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June 16, 2017

Chicago girls shot at school picnic

Two girls were shot on a Chicago playground at an elementary school Friday afternoon, officials said.

June 16, 2017

Three girls lock themselves inside bathroom during scary home invasion

Three young girls were home alone Thursday morning when burglars broke in through a back window.

June 15, 2017

Scalise shooter went to Washington to 'fix the tax system,' wife says

The wife of James Hodgkinson, the gunman who shot Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., at a baseball field in Virginia Wednesday, said her husband traveled to Washington, D.C. to “fix the tax system.”

June 13, 2017

Illinois officer injured, burglary suspect killed in gun battle

An Illinois officer was wounded early Tuesday in a gun battle with a burglary suspect who was killed, police said.

June 7, 2017

Child found in Illinois garage may have been killed in 2013

Police believe the remains of a child found in the garage of a vacant Illinois home had been there four years.

June 6, 2017

Illegal immigrants now have ringtone alerting them from deportation

Unite Here Local 1 launched the Spanish-language ringtone on its website Sunday. The union has a large immigrant membership.

June 5, 2017

Chicago man, 98, turns $1,000 in stock into $2 million and donates it all to wildlife

A Chicago man who bought $1,000 worth of stock 70 years ago grew that money into millions, and has donated the money to create a wildlife sanctuary.

June 4, 2017

Illinois man jumps into moving car to save a stranger's life: See the video

An Illinois man risked his own safety to help a complete stranger suffering a seizure, and it's all caught on dash cam.

June 3, 2017

Is improving Chicago's grim crime rate Mayor Rahm Emanuel's top priority?

The good news coming out of Chicago also serves as a sad reminder of just how bad the city's violence is: 239 people were murdered as of May 31, according to Chicago Police.

June 1, 2017

United Airlines flight forced to return to Chicago after bird strike, engine fire

A United Airlines flight had to return to O'Hare International Airport Thursday after its engine caught fire when it struck a bird after takeoff.