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  • 6600 block of South Richmond Street Mom recovers after attack by 5 pit bulls

    The Walgreens worker had parked her truck and was walking to pick up three of her four children from Marquette Elementary School, when the dogs burst out of a house in the 6600 block of South Richmond Street.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • Payton College Prep (1034 N. Wells) Students get lessons in horrors of gang life

    In classrooms that usually house lessons on geometry and world history, Chicago public school students from around the city learned the grim realities of gang life Friday during an all-day Peace Campaign Kick-off at Payton College Prep.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • 2600 block of South Kedzie Avenue Police shoot person on Southwest Side

    Police shot a person in the 2600 block of South Kedzie Avenue about 2 a.m., police said. Police observed a person firing a weapon, and then fired shots.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • 511 E. Browning IDA B. WELLS : CPS student critical after shooting

    A 15-year-old Chicago Public Schools student was in critical condition after being shot in an Ida B. Wells Extension public housing building Friday afternoon. The boy was shot on the fifth floor of 511 E. Browning, but was able to leave the building, said Derek Hill, a Chicago Housing Authority spokesman. The teen, a student at Wendell Phillips High School, was shot in the shoulder and found lying in the grass outside, police said. Bernard Clark told ABC7 the boy, in past years, played Little League baseball for him. "We won a couple of city championships with him playing on our team," Clark said. "I hope he's all right."

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • 10100 block of South Hoxie IDA B. WELLS : CPS student critical after shooting

    Two people were killed and another was badly injured when a car reportedly slammed into a tow truck on the Dan Ryan Expy. Friday afternoon. The accident just before 3:30 p.m. in the northbound express lanes at 55th Street killed Antonio Campbell, 33, and Deborah Campbell, 52, both of the 10100 block of South Hoxie, authorities said. Antonio Campbell was driving the car, police said. A third person was in critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, authorities said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • West 103rd Street and South Sangamon Street Far South Side crash leaves one dead, 2 injured

    The accident happened at West 103rd Street and South Sangamon Street, according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford. The accident happened about 11:55 p.m., according to police.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • 10200 block of South Sangamon St Far South Side crash leaves one dead, 2 injured

    Christopher Smith, 19, of the 10200 block of South Sangamon St. was taken to Roseland Community hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m., according to a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. The two others were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, Langford said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • 4000 block of West Harrison Street Man killed in fight with girlfriend's father

    McKinley was the aggressor in a domestic battery incident with his girlfriend in a second-floor apartment in the 4000 block of West Harrison Street about 1 a.m. The woman’s father attempted to stop the incident, a fight ensued and McKinley was injured, police said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • 1900 block of North Mendell Street Man found fatally shot inside warehouse

    Killed was James Steinhardt, 39, of the 1900 block of North Mendell Street, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. Pronouncement information was not immediately available.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 12, 2008.

  • 2157 W Division St Sales update: One left at 2157 West Division

    The last remaining unit in Ranquist Development's six-unit new construction at 2157 W Division St is a two-bedroom / one-bath condo.

    Published by YoChicago on April 12, 2008.

  • 1601 N. Clark St Yellow Journalism ... the movie

    So says a talking head in Aaron Woolf’s "King Corn," a fascinating, lovingly filmed and somewhat bittersweet documentary about the trail of kernels (and pain) a humble acre of American corn can produce. It's showing 1:30 p.m. Sunday (April 13) at the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark St.; 312-642-4600); the screening is free with the museum's $14 admission.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on April 12, 2008.

  • Little Village Police Shoot, Wound Man In Little Village

    An officer shot and wounded a man in the Little Village neighborhood early Saturday.

    Published by NBC 5 on April 12, 2008.

  • West 103rd and South Sangamon 1 Killed When SUV Crashes Through Church Wall, Hits Pole

    The incident happened at about 12 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of West 103rd and South Sangamon streets.

    Published by NBC 5 on April 12, 2008.

  • 3400 block of South Western Avenue Police: Ousted Patron Returns To Bar, Stabs Security Guard

    A 29-year-old security guard was in critical condition Saturday after being stabbed by a patron Friday night at a South Side bar.The security guard removed a man from a bar in the 3400 block of South Western Avenue Friday night after a disturbance.

    Published by NBC 5 on April 12, 2008.

  • Marquette Park Woman Mauled by 5 Pit Bulls Talks About Attack

    Gabriela Muńoz, the woman who survived an attack by five pit bulls, is being treated for numerous bites and cuts. The attack stunned her Marquette Park neighborhood. Now, she's talking about the ordeal that could have killed her.

    Published by Fox News Chicago on April 12, 2008.

  • Morgan Park Academy Students Injured When Brick Thrown Through Bus Window

    Two Morgan Park Academy students were injured overnight when a brick came crashing through the window of a charter bus.The students were returning from a trip to Washington D.C. when someone tossed the brick on Cicero Avenue in Burbank.

    Published by NBC 5 on April 12, 2008.

  • 4000 block of West Harrison Street Man killed in fight with girlfriend's father

    About 1 a.m., police said McKinley was allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in a second-floor apartment in the 4000 block of West Harrison Street, Chicago Officer Marcel Bright said. The girlfriend's 40-year-old father attempted to stop the assault and began fighting with McKinley, Bright said.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on April 12, 2008.

  • 1400 block of South Karlov Avenue Man killed in fight with girlfriend's father

    A 23-year-old man was killed after a fight with his girlfriend's father early Saturday in the city's Lawndale neighborhood, police said. Swantell McKinley, of the 1400 block of South Karlov Avenue, died at Mt. Sinai Hospital about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on April 12, 2008.

  • 2600 block of South Kedzie Avenue Cops shoot man as he fires shots into vehicle

    The incident unfolded about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Little Village, said Marcel Bright, a Chicago police officer.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on April 12, 2008.

  • 6600 block of South Richmond Avenue Pit bull victim is thankful to be alive

    Gabriela Munoz Lopez was walking in the 6600 block of South Richmond Avenue on Thursday afternoon on her way to pick her children up from school when the dogs came barreling toward her out of nowhere, she said.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on April 12, 2008.