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In each incident, a male suspect entered a cell phone store and implied he was armed, police said

One person was fatally shot and two others sustained injuries in shootings Friday evening across Chicago, authorities said.

Sun-Times file photo Two men were wounded in a shooting early Monday in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side. The pair were standing outside about 3:45 a.m. in the 5700 block of West Grand Avenue when the male suspect approached them and asked what gang they were affiliated with, Chicago police said. The men responded that they were not a park of a gang, police said. The male suspect then pulled out a handgun and fired shots before leaving the scene. One man, 33, was struck in the arm and to...

Police said 32-year-old Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy "Spazzy McGee" Jones in the 2003 comedy film "School of Rock," was fatally struck by a car Wednesday.

The 51-year-old woman was driving east about 5 p.m. when a vehicle blocked her path while at a stop sign in the 2000 block of West Moffat Street.

The man, who is between 25 and 35-years-old, was riding a bicycle west and crossing Western Avenue, when he was struck by a silver Toyota sedan in the 2600 block of South Western Avenue.

A man was struck by a vehicle as he rode is bicycle Wednesday morning in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

2 shot while driving Monday in Belmont Cragin By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - A man and woman were hurt in a shooting early Monday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood. The couple were stopped at a stop sign about 1 a.m. in the 2100 block of North Laramie Avenue when when someone in a passing vehicle fired shots, Chicago police said. The 25-year-old man was shot in the arm, leg and lower back and was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where his condition was fair, police said. The woman, 23, w...

Adobe Stock Photo Two dealerships were burglarized early Friday in Northwest Side neighborhoods. About 2:20 a.m., three suspects forced entry into a dealership in the 2500 block of North Elston Avenue in Logan Square, Chicago police said. The trio attempted to drive off with one of the vehicles but were unsuccessful and left the scene, police said. Minutes later, they broke into another dealership in the 1300 block of North Elston Avenue in West Town, police said. The group was armed with a...

Man arrested after stand-off with SWAT on Northwest Side By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after having a stand-off with SWAT and Chicago police in Cragin on the Northwest Side. About 11:11 p.m. neighbors heard the man and his 19-year-old girlfriend arguing from inside an apartment unit in the 5400 block of West Fullerton Avenue, and called the police, Chicago police said. Once officers arrived, the girlfriend came out of the apartment and said s...