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Baby burned at fireworks in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Chillicothe Police said a 10-month old child was burned by fireworks on Monday night. 25 News said it reportedly happened at the 4th of July fireworks display at Three Sisters Par...
Jul 05, 2022 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
ISP investigating mob action in Chicago over the weekend
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Illinois State Police is investigating a mob action that occurred just before 2 a.m. on Sunday at Division Street and Elston Avenue in Chicago. An ISP trooper was driving southbou...
Jul 05, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
4th of July fire leaves no injuries, thousands in damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are no injuries reported in the wake of an overnight 4th of July fire in Peoria. It happened a little after 10:30 p.m. Monday at a property near North Sheridan and West Meadows L...
Jul 05, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Finland, Sweden sign to join NATO but need ratification
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO's 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday, allowing them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once parliaments ratify the decision, the most sig...
Jul 05, 2022 Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto shake hands during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, after signing their countries' accession protocols at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Fourth of July shooter on rooftop kills 6 in Chicago's Highland Park suburb
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Reuters) -A gunman perched on a rooftop opened fire on families waving flags and children riding bikes at a Fourth of July parade on Monday, killing six and wounding more than 36 ...
Jul 05, 2022 Police deploy after gunfire erupted at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 4, 2022 in a still image from video. ABC affiliate WLS/ABC7 via REUTERS
Shooting near Philadelphia concert wounds two police officers
(Reuters) -Two Philadelphia police officers were shot near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway late on Monday as thousands of people celebrated a Fourth of July concert and fireworks show with the crowd sca...
Jul 05, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ohio city Akron imposes curfew after protests over police killing of Black man
(Reuters) -The Ohio city of Akron declared a state of emergency on Monday, setting a curfew and canceling Independence Day fireworks, after protests over the police killing of an unarmed Black man tur...
Jul 04, 2022 An Akron Police officer runs towards the vehicle of Black man Jayland Walker just before he exited and ran from the car and was then shot to death by up to eight officers, in Akron, Ohio, U.S. June 27, 2022 in a still image from police body camera video. City of Akron/Handout via REUTERS
Early July 4th shooting claims teen's life in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Authorities say Peoria Police got called on a Shot-Spotter alert to the Taft Homes on Northeast Washington Street near downtown a little after 3:30 a.m. The alert reportedly mentioned ...
Jul 04, 2022 Midwest Communications
No indication Danish mall shooting was 'act of terror' - police
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A shooting in a Copenhagen shopping mall which left three people dead and several wounded could not be viewed as an "act of terror" based on current evidence, Danish police said ...
Jul 04, 2022 People embrace outside Field's shopping centre, after Danish police said they received reports of a shooting at the site, in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 3, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Olafur Steinar Gestsson via REUTERS
Update: Two people shot overnight outside downtown Peoria business
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gun violence has not taken a holiday in Peoria on the 4th of July. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth said police were called to the area of SW Jefferson Avenue and Harrison...
Jul 04, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC
