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  • A search is underway for the person who shot a man in a gas station parking lot on the West Side.
  • A search is under way for the person who shot and killed a man in a gas station parking lot on the West Side.
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  • A search is underway for the person who shot a man in a gas station parking lot on the West Side.
  • A search is underway for the person who shot a man in a gas station parking lot on the West Side.
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  • South Side mom loses 2nd son to guns
  • Three people, including a teenager, were killed in a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood.
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  • Memorial held for those lost to citys violence
  • The Cook County State's Attorney held a memorial Saturday as a day of remembrance for those who have lost loved one to violence.
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  • Nine alleged members of the Hobos street gang face murder and drug charges, as well as federal racketeering charges under RICO laws.
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  • Suspects clockwise from upper left: Bryon Champ, Kewane Gatewood, Tabari Young, Brad Jett
  • Four people are charged in the Chicago mass shooting that left 13 wounded, including a 3-year-old boy, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
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  • 2 charged in Back of the Yards mass shooting
  • Bryon Champ, 21, and Kewane Gatewood, 20, are charged with three counts each of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
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  • 2 charges in park shooting that wounded 13
  • Four people have been charged in the Chicago mass shooting that left 13 wounded, including a 3-year-old boy who was shot in the head, according to Cook County prosecutors.
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  • 2 charges in park shooting that wounded 13
  • Two men charged in a mass shooting at a Chicago park were appearing in court Tuesday as the victims continued to recover.
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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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  • Should the National Guard help curb Chicago violence?
  • In the wake of last Thursday's Back of the Yards mass shooting, Gov. Quinn said he'd be willing to discuss using state resources to help put down Chicago gun violence.
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  • A man was shot in the Gold Coast during an apparent road rage incident early Saturday morning.
  • A man was shot in the Gold Coast during an apparent road rage incident early Saturday morning.
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  • Victim talks about Back of the Yards shooting rampage
  • One of the 13 victims of Thursday night's shooting rampage in a Chicago park is speaking out, talking one-on-one about how he felt.
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  • With the recent violence in mind community activists like Pastor Corey Brooks take to the streets Saturday night.
  • With the recent violence in mind community activists like Pastor Corey Brooks take to the streets Saturday night.
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  • Basketball tournament hoping to stop the violence
  • Bulls stars Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, as well as Mayor Rahm Emanuel stopped by a special basketball tournament bringing factions of the community together to make peace on the streets.
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  • The Young Leaders Alliance held a rally Saturday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood, followed by a march through the community.
  • The Young Leaders Alliance held a rally Saturday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood, followed by a march through the community.
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  • Peace march in Back of the Yards neighborhood
  • Basketball legend Isiah Thomas, who grew up on Chicago's West Side, made an appeal to a generation rocked by violence on Friday night.
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  • Shooting could be payback in area gang war
  • Police crime statistics show that the shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood that left 13 people injured Thursday night is unusual only because so many victims were shot at one time.
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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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  • Gang war rages in Safe Passage zone
  • There is fear near the Dulles School of Excellence, a South Side community school where students and teachers are told to go home immediately after class because of neighborhood gang activity.
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  • Chicago police say that the number of illegal guns seized this year has passed the 5,000 mark.
  • Illegal guns seized this year in Chicago has passed the 5,000 mark, police say.
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  • Vigil held for man slain in Old Town
  • Family and friends of a young man gunned down in the Old Town area are asking for help tracking down the 22-year-old's killer.
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  • A teenager is in critical condition after a shooting Saturday night in the Uptown neighborhood.
  • A teenager is in critical condition after a shooting Saturday night in the Uptown neighborhood.
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  • Chicago police are searching the area for a gunman after a man was shot in the head Saturday afternoon in the 1200 block of North Orleans in the Old Town neighborhood.
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  • Chicago murder numbers hold steady among teens, children
  • So far this year, at least 58 teenagers and children have been murdered in the city of Chicago -- most due to gun violence.
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  • Six-year-old Keyontae Mayes, who was shot as he sat in a car with his family on the citys West Side, was released from the hospital Thursday after doctors removed a bullet from his shoulder.
  • Six-year-old Keyontae Mayes, who was shot as he sat in a car with his family on the city's West Side, was released from the hospital Thursday after doctors removed a bullet from his shoulder.
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  • One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting late Sunday night in the Chatham neighborhood.
  • One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting late Sunday night in the Chatham neighborhood.
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  • The number of illegal firearms seized by Chicago police now surpasses 4,000 for the year so far.
  • The number of illegal firearms seized by Chicago police now surpasses 4,000 for the year so far.
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  • Teenagers charged with attempted murder made their initial court appearance Saturday for allegedly shooting two people, including a 4-year-old child.
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  • A 32-year-old man was killed in a shooting just one block away from Chicago Police Headquarters.
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  • Three people have been charged in the shooting of a little girl at 71st and Rockwell last week near Marquette Park.
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  • Shootings down in July despite violent holiday weekend
  • Crime statistics are out for the month of July. They continue to show a decrease in violence in Chicago despite a violent start to the month.
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  • At least four children were shot in the last few weeks, including Jaden Donald, 5, Quiana Tompkins, 6, and Khalise Weatherspoon, 5.
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  • 4-year-old girl shot in Chicago Lawn
  • Khalise Weatherspoon, 4, and a man in his 30's were shot in the city's Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
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  • A 3-year-old girl and a man in his 30s were shot in the citys Chicago Lawn neighborhood on Monday afternoon, police said.
  • Khalise Weatherspoon, 4, and a man in his 30's were shot in the city's Chicago Lawn neighborhood on Monday afternoon, police said.
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  • Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is calling for tougher gun and sentencing laws.
  • McCarthy says if the sentencing laws were stricter, those people would have been behind bars and not out on the streets where they were shot.
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  • A shooting in Chicagos Back of the Yards neighborhood has left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
  • A shooting in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood has left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
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  • The Black United Fund is among 19 vendors hiring new safe passage workers. There's been no shortage of interest.
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  • Summit on urban violence begins in Chicago
  • Hundreds of people gathered at Chicago State University on Chicago's South Side Friday night to find ways to stop the violence in Chicago.
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  • Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) speaks at a national summit on urban violence held in Chicago.
  • Representatives Bobby Rush, Danny Davis and Robin Kelly discussed the reasons behind gun violence in the city.
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  • Renewed push for more trauma centers on Chicago?s South Side
  • Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) says there are not enough trauma centers in the city, so he's created a new bill to get more money to build them in the places that need it the most.
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  • Sen. Dick Durbin urges police to trace gun origins
  • Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is encouraging law enforcement agencies across the country to use the federal government's resources to crackdown on gun violence.
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  • The youth town hall is part of a joint effort with United Way of Metropolitan Chicago called the Positive Image Initiative.
  • Youth from across the city joined us at the ABC7 studios Friday afternoon to discuss solutions to help stop the violence.
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  • Gun offenders are out on Chicago streets, shooting and killing when they could have been behind bars.
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  • A local artist has been changing the landscape in several Chicago neighborhoods by adding art in unlikely places -- and hopefully sparking conversations. It's part of a movement that hopes to evoke peace and offer a solution to help stop the violence.
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  • Members of the Congressional Black Caucus announced Thursday they will host an emergency summit on urban violence here in Chicago.
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  • Students across the country and here in Chicago are focused on promoting common-sense gun safety measures that will save lives.
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