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4 days ago |
yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefA 13-year-old boy was found fatally shot in an alley in the 300 block of Desplaines Street in Joliet around 4:42 p.m. Monday. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene; no suspects are in custody, and his identity has not been released. Joliet police are investigating and urging anyone with information or video footage to contact detectives or Will County Crime Stoppers. JOLIET, Ill. - A 13-year-old boy is dead after being shot Monday afternoon in an alley in Joliet, according to police.
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4 days ago |
yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefTwo Homer Glen parents were indicted for first-degree murder in their 2-year-old daughter’s death. Deputies found filthy conditions, drugs, and used Narcan in the home. Both were released pretrial under the Illinois SAFE-T Act. WILL COUNTY, Ill - Two Homer Glen parents have been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the death of their 2-year-old daughter late last year, authorities announced.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefA 33-year-old man was killed and a 30-year-old woman wounded in a drive-by shooting Friday morning on Chicago’s West Side. The victims were standing outside when someone in a black vehicle opened fire in the 0-100 block of South Springfield Avenue. The suspect fled westbound in the vehicle and has not been arrested; the investigation is ongoing. CHICAGO - A man was killed and a woman wounded when a suspect opened fire from a vehicle Friday morning on Chicago’s West Side, police said.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefThomas Phelps, 33, has been charged with first-degree murder and drug-related felonies following a fatal shooting on May 27. Police say Phelps shot 38-year-old Cordell L. Avant multiple times from a gray SUV during an argument in the 11000 block of South Ashland Avenue. Phelps was arrested hours later and is scheduled for a detention hearing on May 30. CHICAGO - A Chicago man is behind bars on multiple charges following a deadly shooting on the city’s Far South Side, authorities said.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefAll four phosphorus pyrotechnics missing from a late-May military exercise on Lake Michigan have been recovered, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday night. One device was found by a lifeguard at Montrose Beach in Chicago on May 26; the locations of the other three have not been disclosed. The flares, used in a joint exercise near Milwaukee, failed to activate and can emit red smoke and flames of up to 2,900°F.
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