Sunday, April 22, 2012

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1 dead in I57 wreck at 130th Street

One person died in a car crash on Interstate 57 near 127th Street in the south suburbs about 1:15 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.

Woman killed in Brighton Park hit-and-run Woman killed in Brighton Park hit-and-run

A 50-year-old woman died after being hit by a vehicle on the 4300 block of South Western Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood about 11:40 p.m. Saturday, police said.

3 shot, 1 dead, Saturday night and Sunday morning 3 shot, 1 dead, Saturday night and Sunday morning

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed near Western Avenue and Grenshaw Street just before 3 a.m. Sunday on the Near West Side, according to police.

1 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash on Dan Ryan Expressway 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash on Dan Ryan Expressway

One woman died in a single-car crash on outbound Interstate 94 near 47th Street about 11:05 p.m., according to Illinois State Police.

During Elgin visit, Gorbachev recalls being 'not impressed' by Reagan's Berlin Wall speech During Elgin visit, Gorbachev recalls being 'not impressed' by Reagan's Berlin Wall speech

Offering an historical footnote Saturday to one of the most memorable lines of the Cold War, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev confessed Saturday that he was underwhelmed when President Ronald Reagan demanded in 1987 that he “..tear down this wall.”

Rare bird spotted in North Lawndale -- 7,000 miles north of home Rare bird spotted in North Lawndale -- 7,000 miles north of home

On a quiet, cool Saturday afternoon in Douglas Park, about a dozen bird watchers stood under a large, bushy tree, peering through binoculars to search its leafy branches for an ornithological version of treasure dropping from the sky.

Cops: 1 dead in police-involved shooting after 3 others shot, 1 fatally, in Calumet City Cops: 1 dead in police-involved shooting after 3 others shot, 1 fatally, in Calumet City

Two men were shot to death, one of them by police, and two others wounded following a dispute that started in a Calumet City nightclub early Saturday and ended with gunfire outside, police said.

White Sox's Humber pitches perfect game White Sox's Humber pitches perfect game

SEATTLE — For only a few seconds Saturday, Philip Humber's perfect game bid was out of his hands.


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