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Almost all of us can report those eerie “coincidences” targeted ads on social media for, say, open-toed wedge sandals when you’d swear you were
just daydreaming about a vacation someplace warm. Something in your search history or shopping patterns told the Facebook gods that you’d click on an image of shoes. It’s weird, you may think, but no big deal.
Companies are increasingly discovering, however, that there’s gold to be mined in a topic much closer to home and with more potential to harm you than footwear preferences: your health. Amassing personal medical information has become a huge business in recent years, with medical centers and data brokers selling or sharing everything from your diagnoses to lifestyle habits and activities that could raise your risk for future diseases.
2 teens wounded in drive-by in Englewood
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CHICAGO - Two teens were wounded in a drive-by Monday night in Englewood on the South Side.
Just before midnight, a 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman were outside in the 7000 block of South Throop Street, when someone inside a passing vehicle fired shots at them, Chicago police said.
The boy was grazed by a bullet on the back of his head and brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said. The girl was struck in the ear and brought to Stroger Hospital where her condition was stabilized.
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A man was killed in a shooting Monday in South Shore, police said.
About 5:50 p.m., the 31-year-old was in the 7800 block of South South Shore Drive when someone opened fire, striking him in the hand, groin and leg, Chicago police said.
The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Max Brown. An autopsy Tuesday ruled his death a homicide.
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A 22-year-old man is facing charges nearly three years after allegedly shooting and robbing another man in West Englewood on the South Side.
Derieon Thomas was arrested Sunday after he was identified as the person who allegedly shot a 29-year-old man August 3, 2018, in the 5500 block of South Marshfield Avenue, Chicago police said.
That day, Thomas allegedly fired shots at the man and struck him in the hip, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition at the time.
Thomas was charged with one felony count each of armed robbery and aggravated battery, police said.
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