Monday, February 27, 2012

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Cop accidentally wounds himself following crash near Rainbow Beach
Cop accidentally wounds himself following crash near Rainbow Beach

A Chicago police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while trying to arrest three men this morning following a miles-long pursuit that ended with a crash near Rainbow Beach on the city's lakefront, officials said.

Fire ravages SW Side industrial building Fire ravages SW Side industrial building

Fire crews this morning extinguished a massive fire inside a plastic recycling plant on the city's Southwest Side.
Man shot during West Side youth street fight Man shot during West Side youth street fight

A 19-year-old man was shot and wounded during a fistfight between two groups of teenagers at a West Side intersection, police said this morning.
Farrakhan: 'Do you think they're wicked enough to be plotting our brother's assassination?' Farrakhan: 'Do you think they're wicked enough to be plotting our brother's assassination?'

In a fiery lecture to thousands of followers of the Nation of Islam on Sunday, Minister Louis Farrakhan warned that racial hatred could lead to attempts to assassinate President Barack Obama.
3 shot, 7 others injured after car hits fire department vehicle in W. Pullman 3 shot, 7 others injured after car hits fire department vehicle in W. Pullman

One man was killed and two teens were hospitalized after being shot this afternoon in a drive-by shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood on the far South Side, police said.
Man found dead with head trauma on West Side Man found dead with head trauma on West Side

Chicago police have launched a death investigation after a 46-year-old man was found with apparent head trauma in the East Garfield Park neighorhood, officials said.
CPS chief defends move closing, reorganizing schools CPS chief defends move closing, reorganizing schools

At the end of a tumultuous week, Chicago Public Schools chiefJean-Claude Brizard took to the pulpit at a storied South Side church on Sunday to defend the controversial decision to close or turnaround struggling schools.
Man held without bail after fatal shooting at party Man held without bail after fatal shooting at party

A 30-year-old Chicago man was ordered held without bail today after being charged with fatally shooting a man during a party in Lawndale earlier this month.

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