Thursday, February 9, 2012

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18 displaced by fire on Northwest Side

Eighteen residents were displaced early this morning by a fire in a two-story Northwest Side apartment building that also scorched two adjacent similar structures, fire officials said.

2 pedestrians killed in South Side hit-and-run; driver in custody 2 pedestrians killed in South Side hit-and-run; driver in custody

A man and a woman died early Thursday morning after they were hit by a car near 95th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, according to police.

3 injured in wrong-way crash on Lake Shore Drive 3 injured in wrong-way crash on Lake Shore Drive

Two women and a man were injured in a three-car accident involving a wrong-way driver on Lake Shore Drive Thursday morning, according to police.

2 hurt in CTA derailment; passengers on another stopped train walk out on tracks 2 hurt in CTA derailment; passengers on another stopped train walk out on tracks

Two people suffered minor smoke-related injuries after a "minor" train derailment inside the underground Red Line subway station at State Street and Roosevelt Road about 2 a.m., according to officials. 

Police: TV fell on top of toddler Police: TV fell on top of toddler

A dresser and a 29-inch TV fell on a 2-year-old girl in the Gresham neighborhood Wednesday night, according to police, leaving the toddler in critical condition.

 War against drugs has failed on many fronts, panel says War against drugs has failed on many fronts, panel says

Drug enforcement measures in place for decades have filled jails with poor and minority offenders, marred police officers' credibility in the neighborhoods they patrol and fractured communities, Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle agreed at a forum Wednesday night.

 Trial under way in alleged gang-related ramming of SUV that killed teen Trial under way in alleged gang-related ramming of SUV that killed teen

Joe Penkala doesn't remember a single thing about that steamy August night in 2009, but he still carries the scars.

South Side Irish Parade's revival questioned South Side Irish Parade's revival questioned

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration indicated this week that it doesn't think the group trying to resurrect the South Side Irish Parade, shut down three years ago because of drunken violence, is prepared to pull it off.


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