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Man shot on Near West Side
Tribune reporterA man was shot multiple times in the chest Monday night in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood, police said. The victim, a man in his 30s, told police he was shot three times in the chest in the 900 block of South Claremont Avenue about 7 p.m., according to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Near West Side
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Mom of boy, 16, killed by cops: 'He was bipolar, depressed'
Tribune reportersRelatives say a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police after he allegedly fired at people on the street and then at pursuing officers suffered from a bipolar disorder. But they are still at a loss to explain what happened to their "playful,...Tags: Firearms, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness, Music, Shootings
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Police: Cousins attacked man with pepper spray, stole his iPad
Tribune reporterTwo cousins are accused of discharging pepper spray into the face of a New Jersey man riding the Orange Line and taking his iPad Monday morning on the Southwest Side, authorities said. Judge James Brown set bail today at $500,000 for Thomas Garner, 18,...Tags: Apple iPad, Hazel Crest, Theft, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Transit Authority
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Man held on $500K after being shot, trying to run down cop
Tribune reportersA man who was shot after he allegedly tried to run down a police officer in the Humboldt Park neighborhood over the weekend was ordered held. Roosevelt Hartman, 26, of the 100 block of North Laramie Avenue was charged with attempted murder of a police...Tags: Humboldt Park, Prosecution, Chicago Police Department, Injuries and Wounds, Shootings
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Officials: Drug suspect shot by police, cop injured in Humboldt Park
Tribune reporterA 23-year-old man was shot by police and a police officer was injured during an investigation of drug sales in the Humboldt Park neighborhood this morning, officials said. Chicago Fire Department paramedics responded to the 3900 block of West Chicago...Tags: Humboldt Park, Injuries and Wounds, Chicago Police Department, Shootings, Chicago Fire Department
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Authorities: Cold exposure causes man's death at UIC
The death of a 42-year-old homeless man who collapsed on a jogging track at a University of Illinois at Chicago athletic field Saturday marked at least the second cold related death of the season so far, officials say. An autopsy Sunday found Thomas...
Tags: Accidental Death, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Hypothermia
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Convicted murderer dies of flesh-eating bacteria
Tribune reporterA man sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing a man during a home invasion in 1998 died of blood poisoning and the so-called flesh-eating bacteria, an autopsy has found. Robert J. Turner, 32, died Friday at the University of Illinois Medical Center...Tags: Necrotizing Fasciitis, Cook County Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Sepsis, Cirrhosis
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Inmate serving 40-year murder sentence dies
A man serving a 40-year sentence for murder has died in custody, authorities said today. Robert J. Turner, 32, who was serving time at the downstate Dixon Correctional Center at 2600 Brinton Ave., suffered multiple medical problems including cirrhosis...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cirrhosis, Punishment
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School, friends 'simply devastated' after soccer player dies during practice
Tribune reporterJesus Lupian died doing the thing he loved most — playing soccer. “It absolutely was his passion,” his former Glenbrook South varsity soccer coach, Paul Agombar, said. “It’s ironic that that’s how he went.”...Tags: Values, High School Sports, Soccer, Ethics, Students
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Amtrak locomotive fire injures 3 on Near West Side
A fire that started inside the engine of a locomotive in a train yard southwest of the Loop has been controlled this afternoon after three people required treatment for smoke inhalation. Fire Department crews were called to a train yard near Roosevelt...
Tags: Amtrak, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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UIC hospital workers kick off 3-day strike
Tribune reporterAbout 50 University of Illinois Medical Center support staff members marched outside the hospital this morning, kicking off a three-day strike demanding a contract. Some 350 medical center employees are represented by Service Employees International...Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Strikes, Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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Conjoined twins lose battle for life
It was the day that Brianna Manns, mother of conjoined twins Kameron and Kaydon Hayes, had long dreaded. The sons she had sought to keep alive for more than 16 months were dying.
The infants were fighting an infection. Their shared heart was beating...Tags: Values, Shelton, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services, Surgery
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