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  • Victim, victims mom testify at bat attack trial
  • Opening statements wrapped up in the trial of a Chicago man accused of using a baseball bat to attack two young women in 2010 as they walked home after a night out.
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  • McShane family arrives in Chicago for Bucktown beating trial
  • Jury selection began Tuesday in the case of a brutal baseball bat beating that injured two young women three years ago.
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  • Jury selection to begin in 2010 Bucktown bat attack
  • Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of Heriberto Viramontes who is accused in a brutal 2010 attack on two women in Bucktown.
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  • U of I truck accident in Urbana kills Chicago woman, 20
  • As the University of Illinois mourns a student killed when a truck jumped a curb and struck her on an Urbana sidewalk, the driver says he had diabetic reaction.
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  • Lane Tech football player remains in ICU
  • Doctors removed part of a Lane Tech football player's skull to relieve pressure on his brain, relatives of Drew Williams said.
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  • Clarendon Hills teen dies at Indiana University
  • A west suburban teen died Sunday at her Indiana University dorm in downstate Indiana.
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  • CTA to consider out-of-service train guidelines
  • The Chicago Transit Authority will consider new guidelines for out-of-service trains following a crash earlier this week.
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  • Library resources needed after budget layoffs
  • There was a call Thursday for more library resources at some Chicago Public Schools, as some librarians were laid off during school budget cuts.
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  • Library resources needed after budget layoffs
  • There was a call Thursday for more library resources at some Chicago Public Schools, as some librarians were laid off during school budget cuts.
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  • The government shutdown has forced some to reconsider travel plans.
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  • Viewers had questions about the new Affordable Care Act, which goes into effect this week, and we've provided the answers.
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  • ACA marketplace signup in Illinois sees glitches
  • Thousands of Illinois residents visited the state's health insurance online marketplace on the first day of the program.
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  • New health care options coming Tuesday
  • The Affordable Care Act will become a lot more real Tuesday when a new insurance marketplace goes online.
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  • New health care options coming Tuesday
  • The Affordable Care Act will become a lot more real Tuesday when a new insurance marketplace goes online.
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  • Quick thinking may have saved 3-year-olds life
  • Keshawnda Green dove to grab 3-year-old Deonta Howard on the night 13 people were shot at a Back of the Yards park.
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  • Illinois State Police confirm four people are dead in a rollover at I-290 and Route 83 in Addison.
  • The driver of a vehicle in a rollover accident at I-290 and Route 83 in Addison Thursday morning that killed four people has been charged with multiple counts.
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  • 4 dead in I-290 crash near Route 83 in Addison
  • The driver of a vehicle in a rollover accident at I-290 and Route 83 in Addison Thursday morning that killed four people has been charged with multiple counts.
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  • Woman charged in deadly I-290 accident
  • The driver of a vehicle in a rollover accident at I-290 and Route 83 in Addison Thursday morning that killed four people has been charged with multiple counts.
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  • Metra train kills bicyclist, 95, near Mt. Prospect
  • Trains on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line were running again Wednesday morning after a train struck and killed a man near northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
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  • Metra train kills bicyclist, 95, near Mt. Prospect
  • Trains on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line were running again Wednesday morning after a train struck and killed a man near northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
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  • Chicago teenagers touched by the shooting death of Hadiya Pendleton are proposing a plan for peace.
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  • Supt. McCarthy: No charges in Back of Yards shooting
  • Supt. Garry McCarthy would not comment on published reports that two people are in custody in a shooting that injured 13.
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  • Mayor Emanuel visits Chicago park shooting victims at Mt. Sinai
  • Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited four victims of the Back of the Yards park shooting who were recovering at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
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  • Gary homes demolished as way to fight crime
  • Gary homes are being demolished in a new effort to stop the violence in northwest Indiana.
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  • Gary homes demolished as way to fight crime
  • Gary homes are being demolished in a new effort to stop the violence in northwest Indiana.
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  • Walgreens moving health benefits to private exchange
  • Some large corporations are changing the way they provide worker health care.
