Chicago Crime

• 4 teens charged with shooting, killing Chicago cop who was on her way home

  Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston, 24, was still wearing her uniform when she was shot while walking home last weekend.

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  May 11, 2023
  
• Store guard stabbed 27 times after asking Chicago sisters to wear masks

  The sisters, ages 18 and 21, have been charged with attempted first-degree murder.

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  Oct 29, 2020
  
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• 8-year-old girl killed, 2 adults hurt in shooting on Chicago’s South Side

  Chicago fire officials said the adult man and woman were taken to hospital in critical condition, with each suffering a gunshot wound to the back.

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  Sep 8, 2020
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• 6 people, including 2 children, shot and wounded at Chicago baby shower

  At least a dozen people were gathered outside a home decorated with balloons for the baby shower when two armed men approached on foot and began shooting about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Chicago police said.

  World

  Apr 7, 2019
• Secret Facebook groups used to sell guns and drugs, Chicago police say

   Police arrested 50 people for using the secret Facebook groups, saying there were "dozens and dozens" of such groups.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2017
• Chicago shootings leave 10 dead including anti-violence activist, 9-year-old boy

  Over 40 people were shot in Chicago from Friday to Sunday morning, and no arrests have been made.

  Crime

  Jul 16, 2017
• 14-year-old arrested in relation to sex assault streamed on Facebook Live

  A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook and watched by about 40 people who didn't report it to authorities, police said late Saturday.

  Crime

  Apr 2, 2017
• Chicago averaged over 2 murders a day in 2016, worst tally in decades

  One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended Sunday with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades in the city and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.

  Crime

  Jan 1, 2017
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• Carnage in Chicago as weekend shootings claim 17 lives, including teenage twins

  A pair of 17-year-old twin brothers were among 17 dead in a spate of shootings across Chicago over the weekend that also left 41 wounded.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2016