Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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7 teens charged in beating, robbery posted on YouTube
7 teens charged in beating, robbery posted on YouTube

Seven teenagers, including a 15-year-old girl, were charged this morning with the beating and robbery of a 17-year-old high school senior that was captured on video and posted on the Internet.

Suit filed against high-rise in woman's fire death Suit filed against high-rise in woman's fire death

The mother of a woman killed in a Lake Shore Drive high-rise apartment fire has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the companies that manage the building.
Man, 19, fatally shot in Brainerd neighborhood Man, 19, fatally shot in Brainerd neighborhood

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in the Brainerd neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side.
2 shot, 1 critically, outside house party 2 shot, 1 critically, outside house party

Two men were shot -- one critically -- as they stood outside a South Side house where a party was going on, Chicago police said this morning.
7 questioned in Bridgeport beating caught on video 7 questioned in Bridgeport beating caught on video

Police were questioning seven teens about the beating and robbery of a 17-year-old high school senior in a Bridgeport alley that was captured on video and posted on the Internet.
Jogger who lost foot details terrifying dog attack Jogger who lost foot details terrifying dog attack

The 62-year-old man who lost his left foot when two pit bulls mauled him at a South Shore park earlier this month said he felt "close to death" during the attack but was able to speak publicly for the first time Tuesday and describe the gruesome ordeal.
Off-duty officer got special treatment in fatal hit-run case, prosecutors argue Off-duty officer got special treatment in fatal hit-run case, prosecutors argue

A Chicago police officer accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 13-year-old boy received preferential treatment from investigators who drove the off-duty officer to a restroom, delayed field-sobriety tests and overlooked key evidence that he was intoxicated, prosecutors said Tuesday in closing arguments.
Edward Derwinski, 1926-2012 Edward Derwinski, 1926-2012

Edward Derwinski, a South Side Republican who spent 24 years in Congress and was the nation's first secretary of veterans affairs, couldn't resist the lure of politics even after his career ended.

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