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Illinois

MerryBlooms

(11,901 posts) Wed Mar 14, 2012, 12:45 PM Mar 2012

9 shot in Chicago in less than 8 hours

1200 W 81st St, Chicago, IL 60620, USA
1400 N Long Ave, Chicago, IL 60651, USA
7200 S Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60636, USA
8300 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60620, USA
6100 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
7100 S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
1600 N Lorel Ave, Chicago, IL 60639, USA
2600 W 25th St, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
4400 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60624, USA

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-6-injured-including-boy-15-in-chicago-shootings-20120313,0,3341552.story

Good grief.

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9 shot in Chicago in less than 8 hours (Original Post) MerryBlooms Mar 2012 OP

Chicago is getting to be worst than Kansas City. RC Mar 2012 #1

wow that's bad. barbtries Mar 2012 #2

Horrible- I don't know what's going on, but I hope it's not a trend. MerryBlooms Mar 2012 #5

warm nights in chicago... madrchsod Mar 2012 #3

They say crime is down, but ugh, the headlines are sure awful. MerryBlooms Mar 2012 #4

RC

(25,592 posts)

1. Chicago is getting to be worst than Kansas City.

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 01:18 PM

Mar 2012

barbtries

(29,802 posts)

2. wow that's bad.

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 01:57 PM

Mar 2012

what the hell is happening.

MerryBlooms

(11,901 posts)

5. Horrible- I don't know what's going on, but I hope it's not a trend.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:36 PM

Mar 2012

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

3. warm nights in chicago...

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 03:17 PM

Mar 2012

could be the gang turf war is starting early this year. yet overall crime has going down..of course the city has lost over 600,000 in the last 40yrs. a lot more gang wars and other violence in the western suburbs.

MerryBlooms

(11,901 posts)

4. They say crime is down, but ugh, the headlines are sure awful.

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:35 PM

Mar 2012

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