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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Two people were reported in critical condition this morning after the car they rode in struck one of the support columns of the CTA Green Line's "L" tracks on the West Side . The crash happened shortly before 6 a.m. near Lake Street and Cicero Avenue, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman. The victims were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital following the crash. Further information...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
A person was shot this morning in Chicago 's Humboldt Park neighborhood. At about 3:44 a.m., police responded to shots fired near Keeler Avenue and Division Street and found a person shot, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez. There was no information available about the age or gender of the victim, or where the person was taken for treatment, Perez said. -- Deanese Williams-Harris...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
A man, described as in his 40s, was stabbed by his girlfriend this morning in Chicago 's Hegewisch neighborhood. At about 5:55 a.m., police responded to a domestic call near 131st Street and Baltimore Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez. When they arrvied, police found a man stabbed in his shoulder, Perez said. The man and his girlfriend were arguing when he was stabbed,...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
A Chicago police officer hurt his shoulder this morning while responding to a domestic-related disturbance in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side . The on-duty officer was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital, but his injury was not thought to be life-threatening, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman. The officer responded to the disturbance, which involved a "drunken...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Detectives are investigating damage at a Ravenswood church in which someone fed a garden hose through a broken stained-glass window, turned it on and flooded part of the building, police said this morning. The damage happened sometime between 6 p.m. Nov. 19 and 8 a.m. Nov. 21, when a worker at All Saints Episcopal Church, 4550 N. Hermitage Ave., arrived and found the floor covered with water, said...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
One person was taken to the hospital following an ammonia spill at an industrial complex on Chicago's Southwest Side. Shortly before 11 a.m., the person was working on a cooling system at a business in the 4500 block of West Ann Lurie Place when somehow an ammonia leak took place, causing the person to get sprayed by the toxic substance, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman....
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A man being held on a parole violation has been charged with attempted murder in an exchange of gunfire with an off-duty police officer last year on the Far South Side , authorities said. Davien Hodges, 22, faces attempted murder charges in the incident, which happened as the off-duty officer picked up a child from daycare on March 14, 2008, authorities said. The officer was picking up a child in...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A taxi driver was arrested Tuesday for exposing himself to a woman after apparently dropping her off on Chicago 's West Side , police say. Badri Hassan also "made a statement" to the woman, in her 20s, and tried to grab her, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman. The woman struck Hassan and fled, Perez said. The incident happened after noon on Nov. 8 in the 500 block...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
An unidentified man in his 20s was killed this morning in what police said was a gang-related shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood. The victim was shot multiple times about 7 a.m. while standing with a female companion at 87th Street and Commercial Avenue, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman. The woman wasn't hurt. Perez could only provide a vague description of the...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Chicago Police are conducting a death investigation after a 56-year-old man apparently fell three stories to his death from his rear porch Wednesday evening, officials said this morning. Marian Monica, of the 2800 block of North Laramie Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday at 7:28 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. An autopsy is scheduled for today. Chicago...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A student at Hope College Preparatory High School was hurt during a fight that erupted near the school on Chicago 's South Side , according to a Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman. Officers responded to the school, 5515 S. Lowe Ave., about 8:15 a.m. following reports of the fight, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman. The victim was hit in the head with a blunt object and taken...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Detectives were questioning a "person of interest" this morning in connection with the Sunday night slaying of a 16-year-old mother who lived in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Desiree Holmes, of the 4000 block of West Jackson Boulevard, died of lacerations to her liver, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. Neighbors said she had a 3-month-old baby....
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Two "persons of interest" were being questioned this morning in connection with the slaying of a DePaul University senior at a Logan Square Halloween party over the weekend, police said. Francisco "Frankie" Valencia was shot at the party in the 1700 block of North Rockwell Street early Sunday. Another DePaul senior, Daisy Camacho, was wounded in the shooting. The "persons...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) today announced that Robert Perez, EVP and COO, will present on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference at the St Regis Hotel in New York City. This presentation will include discussion of the company’s business activities, financial outlook,...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Officials are investigating the death of a 16-year-old mother who died Sunday. Desiree Holmes, of the 4000 block of West Jackson Boulevard, was pronounced dead at 11:05 p.m. at Loretto Hospital, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. Holmes was mother to a 3-month-old baby, according to the spokesman. She also had a history of domestic abuse. Officials said she may...
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