Police investigate shooting death of 26-year-old in Calumet City
A homicide investigation is underway in south suburban Calumet City where a shooting took place outside a used car lot near Burnham and River Oaks just after 8:30 Tuesday morning.
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A homicide investigation is underway in south suburban Calumet City where a shooting took place outside a used car lot near Burnham and River Oaks just after 8:30 Tuesday morning.
An apparent chase on the Dan Ryan Expressway Tuesday afternoon lead to a search at the River Oaks Mall in south suburban Calumet City. Chopper 2 was over the scene.
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Two Brinks armored trucks were robbed just hours apart on Wednesday in Chicago and Calumet City.
A Brinks armored truck was robbed Wednesday morning in south suburban Calumet City.
A 5-year-old child was shot and killed inside a home in Calumet City Thursday night.
A 5-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a home in Calumet City Thursday night.
The FBI says the robbery happened Monday morning in the Big Lots parking lot near River Oaks Drive and Ring Road.
The FBI says the robbery happened Monday morning in the Big Lots parking lot near River Oaks Drive and Ring Road.
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One person was extricated from the vehicle and rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center.
The Calumet City Fraternal Order of Police will accompany Santa to deliver gifts and food baskets.
The Calumet City Fraternal Order of Police will accompany Santa to deliver gifts and food baskets.
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After searching the area, officers recovered a black firearm with no make, model, or serial number - often known as a ghost gun.
Police were at River Oaks Center on Friday to make sure the mall's owners don't reopen without permission again.
River Oaks Center shopping mall in Calumet City is once again shut down, after a security guard was shot and killed there earlier this week.
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One man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to an area hospital for treatment, police said.
The woman was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
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Don Archer helped police catch the thief in less than 24 hours.
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Four people were taken to area hospitals in serious-to-critical condition, and one of those four was described as "very critical" by the Fire Department.
Don Archer helped police catch the thief in less than 24 hours.
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One man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to an area hospital for treatment, police said.
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One man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to an area hospital for treatment, police said.
The woman was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
Don Archer helped police catch the thief in less than 24 hours.
When the girl woke up, the man fled the scene on a rental bicycle, according to police.
Alicia Robles said didn't initially feel the pain because she was still absorbing the situation—and then seconds later, her skin, she said, was on fire.
