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Two wounded in South and West side shootings
Two wounded in South and West side shootings

A 19-year-old self-admitted gang member was shot four times early Friday morning, according to police.

Motorcycle collides with Metra train in Orland Park Motorcycle collides with Metra train in Orland Park

A motorcycle collided with a Metra train in Orland Park just before 1 a.m. Friday, according to an agency spokesman.
Two nabbed, third sought in Bucktown mugging Two nabbed, third sought in Bucktown mugging

Police are hoping the arrest of two men who punched a woman and grabbed her purse in Bucktown this morning will “clear up” a rash of similar muggings that have been plaguing that Northwest Side community recently.
Neighbors energized by sped-up closing of power plants Neighbors energized by sped-up closing of power plants

Residents of Pilsen and Little Village celebrated a victorious end to their long fight for cleaner air on Thursday, exultant over the deal that will shut down two coal-fired power plants that have for years been unwelcome neighbors.
One street, five deaths: Harrisburg tornado fatalities concentrated in close-knit neighborhood One street, five deaths: Harrisburg tornado fatalities concentrated in close-knit neighborhood

— Dena McDonald stood amid the ruins on Brady Street on Thursday, mourning her mother and watching her husband scratch through debris for mementos of the family's life.
Harrisburg hospital in tornado's path stands its ground Harrisburg hospital in tornado's path stands its ground

— Danny Lampley was taking care of paperwork at Harrisburg Medical Center in the pre-dawn hours when he heard a call over the intercom saying a tornado was coming. It was set to strike in about 15 minutes.
$1 million bail set for mom in tot's death $1 million bail set for mom in tot's death

More than seven months after her son's death, a south suburban woman made her first court appearance Thursday on charges she fatally beat the 2-year-old.
Family: Death of boy, 17, killed at school 'is a bad dream' Family: Death of boy, 17, killed at school 'is a bad dream'

Staff at Infinity Chicago, an alternative high school on the city’s Far South Side, thought they were doing everything they could to calm tensions between its often troubled and sometimes violent student body.

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