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Fort Campbell, home of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and other units. The installation straddles the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee.
Chicago gangs
Soldier who sold guns used by Chicago gang members in 2 mass shootings pleads guilty
Guns trafficked from Tennessee in late 2021 and early 2022 by Brandon Miller and his Army crew were linked to least eight killings, authorities say.
By Frank Main
 
21st Ward candidates (clockwise from top left) Preston Brown, Kweli Kwaza, Daliah Goree, Ayana Clark, Cornell Dantzler, Ronnie Mosley and Larry Lloyd.
Elections
Candidates in neighboring South Side wards aim to build business to reduce crime
Seven candidates in the 21st Ward are pushing alternatives to conventional policing, while in the nearby 18th Ward, only one candidate is challenging incumbent Ald. Derrick Curtis.
By Violet Miller
 
Sherry “DNA” Carpenter-Jackson
Chicago
Woman, 62, missing from Wrightwood: police
Sherry “DNA” Carpenter-Jackson was last seen about 8 a.m. Tuesday.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A man was shot to death July 2, 2021 in Hermosa.
Crime
Teen wounded in Wrightwood drive-by
The 15-year-old boy was walking when someone in a passing black vehicle shot him in the arm, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Keon Brown
Wrightwood
Teen, 17, missing from Wrightwood
Keon Brown was last seen Tuesday in the 8100 block of South Campbell Avenue.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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News
1 dead, 2 hurt after tire blows, sending it crashing into tree in Wrightwood
The Dodge struck a light pole before slamming into a tree, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
John Stanley Johnson, 77, was found dead Tueday inside his burning Wrightwood home.
Wrightwood
77-year-old man found dead inside burning home in Wrightwood
Investigators suspect the fire was caused by a faulty power strip.
By Stefano Esposito and Sun-Times Wire
 
Two men allegedly fled a traffic stop Jan. 29, 2020, and hit an officer.
Crime
Off-duty Chicago police officer shot at in Wrightwood
The officer was in his personal vehicle when a male suspect fired shots at him, police said.
By Carly Behm
 
A man was arrested Jan. 11 after crashing a stolen vehicle in Austin.
News
Missing teen from Wrightwood is located
Jehiel Watkins was last seen Wednesday in the 2500 block of West 79th Street, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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News
Man with dementia missing from Southwest Side: police
Horace Calhoun was last seen Thursday in the 8500 block of South Rockwell Street.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
Robber uses social media to lure victims in Wrightwood: police
Two people were robbed after responding to social media ads offering phones for sale this month in the South Side Wrightwood neighborhood.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
The weather service issued a Beach Hazards Statement for Cook county.
Chicago
Authorities identify man found dead in water near Rainbow Beach
Alan Emery, 59, was found about 5:50 p.m. on March 11 near the shoreline in the 7500 block of South South Shore Drive.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Chicago police investigate a vehicle crash Sunday morning in the 8700 block of South Fairfield. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
News
Driver, passenger in critical condition after crash in Wrightwood
A Lexus struck three parked cars before it crashed into a pole, CPD said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
Man robs people in Wrightwood by pretending to sell gym shoes: police
He reached out to people on social media and said he was selling gym shoes. Then he robbed them, CPD said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Education
Striking charter school teachers accuse cops of trying to ‘bust up’ picket line
The alleged confrontation happened about 7:35 a.m. outside CICS Wrightwood Elementary on the Southwest Side.
By Mitchell Armentrout
 
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Crime
Man, 21, shot in hand in Wrightwood attempted robbery
A 21-year-old man was shot in his hand Saturday afternoon in the South Side Wrightwood neighborhood.
By Thomas Czaja
 
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Crime
Man charged with DUI in crash that killed retired CFD commander, wife
Bond was set at $50,000 on Friday for a man accused of driving drunk and causing a July crash on the Far South Side that killed a retired Chicago Fire
By Matthew Hendrickson
 
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Crime
SWAT team responds to man barricaded in Wrightwood home
Police received reports of a domestic incident at 7:33 p.m. at a home in the 8100 block of South Troy.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
The robbery allegedly happened in the 400 block of North LaSalle Drive on Oct. 18, 2020.
News
Vehicle thefts reported in 3 South Side neighborhoods
In these incidents, vehicles were stolen off the street by unknown means, according to an alert from Chicago Police.
By Thomas Czaja
 
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Crime
Body parts found in garage; police chase ends downtown | June 25, 2018
Welcome to our morning article rounding up crime (and more) happenings from around the Chicago area overnight.
By Alice Bazerghi
 
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