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  • Takiya Holmes, 11-Year-Old Shot in Chicago Over the Weekend, Has Died 

    Takiya Holmes, one of two young girls shot on the South Side of Chicago over the weekend, has died, family has confirmed. The 11-year-old was struck by a stray bullet around 8 p.m. Saturday while sitting in a parked car with family members. Doctors had told relatives that her prognosis was “not good.” “She was…

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  • More Than 3,000 Shot in Chicago This Year: Report 

    Over the weekend, eight people were killed and 35 were wounded in Chicago. That toll pushed Chicago past another horrid milestone, the Chicago Tribune reports. As of early Monday, at least 3,028 people have been shot in the crime-ridden city—surpassing the toll of 2,980 for all of 2015, the Tribune notes. Over the Labor Day…

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  • 2 Brothers Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Nykea Aldridge 

    Two brothers are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of Nykea Aldridge, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, ABC13 reports. Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, and Derren Sorrells, 22, have both been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the case, which is only the latest to bring Chicago’s…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Obama Presidential Library to Be Located in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side: Report

    President Barack Obama has reportedly checked off one more item on his leaving-the-White House to-do list, having made the decision as to where the Obama presidential library will be located, the Washington Post reports. A source familiar with the decision, but who asked the Post for anonymity because it has not yet been formally announced, told…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • White Woman Walks Around Chicago's South Side Bearing Sign: ‘Black America I'm Sorry’

    One Illinois woman is capturing attention as she makes her way around the streets of Chicago’s South Side bearing a sign that reads, “Black America I’m Sorry!!!” CBS Chicago reports that Laurella Willis of Blue Island has been walking about 20 miles a day with the sign, saying that she’s sorry about “everything that’s going…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Father of 3 Shot Dead in Car on Chicago’s South Side

    A Chicago father of three was found shot dead in a car Sunday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. Dwayne Triplett, 32, leaves behind his 12-year-old daughter and two sons, ages 8 and 9. The children’s mother died a little more than a year ago, the children’s grandfather told the news site. “I was scared for…

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    Breanna Edwards

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