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At least 7 wounded in separate overnight shootings
At least 7 wounded in separate overnight shootings

At least seven people were wounded overnight in separate shootings on the city's South and Northwest and West sides, officials said.

2 injured in South Shore highrise fire 2 injured in South Shore highrise fire

Two adults were injured late Saturday in an extra-alarm fire that broke out at a 9-story highrise in the city's South Shore neighborhood.
5 seriously injured in Near North crash 5 seriously injured in Near North crash

Five people were left seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash late Saturday night in the city's Near North neighborhood, officials said.
SUV tumbles into sinkhole on Northwest Side SUV tumbles into sinkhole on Northwest Side

A man driving to work this morning on Chicago's Northwest Side got an unpleasant surprise when his SUV tumbled into a sinkhole.
Police: Missing man has health issues Police: Missing man has health issues

A 65-year-old man missing from Edgewater suffers from schizophrenia, police said tonight while asking for the public's help in finding him.
Utility worker shocked in Naperville Utility worker shocked in Naperville

An electrical contractor was shocked and injured today while working at a senior living facility in Naperville, causing a power outage at the facility.
2 Kankakee County firefighters injured in crash on Route 45 2 Kankakee County firefighters injured in crash on Route 45

Two Otto Township firefighters were injured this afternoon when the truck they were riding in overturned during a crash on Route 45 in Kankakee County, officials said.
Rainbow Beach 'wade-ins' hailed as key battle in civil rights struggle Rainbow Beach 'wade-ins' hailed as key battle in civil rights struggle

Nearly 50 years after she was hit in the head with a rock while leading an effort to integrate Chicago’s Rainbow Beach, Velma Murphy Hill stood there again Saturday, speaking with the same fiery conviction that drove her that steamy summer day.

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