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May 31, 2022

Chicago records bloodiest Memorial Day weekend in 5 years: At least 50 shot, 9 dead

At least 50 people were shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, including nine fatally. The shootings came after local leaders unveiled a holiday safety plan.

May 31, 2022

Chicago man who set homeless man on fire at Trump tower was out on bail: report

A Chicago man charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting a homeless man on fire had previously been released on bail even after violating those terms.

May 29, 2022

Chicago man charged after allegedly setting homeless man on fire

Chicago resident Joseph Kromelis was charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly lighting a homeless man on fire on early Wednesday morning.

May 28, 2022

Boat bursts into flames at Illinois marina, multiple injured

A boat docked at Spring Brook Marina in Seneca Illinois burst into flames while fueling in an explosion that injured multiple people and sent at least one person to the hospital.

May 27, 2022

Chicago-area man allegedly slashes another man with machete in parking spot dispute

An argument over a parking space resulted in a Chicago-area man attacking another with a machete and him being charged with attempted murder, police said.

May 26, 2022

Chicago police search for man who pointed gun at news crew during live report

Chicago police are searching for a man that appeared to point a gun at a Fox 32 news crew doing a live report on Chicago gun violence in downtown Chicago Wednesday.

May 25, 2022

Uvalde shooting: Texas Gov. Abbott says Chicago, NYC crime proves harsher gun laws not solution

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the Chicago crime rate proves tougher gun laws are "not a real solution" to stopping mass shootings.

May 24, 2022

Uvalde, Texas school shooting: Democrats demand gun control, curse Republicans: 'F--- your prayers'

Democrats rushed to capitalize on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday to demand gun control measures and attack Republicans.

May 23, 2022

Chicago man charged after allegedly fatally shooting driver in the eye

Chicago police arrested 18-year-old Gaven Leon for murder after he allegedly shot a driver in the eye in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.

May 23, 2022

Missing woman in Chicago found chained in abandoned home says she was abducted,raped

A Good Samaritan in Chicago called police after hearing a woman's cries for help from inside an abandoned home in West Pullman and discovered the her chained to a wall.