Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 71 people.
Two men were seriously wounded Saturday morning as they were standing on a sidewalk with a group in the Bridgeport neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after midnight, the victims were with a group gathered on the sidewalk in the 800 block of West 31st Street when someone opened fire striking a 31-year-old man to the left side of his neck. He was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, police said. Another man, 26, was shot to the right buttock and got himself to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in fair condition, police said. No one was in custody, […]
Windy City Smokeout — the outdoor festival that combines country music, slow-cooked barbecue and tasty libations — offers city dwellers and suburbanites alike an opportunity to sport cowboy duds.
One man died from his injuries, and another was left in critical condition after they were wounded within minutes of each other Friday night in separate shootings on the South Side, Chicago police said. The first shooting happened shortly after 9:15 p.m. in the 10900 block of South Wentworth Avenue in the West Roseland neighborhood. A 42-year-old man was in the rear of a residence with several people when two gunmen approached and opened fire, police said. The man suffered multiple wounds to the body and was pronounced dead at the scene. About 20 minutes after the Roseland attack, another […]
By DAVID SOLOMON ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Hendricks allowed five hits in seven shutout innings and Nico Hoerner and David Bote each drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. “I was just trying […]
Three men were seriously wounded in an overnight exchange of gunfire in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said. Shortly before 12:45 a.m., a group was standing on the street in the 3300 block of West Maypole Avenue when an exchange of gunfire broke out, wounding three victims, police said. A 33-year-old man was shot in the lower back and was taken in critical condition tom Stroger Hospital. A 32-year-old man suffered a wound to the lower calf and was dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in fair condition. A third […]
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A 34-year-old woman was fatally wounded overnight on the WestSide in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 2 a.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 200 block of South Kostner Avenue and found an unresponsive woman lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. She was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later, police said. No one was in custody, and detectives were investigating the circumstances leading up to the fatal attack.
French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.
A driver was pronounced dead, and his 11-year-old passenger was critically injured overnight in a vehicle accident on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 3:30 a.m., the driver was in the 4600 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive when he last control of his vehicle after a tire blew and struck a tree, police said. The driver suffered multiple injuries during the crash, and was taken in critical condition to UChicago Medicine where he was pronounced dead. An 11-year-old passenger suffered blunt force trauma tothe head and body, and was taken to […]