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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A West Side hospital was forced to stop accepting patients on the tail end of a violent weekend that has left 47 people been shot, four fatally, across the city. Saturday night, resources were stretched to the breaking point as officers responded to multiple shootings in Chicago's 10th Police District, which includes West Side neighborhoods such as Lawndale, Douglas Park and Homan Square. The shootings all occurred within a three hour period, resulting in 17 people injured and at least one dead. "Throughout the night, we had multiple incidents where there were large gatherings and it was...

....The newly minted hip-hop star, who won the first three Grammys of his career for his album "Coloring Book" last month, met with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner last Friday to discuss the cash-strapped education system in his hometown. Chance, real name Chancelor Bennett, left the meeting visibly upset and noted he had urged Rauner to "do his job" during their "vague" discussion. He also promised fans on Twitter that his "fight has just begun" on the matter and that he would "have a plan" to further address the issue on Monday morning. The 23-year-old made good on his word by...

At least nine people were hurt in city shootings New Year’s Day, including a 14-year-old girl. Most recently, two males were shot in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side Thursday night.

*Source Data & Editor’s Note We compile our own dataset using the following sources: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, DNAInfo Chicago, Chicago Redeye Homicide Tracker, NBC5 Chicago, City of Chicago Data Portal and CPD CLEARMAP. Editor’s note: A homicide, regardless of type, within the city limits of Chicago counts towards our total metric. CPD-involved, ISP-involved and justifiable homicides all count. Reckless homicides may count if the Medical Examiner rules that the cause of death was a homicide. Suicides do not count. Additional definitions can be found on the Glossary page.

After a hard-fought battle, Illinois residents next month can begin applying for permits to carry concealed guns in public. But those who do could face another challenge: figuring out where it's legal to carry a firearm and where having a gun could land them in jail. While the Illinois statute lays out nearly two dozen places where guns are prohibited — including schools, public parks, government offices and hospitals — it also includes caveats that might seem confusing, even contradictory, particularly to novice gun carriers. For example, the law prohibits guns at events where there is a large gathering of...

The old divide and conquer strategy worked like a charm. Dupe America has won the day, but her Obama jones will prove to be her undoing. Loosely quoting John MacArthur, "The sins listed in Romans 1 are the heart of the Democratic Party platform." This election was likely America's final break with the God of our fathers. God will not force Himself on anyone or any nation. He will allow us to have our will. This will come as welcome news to many until they realize that the blessings of Liberty will go with Him.

Medical bills and layoffs recently forced both men into the woods, where they met and discovered a mutual passion. Pastor Scott Billue of Next Community Church heads an organization called Matthew’s Hope. They offer shelter to the homeless on cold nights, and it was on one of those nights that he discovered a musical talent that until now had been hidden. A few weeks later, Pastor Billue invited John and Butch to be the opening act of a fundraising concert at the Garden Theater in Winter Garden. They called themselves “The Boys in the Woods.”

First question from a student at Obama town hall in Pennsylvania, why hand the microphone to these clowns?

This was the biggest 30 minutes of complete propaganda known to man, how bout that first question from the girl? Those mean signs outside? good grief....