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Man suspected of killing 8 in Illinois found dead by US Marshals in Texas
Joliet police said at around 8:30 p.m., officers learned that 23-year-old Romeo Nance had been located by U.S. Marshals near Natalia, Texas, and when confronted by law enforcement, took his own life with a handgun. Natalia is approximately 30 miles southwest of San Antonio. At around 12:04 p.m. on Monday, the Will County Sheriff’s Office notified Joliet police of...
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Former First Lady of Ukraine Urges Help for Country
Kateryna Yushchenko, the former first lady of Ukraine who was born in Chicago, says she’s confident the country she helped lead with her husband will stop the invasion of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Driver of SUV That Plowed Into Christmas Parade Crowd Was Fleeing Crime
The driver of an SUV that plowed into a crowd of people at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was in a domestic disturbance just minutes before the deadly crash, authorities said Monday.
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5 Dead, Over 40 Injured After SUV Plows Into Wisconsin Christmas Parade
A “person of interest” was in custody, police said, as authorities investigated whether the driver may have been involved in a knife fight or stabbing before the SUV arrived at the march.
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1 Killed, 5 Injured in Drive-by at Chicago Restaurant
At least one person died and four others were injured while dining outside at a restaurant Sunday afternoon on Chicago’s Far South Side, police and fire officials said. The shooting was reported before 2 p.m. Sunday outside Lumes Pancake House, which is located at 11601 S. Western Ave. in the Morgan Park neighborhood. The man who died was the intended…
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Man Shot, Killed College Girlfriend While Playing With Gun: Prosecutors
An 18-year-old Chicago man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend while she visited from college allegedly did so while engaging in a version of Russian roulette with what he believed was an unloaded gun, prosecutors said. Lafayette Hodges was held on $50,000 bond Monday on a felony count of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of 19-year-old Lyniah Bell, a…