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The two men were outside in the 700 block of East 67th Street when someone fired shots, police said.
The Obama Presidential Center and museum is “about 56%" complete, according to workers at the site, and the former president briefly spoke and shook hands with dozens to celebrate the structure hitting its full height of 225 feet.
No arrests have been made in any of the attacks. The number of shootings rivals Memorial Day weekend, when at least 42 people were shot between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Tuesday. Nine people were shot to death that weekend.
The women were on their way Saturday night to a police station to make a report when they hit an SUV, according to police.
The man, 59, was shot in the abdomen about 11:50 P.m., police said.
Authorities say a man dropped the child at a Chicago fire station Tuesday. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.
The boy was in good condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back.
Dozens of adults were expected to be evicted Sunday, amid an outbreak of measles, but just three were. They will be able to reapply for shelter at the city’s designated ‘landing zone.’
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United — which represents 2,800 nurses in the health system — said the one-day strike set for Thursday was canceled after a tentative contract was reached.
The 44-foot display at McCormick Place was just a prototype for what will be an 88-foot installation inside the museum telling the story of the “Power of Words.”
A universally accessible playground is planned for the east end of Midway Plaisance Park. The plans still have to be approved by the park district board. Other improvements include revamped ball fields at Jackson Park, as well as a new dog-friendly area.
Dozens gathered Wednesday to release balloons in remembrance of Jeremy Smith, 17, who was fatally shot Saturday night in Chicago.
The 25-year-old was found about 10:35 p.m. inside a first-floor apartment in the 6500 block of South Greenwood Avenue with a gunshot wound to the face. She was dead at the scene at 10:56 p.m., officials said.
Definition Theatre and Timeline Theatre Company were each awarded $180,000; Chicago Children’s Theatre received $100,000 and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company $50,000.
Maria Woodard, 40, was shot in her head Jan. 27 and died on Thursday, officials said.
Devon Holly was charged as an adult with first-degree murder and robbery in the knife attack last week at an apartment building in the 700 block of East 60th Street.
A 38-year-old man was in the 1500 block of East 67th Street about 5:52 p.m. when he was shot multiple times, police said.
Several floors of the building at 6430 S. Stony Island Ave. were evacuated, but no one was hurt, fire officials said.
Darien Harris will remain in jail, however, because prosecutors said they plan to try him again for the 2011 murder of Rondell Moore at a South Side gas station.
The gangbanger-turned-informant told his handler last month that he believed O Block was responsible for his brother’s death. On the stand this week, he admitted that he lied.