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Inbound lanes were shut down Wednesday evening on Interstate 94 after a pedestrian was fatally struck. | Illinois Department of Transportation

Homan Square fatal shooting; pedestrian killed on Dan Ryan | March 22, 2018

Welcome to our morning article rounding up crime (and more) happenings from around the Chicago area overnight.

A fire broke out early Thursday in Gresham. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

A fire broke out early Thursday in the South Side Gresham neighborhood. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

ALSO CHECK OUT: Officials: Man found dead in burning building in Lincoln Square

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Ryan Leonard continues a tradition of finding early morel mushrooms in Cook County.
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