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  • Boy, 12, brings gun to school in Berkeley
  • A 12-year old boy is charged with unlawful use of a weapon on school grounds after accidentally firing a gun inside a school in west suburban Berkeley.
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  • Three people were killed in a crash involving a garbage truck in Glenview at Harlem Avenue and Harrison Street.
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  • Two-car crash injures 5 on South Side
  • A two-car crash on Chicago's South Side sent five people to the hospital on Monday morning. Witnesses say police were pursing one of those vehicles.
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  • Security tight after Boston bombing
  • Providing security along that 26.2 miles course is always a daunting task, but even more so this year following the bombing at the Boston Marathon and Sunday new security procedures were in place.
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  • Runners readying for Chicago Marathon
  • A whole lot of runners are arriving Friday night for this weekend?s Chicago Marathon and one of the first things they're encountering is long lines at both airports at the new Ventra transit card kiosks.
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  • The City of Chicago is holding its first-ever food truck rally Friday in Daley Plaza.
  • Some of the world's elite runners are in Chicago for Sunday's marathon, but there are also many other runners whose stories are an inspiration to Boston Marathon bombing victims Nicholas and Lee Ann Yanni.
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  • Chicago Marathon inspires bombing victims
  • Some of the world's elite runners are in Chicago for Sunday's marathon, but there are also many other runners whose stories are an inspiration to Boston Marathon bombing victims Nicholas and Lee Ann Yanni.
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  • Parents warned of Naperville man allegedly targeting teens on Facebook
  • Police are asking parents in the Oswego, Batavia and St. Charles area to check their children's Facebook friends.
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  • Lane Tech football player remains in ICU
  • Drew Williams, an All-American athlete at Lane Tech High School, is hospitalized after he was injured during a football game.
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  • Security increase at the 2013 Chicago Marathon
  • Increased security measures will be in place at the Chicago Marathon.
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  • Northwestern prepares to host ESPN College GameDay
  • ESPN College GameDay is coming to town on the same weekend Northwestern celebrates Homecoming.
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  • Missing Lake Villa mans car found in Vernon Hills
  • Police say they found a car in Vernon Hills matching the description of the one belonging to Nick Steward, missing since Sept. 20.
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  • Blackhawks season, home opener begins Cup defense
  • The Chicago Blackhawks began last season in Los Angeles, where they watched the Kings celebrate their Stanley Cup title, and then cruised to an emphatic 5-2 victory that set the tone for their own championship run.
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  • Blackhawks season, home opener begins Cup defense
  • The Chicago Blackhawks began last season in Los Angeles, where they watched the Kings celebrate their Stanley Cup title, and then cruised to an emphatic 5-2 victory that set the tone for their own championship run.
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  • Woman alleges illegal strip-search by LaSalle Co. Sheriff
  • While in custody, Dana Holmes alleges officers illegally strip-searched her and left her naked in a jail cell for more than an hour.
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  • Officer Franklin, cop impersonator, A Mercury Mountaineer similar to the one used in South Shore robberies by a man pretending to be a federal officer.
  • A man calling himself "Officer Franklin" is posing as a federal agent to rob people in the South Shore neighborhood.
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  • Weekend summit calls for peace in Chicago
  • A weekend summit calling for peace in Chicago is beginning Friday night with a prayer vigil at Salem Baptist Church on east 14th Street for the victims of violence.
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  • Weekend summit calls for peace in Chicago
  • A weekend summit calling for peace in Chicago is beginning Friday night with a prayer vigil at Salem Baptist Church on east 14th Street for the victims of violence.
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  • Civilians who had been hiding during the gun battle hold their hands in the air as a precautionary measure before being searched by armed police
  • Three days after the siege at the Westgate Mall in Kenya began, government forces say they are in control.
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  • Fall arrives with beautiful weather, plenty to do
  • Fall arrived Sunday and it was beautiful in the Chicago area, and a lot of folks took advantage of the things the season have to offer.
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  • Fall arrives with beautiful weather, plenty to do
  • Fall arrived Sunday and it was beautiful in the Chicago area, and a lot of folks took advantage of the things the season have to offer.
