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Woman found in abandoned building was beaten to death, strangled

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Published July 17, 2010 at 2:16 p.m.

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An autopsy performed today on the body of an unidentified woman found Friday in an abandoned South Side building revealed she was beaten to death and strangled, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office ... The autopsy determined her death was a homicide ... Chicago police found the woman, believed to be in her 20s or 30s, in the building in the 800 block of West Marquette Road in the Englewood neighborhood about 1 p.m. Friday, police said ... They could not provide further details

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Wrong Kind Of Fireworks Mar Holiday

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Published July 5, 2010 at 10:52 a.m.

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Photo by ffejeroni A warm, sunny weekend took a violent turn overnight as at least three people have been reported killed and 12 wounded since last night. In all, the Tribune reports 13 separate shooting incidents ranging from 8:16 p.m. last night to 5:06 a.m. this morning. Two of the fatalities were reported in the Englewood neighborhood. The first killing happened at 10:25 p.m., the other at around 1 a.m. when police responded to shots fired in the 6400 block of South Paulina Avenue. One

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Officer in good condition after Englewood crash

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Published May 28, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

A police officer was hospitalized in good condition after a squad carwas involved in a crash Thursday night in the South Side Englewoodneighborhood ...

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Crystal's secret songs

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Published May 25, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

Ron Prince got a phone call earlier this year from a friend telling him to turn on the TV. Like, right now. "He said, 'Ron! Ron! That's your girl on TV! On 'American Idol'!" When Prince clicked on Fox, he saw Crystal Bowersox, the young woman who used to come by his Englewood home studio, sit on the floor and play her guitar. Prince had been intrigued enough by what he heard that he'd recorded some of her songs ...

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Victim found shot dead inside crashed car

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Published May 18, 2010 at 10:54 p.m.

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Police discovered a person shot dead inside a crashed vehicle in the West Englewood neighborhood tonight, police said ... Police began receiving reports of gunshots fired just after 9 p.m. on the 6800 block of South Claremont Avenue, said Chicago police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines ... Moments later, a vehicle crashed into a building and caught fire, Gaines said. When authorities looked inside the vehicle, they found a person apparently shot dead with multiple gunshot wounds ... Further

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Mother calls for charges in death of CVS shoplifter

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Published May 18, 2010 at 10:51 p.m.

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Ann Marie Kyser is outraged that Chicago police haven't filed charges against a CVS store manager who allegedly strangled her son after he stole a box of crayons and a tube of toothpaste on May 8 ... More than a dozen people attended a news conference Tuesday at Englewood's Beloved Community Church, 6430 S. Harvard Ave., and accused Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis of "sweeping the case under the rug." ... Police said Anthony Kyser, 35, ran

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North Side playgrounds in better shape

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Published May 16, 2010 at 5:49 p.m.

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The playground across from Kendra Snow's Englewood home is littered with broken liquor bottles, potato chip bags and other trash ... The blue paint on the jungle gym is peeling, and its drawbridge is rusted. On a recent afternoon, a group of men congregated near the fenced-in swing set and drank beer as music blared from their car. On the basketball court, where a torn net dangles from a hoop, teenagers scuffled ... It's no wonder Snow, 34, refuses to take her five children to Memorial Playlot

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4 injured in 2-vehicle crash in Englewood

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Published May 8, 2010 at 4:41 p.m.

An early morning crash involving a minivan and a car in the Englewood neighborhood left four people injured, one critically, in the Englewood neighborhood early this morning, Chicago police said ... The accident happened about 12:45 a.m. in the 6400 block of South Carpenter Avenue resulted in the minivan on top of the car, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety ... A Ford Thunderbird was traveling southbound on Carpenter Avenue when the 22-year-old driver of the car disobeyed a

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Four injured on South Side in separate overnight shootings

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Published May 8, 2010 at 8:59 a.m.

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Chicago Police were investigating several shootings overnight that left four people hospitalized on the South Side, police said ... The first occurred at 12:42 a.m. in the 300 block of West 100th Place in the Fernwood neighborhood when a 49-year-old woman was shot in a car in what police believe was a domestic-related shooting, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez ... The woman was shot in the chest and was taken to an area hospital in an unknown condition. Police have someone

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3 shot in separate incidents on South Side

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Published May 1, 2010 at 4:01 a.m.

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Three people were reported injured in separate shootings in the afternoon and early evening hours Friday on Chicago's South Side, officials said ... About 1:45 p.m., a 20-year-old was shot in the 700 block of West 65th Street in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, police said. According to preliminary reports, an unknown suspect walked up to the victim and shot him in the foot. The man was taken in good condition to Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center ... A 17-year-old boy was struck

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