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  • Nurses face delays in obtaining new state license
  • It is now 34 days on average to get a new nurse license in Illinois, state regulatory officials said.
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  • Lawyers argue for new trial in 1994 shaken baby case
  • Supporters of a former day care operator say Pamela Jacobazzi, who was convicted back in 1994 of shaking a baby to death, deserves a new trial.
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  • Affordable Care Act expands options for small businesses
  • Starting October 1, you can begin signing up for healthcare coverage through the new Affordable Care Act.
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  • Affordable Care Act insurance enrollment begins Oct. 1
  • Starting October 1, those without insurance can begin enrolling in a plan available under the Affordable Care Act.
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  • Patient claims identity theft after Advocate breech
  • A man says he is a victim of identity theft after his personal information was on one of the computers stolen from the Advocate Medical Group in suburban Park Ridge.
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  • Patient claims identity theft after Advocate breech
  • A man says he is a victim of identity theft after his personal information was on one of the computers stolen from the Advocate Medical Group in suburban Park Ridge.
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  • Patient claims identity theft after Advocate breech
  • A man says he is a victim of identity theft after his personal information was on one of the computers stolen from the Advocate Medical Group in suburban Park Ridge.
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  • CTA Blue Line service to OHare restored
  • Service has now been restored along CTA's Blue Line route to O'Hare following derailment near the Rosemont stop this morning.
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  • City moves forward on police brutality settlements
  • Chicago aldermen move forward with a lawsuit settlement brought by two victims of police brutality.
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  • Bats common in Chicago, but residents urged to steer clear
  • One man in suburban Elgin learned his lesson from a close encounter with one bat, and in Villa Park, a woman found more than 50 in her home.
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  • Safe Passage workers on alert after shooting near Sherwood Elementary
  • Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded during a series of shootings in Chicago over the holiday weekend.
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  • Heavy police presence along Safe Passage route after fatal shooting
  • Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded during a series of shootings in Chicago over the holiday weekend.
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  • Med student says $17K engagement ring, purse stolen
  • The medical student says took her ring off and placed it in her purse, which she says was stolen at a Loop Starbucks.
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  • Med student says $17K engagement ring, purse stolen
  • The medical student says took her ring off Tuesday morning and placed it in her purse, which she says was stolen at a Loop Starbucks.
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  • Utility bill assistance available in summer months also
  • Summer is a time when many need assistance with their power bills, but don't know where to turn.
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  • 1 day boycott of CPS
  • A rally in front of Chicago Public Schools Headquarters marked the start of a one day boycott.
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  • CPS first day of school under way
  • Another school year arrived Monday with plenty of firsts for more than 400,000 Chicago Public Schools students and their teachers.
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  • Information for four million patients of the Advocate Medical Group may be at risk following a July burglary.
  • A crime has left more than four million patients at risk of identity theft after four computers were stolen from an Advocate Medical Group administrative building in northwest suburban Park Ridge.
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  • Identity theft at Advocate puts patients at risk
  • A crime has left more than four million patients at risk of identity theft after four computers were stolen from an Advocate Medical Group administrative building in northwest suburban Park Ridge.
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  • Search for baby Joshua continues in Zion
  • As each hour passes since a baby was abducted in far north suburban Zion, hope he'll be found safe fades, but that hasn't stopped volunteers and police from searching for 5-month-old Joshua Summeries.
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  • Baby missing, kidnapping reported in Zion
  • ABC7 has confirmed a man is in custody, but a 5-month-old boy remains missing Wednesday night in Zion after the boy's mother says someone took the child from her home.
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  • Baby missing, man in custody in Zion
  • Police have made an arrest in the case of an abducted baby in far north suburban Zion, but the search continues for 5-month-old Joshua Summeries.
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  • Baby missing, kidnapping reported in Zion
  • Numerous agencies are searching for a missing baby with the search centering on the town of Zion in Lake County.
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  • Baby missing, kidnapping reported in Zion
  • Numerous agencies are searching for a missing baby with the search centering on the town of Zion in Lake County.
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