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  • Jackie Allen, 42 and Angelo Santucci, 28, were killed by separate lightning strikes in Gary, Ind.
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  • Two men were killed and a baby was injured by separate lightning strikes in Gary, Ind.
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  • Cook County Jail inmate mistakenly released
  • A convicted felon mistakenly released from the Cook County Jail Monday has been caught.
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  • Boater missing in Lake Marie near Antioch
  • Divers have been searching the waters and using sonar in Lake Marie near Antioch since 7 p.m. on Tuesday night.
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  • Wildwood School to get $15M addition
  • Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday afternoon that a multi-million dollar addition will be built to an overcrowded elementary school on the far Northwest Side.
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  • Chicago gun violence victims taking message to Washington
  • They're taking their message to Washington next week to try to build support for what advocates describe as "common sense gun bills."
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  • A man was killed when he was caught under a piece of heavy machinery at a construction site in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
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  • Man killed in construction accident in Englewood
  • A man was killed when he was caught under a piece of heavy machinery at a construction site in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
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  • Man killed in construction accident in Englewood
  • A man was killed when he was caught under a piece of heavy machinery at a construction site in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
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  • Mayor Emanuel plans to introduce a resolution in city council on Wednesday morning to rename the entire stretch of Stony Island.
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  • Chicago surgeon gives firsthand account of Syrian civil war
  • Dr. Sam Attar, a surgeon at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital just recently returned from Syria.
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  • Lowell, Ind. Labor Day parade
  • Labor Day parade in Lowell, Ind. signals the end of summer, but for the kids it was all about the candy.
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  • Chicago cops could lose as much as $2,000 each because union leadership missed a deadline for collecting a retroactive pay raise.
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  • Plea deal in alleged sexting case upsets parents
  • Parents who say their daughters were victims of Bryan Tyman will be in court Wednesday to send a message.
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  • Boston Marathon attacks inspire new safety measures for Chicago Marathon
  • Chicago Marathon officials are beefing up security for the October event in response to the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured hundreds last April.
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  • Demetries Thorpe
  • Authorities continue the search for the remains of 15-month-old Joshua Summeries in a Zion landfill after murder charges are filed against 26-year-old Demetries Thorpe, the boyfriend of the boy?s mother, who confessed to suffocating him.
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  • Driving records to be available across counties
  • Action is aimed at keeping dangerous drivers off the road to make streets safer and you may wonder why it took so long.
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  • Driving records to be available across counties
  • Action is aimed at keeping dangerous drivers off the road to make streets safer and you may wonder why it took so long.
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  • Paryer vigil held for victims of Uptown shooting
  • There were prayers for peace and the five people shot outside of an Uptown church Monday night.
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  • Paryer vigil held for victims of Uptown shooting
  • There were prayers for peace and the five people shot outside of an Uptown church Monday night.
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  • Woman reunited with stolen dog after 5 years
  • A cross-country reunion took place Sunday night for a northwest Indiana woman whose dog was stolen five years ago.
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  • Monica Williams, 28, was found dead after her family called police because they had not heard from her.
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  • Monica Williams, 28, was found dead after her family called police because they had not heard from her.
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  • 1 dead, 4 injured in Uptown shooting
  • Gunfire on the steps of a church in the city's Uptown neighborhood Monday evening left five people hurt.
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  • Taser training for Schaumburg police
  • The Schaumburg Police Department is expanding the use of tasers and its officers are learning how to handle and fire one properly.
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  • Taser training for Schaumburg police
  • The Schaumburg Police Department is expanding the use of tasers and its officers are learning how to handle and fire one properly.
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  • 7-year-old boy shot on West Side
  • A 7-year-old boy shot was Sunday night in the 4200 block of West 5th Avenue in Chicago.
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  • Woman reunited with stolen dog after 5 years
  • A cross-country reunion took place Sunday night for a northwest Indiana woman whose dog was stolen five years ago.
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  • 7-year-old boy shot on West Side
  • A 7-year-old boy shot was Sunday night in the 4200 block of West 5th Street in Chicago.
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