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abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 79-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the West Side Tuesday night, Chicago police said. The crash occurred at about 8:27 p.m. in the 2400-block of West Jackson Boulevard. Police said the driver in a black car heading south on Western Avenue disregarded the traffic light and crashed into the victim's white sedan heading west on Jackson Boulevard. The driver of the black car left the scene on foot, police said.
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abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Memorial Day weekend has been a violent weekend in Chicago, but this year, the gun violence is down. The city of Chicago's safety plans appears to have passed the test this Memorial Day. At least 22 people were shot, two fatally, this weekend, a marked decline from last year. According to ABC7 data, last year 41 people were shot and nine killed including a five-year old girl. None of the victims from this past weekend are children.
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abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes
ADDISON, Ill. (WLS) -- The repairs and cleanup are just beginning in a west suburb on Sunday after a leaking propane tank exploded in the back of a box truck. The explosion, captured on a doorbell camera, happened around 8:45 a.m. Saturday in Addison. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The driver of that truck was able to escape serious injury and walk away. A home security camera captured the blast heard around the neighborhood.
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abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Memorial Day weekend can sometimes be violent in Chicago. On Saturday, youth leaders and teenagers held the first annual Peace Carnival to help prevent summer violence. The event went off without a hitch as teens said it's truly a blueprint for a violence free summer. The event was created to give Chicago youth something fun to do in a safe place. "After school, a lot of us don't have nothing to do," Robert Walton said.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Holy Cross Hospital on Chicago's Southwest Side is debuting a renovated emergency room. It could help save lives by bringing critical care to that part of the city. The hospital is located at 2701 W. 68th St. in Chicago Lawn. Hospital officials say the effort to renovate the emergency room space has been decades in the making and a part of the ongoing efforts to deliver excellent patient care to the community.
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