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Elgin police respond to three separate violent dog cases on Sunday

dailyherald.com  Poodle killed by pit bull, police shot a loose pit bull, boxer/Labrador mix attacked another dog and released bite grip after owner of victim/dog kicked the attacking dog  ...

Lake County Sheriff: Lake Villa shooting was attempted murder-suicide

triblocal.com/lindenhurst-lake-villa  Gordon Olsen dead with a single gunshot under the chin; wife critically injured with gunshot in the head and chest in the 36000 block of Lawrence Court, Lake Villa  ...

Chicago names stretch of Wabash in front of club at Wabash and 8th Street 'Buddy Guy Way'

cbsnews.com  Honorary Buddy Guy Way in front of Buddy Guy’s Legends nightclub  ...  en.wikipedia.org  Buddy Guy, American blues guitarist and singer, pioneer of Chicago blues sound  ... 745 South Wabash, Chicago, IL MAP / SAT / Street View

Manhunt after gunman with chrome handgun shoots victim from behind on State Street bridge, flees south on State Street

chicagotribune.com  Shooter hit just after 5:00 p.m., described as male/black, thin build, short afro haircut, wearing a light blue dress shirt with sleeves rolled up and black shorts, and possibly a rain coat; may have left a backpack  ...

Amy Martich, of Elmhurst, pulled from Hudson River after swimming in the Nautica New York City Triathlon

chicagotribune.com  Amy Martich died early Monday morning at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital with heart attack systems; a 64-yr-old New Jersey man also died in the race, which features a mile swim, 25-mile bike, and 6-mile run  ...

Person shot in the head at Wacker and State

chicagotribune.com  Chicago police and fire department paramedics responded to Wacker and State about 5:00 p.m. Monday  ...   MAP / SAT / Street View  ... What's nearby? Marina Towers, Trump Tower, McCormick & Schmick's

CPD Supt. Garry McCarthy announces police restructuring, boost efficiency, save money

suntimes.com  Breaking downs silos within the agency; new structure will consist of six bureaus: Patrol, Detectives, Organized Crime, Internal Affairs, Administrative Service, and Organizational Development  ...

IBM quits project to build world's fastest supercomputer at University of Illinois

chicagotribune.com  NCSA still plans to pursue a petascale computer in what it called a "timely manner" and is working with the National Science Foundation  ...

Vladimir Taraday, 65, Identified As Victim Found Apparently Drowned in Duck Lake in Lake County

arlingtoncardinal.com  Found dead by three fishermen in a weed bed in Duck Lake in Lake County about 3:00 p.m. Sunday  ...  chicagotribune.com  May have drowned clearing weeds from lake for better fishing; last seen by cab driver that brought him home from O'Hare International Airport  ...

Taxi driver charged after cab strikes two children that just got out of car on Michigan Ave

chicagotribune.com  8-yr-old with bruised stomach and 6-yr-old with broken femur transported to hospital about 5:15 p.m. Sunday; Cab driver Friday Ekon, 65, received two citations for failure to exercise due care with pedestrians in the roadway  ...

Ten fighting, 1 stabbed, 3 beaten in fight on Algonquin Parkway, Rolling Meadows

arlingtoncardinal.com  9-1-1 calls came in as fight in progress and police found victims lying on the ground, injured  ...

Man, 52, dead; woman, 49 on life support after report of domestic-related shooting in Lake Villa Township

dailyherald.com  Lake County sheriff’s police responded about 4 p.m. Sunday to 911 calls reporting incident by 21-yr-old witness  ...

Off-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputy hurt in Dan Ryan hit-and-run

chicagotribune.com  Sideswiped while riding motorcycle by truck in southbound express lanes near 63rd St about 2 a.m.  ...