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A 16-year-old boy is the youngest among the victims killed, while a 65-year-old woman and 73-year-old man were the oldest.

In a Facebook video posted to the Chicago Tribune's website, twenty-eight-year-old Antonio Perkins is seen on camera enjoying a summer evening outside with family and friends on Wednesday.

Reggina Jefferies was a praise dancer at the funeral ceremony honoring the memory of friends Josiah Pratt and Jamari Wilson, two 15-year-olds who drowned in nearby Modesto, when she was shot and killed.

The Oscar winner hopes his new initiative can inspire youth to stay off the streets.

According to the Daily News, police have not made any arrests. They say the suspect was wearing a ski mask when he approached the park.

Police report that Marks and her ex-boyfriend shared an abusive past. Marks made three domestic calls to police during their relationship that began in 2013. She filed a final complaint against him on May 16.

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The summer in Chicago has already gotten off to a deadly start, with gun violence claiming the lives of five and injuring nearly 60. According to the Chicago Tribune, there have been 1,400 shooting victims so far this year and 2016 is just about to reach its midway point. But what can be done to curb […]

Four were killed, including a 15-year-old girl shot riding in a Jeep along Lake Shore Drive.

Police say Tyshawn's shooting resulted from a bloody conflict involving rival factions of two of Chicago's oldest gangs--the Gangster Disciples and the Black P Stones.