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‘I’m Hiding Under the Table’: Baby Shower Attendee Tells 911 During Joshua Beal Shooting

The altercation and police shooting that led to the death of 25-year-old Joshua Beal in Mount Greenwood in November had attendees of a baby shower at an 111th Street restaurant hiding under the tables in fear for their lives.

Chicago Torture-Kidnap Video: Hate Crime, Other Felony Charges Filed Against 4 Suspects

Four people have been charged in connection with the disturbing Facebook video showing several young African-American adults tormenting a mentally disabled white man tied up in a room with duct tape across his mouth.

Week Before Brutal 9/11 Murder Trial, Granat Defense Attorney Wants No 9/11 Talk

On the anniversary of one of the deadliest days in America’s history, a bloody, shocking scene unfolded much closer to home, in a Palos Park bedroom where a husband and wife had been brutally bludgeoned.

Ready for the Wrigley Bowl? Cubs Jockey for Annual College Football Game at Friendly Confines

Thanks to the success of the Pinstripe Bowl at New York's Yankee Stadium, the Chicago Cubs are working to bring an annual college football bowl game to Wrigley Field. But first, officials want to bring back regular season games to the Friendly Confines in 2020.

Patch Weekend Movie Guide: 'Hidden Figures,' 'A Monster Calls' and More

Historic heroines and talking tree monsters make it a family movie kind of weekend. Take your pick — but don't forget the tissues.

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