tribune, Hospitals and Clinics
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Residents trash Dolton landfill plan
Ald. John Pope started a recent town hall meeting in Hegewisch with a simple question for his constituents: "Does anyone here want landfills?" "No!" the crowd of 100 boomed. It was a familiar refrain from the residents who live in a southeastern slice...
Tags: Laws, John Pope, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Limiting landfills
I write to applaud the Illinois State Senate Executive Committee for unanimously supporting Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 3881. This important legislation prohibits new and expanded landfills within Cook County and promotes the preservation and...Tags: Credit and Debt, George A. Cardenas
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Man dies after morning crash on I-94
A 60-year-old man was killed after a two-vehicle accident this morning in south suburban Dolton, officials said. The crash happened at about 6:55 a.m. when a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was traveling southbound on I-94 when it collided with a silver 2004...
Tags: Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents, Bartlett
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Police: Alcohol a factor in fatal wrong-way crash on Bishop Ford
Tribune reportersA longtime Chicago Tribune employee was killed on his way to work early this morning when he was struck by a wrong way driver on the Bishop Ford Freeway, a crash that closed all inbound lanes for five hours. State police had received several calls...Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents, Oak Lawn, Chicago Tribune
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Tribune employee killed on way to work after wrong-way driver hits his car, authorities say
A longtime Tribune employee was killed on his way to work early Monday when he was struck by a wrong-way driver on the Bishop Ford Freeway, a crash that closed all inbound lanes for five hours. Illinois State Police had received several calls about a car...
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Salukis' McCall wins NCAA indoor track title
Southern Illinois' Jeneva McCall, a senior from Dolton, won the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Division I Championships Friday afternoon in Nampa, Idaho.
McCall, a Thornridge High School grad who spent her first three high school years in...Tags: College Sports, Southern Illinois Salukis, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Advisory: Fog to stick around until late morning
A blanket of dense fog has prompted a warning from the National Weather Service for the Chicago area and surrounding collar counties.
A fog advisory that was issued this morning and which remains in effect until 10 a.m. says visibility will be reduced to...Tags: Traffic, Highway Transportation
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Man linked to 4 deaths in suspicious fire found dead of apparent suicide
Tribune reportersA man fatally shot his girlfriend, her two sons and niece as they slept in their beds early this morning, then set their Villa Park home on fire before driving to his parents' home, where he killed himself, officials said. Cedric Anderson, 42, was...Tags: Prosecution, Heroin, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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