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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Man struck, killed by Orange Line train

    Part of the CTA's Orange Line on the Southwest Side was shut down this afternoon after a man was run over and killed by a train, authorities said.
    Part of the CTA's Orange Line on the Southwest Side was shut down this afternoon after a man was run over and killed by a train, authorities said. The CTA received reports of a person who made contact with a northbound train north of the Orange Line's...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. In plea deal, man gets 145 days in South Side teen's killing

    A Chicago man has admitted to killing a Beverly neighborhood teenager by punching him in the head on July 4, 2011, and will serve 145 days in jail, a prosecutor said today.
    A Chicago man has admitted to killing a Beverly neighborhood teenager by punching him in the head on July 4, 2011, and will serve 145 days in jail, a prosecutor said today. James Malecek, who was 19 at the time of the killing, admitted in pleading...

    Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Trials

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Near North elevator malfunction sends 4 to hospitals

    An elevator malfunction in a Near North building sent four people to the hospital, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    An elevator malfunction in a Near North building sent four people to the hospital, officials said. The malfunction happened at 3 p.m. in a building at 60 E. Delaware St. in the Near North neighborhood, according to Chicago Fire Department officials....

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 2 dead, 11 wounded in shootings across Chicago

    Two men were killed and at least 11 people were wounded -- one of them by police -- in shootings from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning across Chicago, police said.
    Tribune reporters
    Two men were killed and at least 11 people were wounded -- one of them by police -- in shootings from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning across Chicago, police said. One of the fatal shootings occurred around 12:40 a.m. when a gunman emerged...

    Tags: University of Chicago, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Oak Lawn, Hospitals and Clinics, South Chicago

    5. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Teen dies day after being shot

    An 18-year-old man who was on life support after being shot Sunday afternoon has died from his injuries, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    An 18-year-old man who was on life support after being shot Sunday afternoon has died from his injuries, officials said. Keith G. Spencer, of the 8100 block of South Damen, was pronounced dead today at Advocate Christ Medical Center, according to the...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Gresham, Shootings

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Firefighters union wary of expanded school security role

    With city officials calling on firefighters to help monitor students displaced by school closings as they travel to their new schools, the firefighters union has raised concerns that its members could be caught in the middle of street violence without proper training or equipment.
    With city officials calling on firefighters to help monitor students displaced by school closings as they travel to their new schools, the firefighters union has raised concerns that its members could be caught in the middle of street violence without...

    Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools

    7. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Bank robbery suspects hospitalized after crash

    Two suspects in a recent bank robbery were injured in a car crash on the Near West Side today, authorities said.
    Tribune reporter
    Two suspects in a recent bank robbery were injured in a car crash on the Near West Side today, authorities said. At 2:40 p.m., paramedics were called to Ogden Avenue and Madison Street and took two people in good condition to Rush University Medical...

    Tags: Theft, FBI, Bank Robbery, Near West Side, Rush University Medical Center

    8. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Man charged after attic full of pot plants catches fire

    A Chicago man has been charged with running an "extensive cannabis growing operation" out of his Far South Side home which was discovered when Chicago firefighters responded to a fire in the attic this morning.
    Tribune reporter
    A Chicago man has been charged with running an "extensive cannabis growing operation" out of his Far South Side home which was discovered when Chicago firefighters responded to a fire in the attic this morning. "What they discovered was what looked like...

    Tags: Drug Trafficking

    9. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. At least 2 wounded in South Side shooting

    At least two people were wounded this evening in a shooting on the South Side in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood.
    Tribune reporter
    At least two people were wounded this evening in a shooting on the South Side in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood. Shortly after 6 p.m., Chicago Fire Department paramedics responded to the 6200 block of South Artesian Avenue where two people...

    Tags: Marquette Park

    10. May 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 5 wounded in separate shootings, stabbing on Saturday

    At least four people were wounded in several shootings Saturday, including a man who walked into a police station with a gunshot wound, officials said.
    Tribune reporters
    At least four people were wounded in several shootings Saturday, including a man who walked into a police station with a gunshot wound, officials said. In the first shooting today, a 24-year-old man walked into the Englewood district police station on...

    Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Englewood, Hospitals and Clinics, Humboldt Park, Chicago Police Department

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Bears player and aspiring firefighter is asked to change clothes, come back

    Bears safety Tom Zbikowski would someday like to join the Chicago Fire Department, and his name recently rose to the top of a very long waiting list of applicants.
    Bears safety Tom Zbikowski would someday like to join the Chicago Fire Department, and his name recently rose to the top of a very long waiting list of applicants. But when the five-year NFL veteran from Arlington Heights showed up to the department's...

    Tags: Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, National Football League, Tom Zbikowski

    12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Red Line derailment stops trains for several hours

    A Red Line train car derailed near Armitage Avenue on Thursday, halting trains and sending at least one person to the hospital.
    A Red Line train car derailed near Armitage Avenue on Thursday, halting trains and sending at least one person to the hospital. Service was restored around 3 p.m., according to the CTA. The derailment had halted trains between the Belmont and Grand...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chicago Transit Authority, Railway Accidents

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