Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Area to be battered by more wind, high waves
Area to be battered by more wind, high waves

The high wind and lakeshore flooding warnings issued Wednesday are still in effect, the National Weather Service said this morning.

Cops: Witnesses mum in parolee's shooting death Cops: Witnesses mum in parolee's shooting death

Uncooperative witnesses have given investigators few clues on what led to the shooting death in Englewood of a recent parolee with a long record of arrests, police said this morning.
3 charged in deadly Avondale home invasion 3 charged in deadly Avondale home invasion

A trio faces murder charges in connection with a Northwest Side home invasion that left a 15-year-old boy dead and his mother seriously wounded, authorities said today.
High school test scores fall to a new low High school test scores fall to a new low

About half of Illinois public high school students flunked state exams in reading, math and science this year, the worst performance in the history of the 11th-grade Prairie State Achievement Examination, statewide test results show.
Large stash of heroin stolen from Will County sheriff's evidence locker, source says Large stash of heroin stolen from Will County sheriff's evidence locker, source says

A large amount of heroin has been stolen from a shipping container that Will County sheriff's police were using to store evidence, police sources say, potentially dealing a setback to prosecutions, along with the county's efforts to stem surging heroin use.
Chicago water rates, vehicle sticker fees could rise with inflation Chicago water rates, vehicle sticker fees could rise with inflation

Chicago taxpayers still grumpy over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plans to charge more for water and city stickers got more bad news Wednesday: He wants to keep raising the prices in coming years by tying the cost to inflation.
High winds, waves buffet lakefront; bike path closed amid weather, flood warnings High winds, waves buffet lakefront; bike path closed amid weather, flood warnings

High winds and waves buffeted the lakefront this evening, hours after the bike and jogging path was closed following National Weather Service warnings of severe weather and lakeshore flooding.
Sketch released for suspect in West Side attacks Sketch released for suspect in West Side attacks

Police late Wednesday release a sketch of a suspect sought in at least eight robberies and sexual attacks against women on the West Side.

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