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Shaniqua Kinnard, 30, was found unresponsive around 8:10 a.m. Friday in the 13000 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, according to Chicago police.
A man and woman were arguing around 1:05 a.m. in the 8100 block of South Prairie Park Place when she heard a “loud noise suspected to be gunfire,” police said.
The boy, 16, was outside in the 300 block of West Jackson Boulevard at 10:11 p.m. when he was shot multiple times in the legs, police said.
The boy was walking outside just after midnight in the 6400 block of South King Drive when he was struck in the groin by gunfire, Chicago police said.
Police found a woman with stab wounds in a residence in the 500 block of South Laramie Avenue at 8 p.m. Monday. She’s hospitalized in critical condition. A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody at the scene.
Fourteen of 103 water samples collected contained more than 15 parts per billion of lead, legally triggering the notification. Lead can damage the brain and cause developmental issues. Illinois American Water Co. said the issue was not systemic.
Illinois was one of 24 states offering assistance as 101 people remain missing and at least 132 people died, according to officials. PAWS Chicago is receiving 22 dogs from central Texas that are expected to arrive in the city Monday night.
Kenneth Weddington, 28, faces two felony charges for allegedly threatening a public official and disorderly conduct related to making false bomb threats, police said. The public official was not identified.
A blue Chevrolet pickup truck hit the two on the motorcycle in the 7100 block of South Michigan Avenue at 6:33 p.m. Sunday, police said.
A 17-year-old boy was robbed and shot by a person on an electric scooter in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue Sunday evening, police said. He’s hospitalized in critical condition.