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Five Infants From Chicago-Area Daycare Diagnosed With Measles
Taylor Berman · 02/05/15 02:00PMWall Collapse at Salt Factory Drops Mountain of Powder on Nearby Cars
Andy Cush · 12/30/14 04:20PM19 Hospitalized After Possible Chemical Attack on Furry Convention
Hudson Hongo · 12/07/14 01:10PMPolice: One Dead, One Injured in Nordstrom Shooting
Kelly Conaboy · 11/29/14 10:00AMPlane Crashes Into Chicago House, Missing Elderly Occupants by Inches
Andy Cush · 11/18/14 03:10PMJealous Voter to Obama: "Don't Touch My Girlfriend"
Taylor Berman · 10/21/14 10:43AMAmerica's Ugliest Accent: Boston vs. Chicago, Philly vs. Pittsburgh
Dayna Evans · 10/06/14 12:15PMAre You Lying About Where You're From? The Real Borders of Your City
Jordan Sargent · 10/06/14 09:30AMWhere do you have to be born to say that you're from a given city and not be lying? Back in August, prompted by a New Republic article called "Don't Say You're From the City If You're Really From the 'Burbs," we asked you—Gawker readers—to tell us the real borders of some of America's largest cities. Here are your answers.
FAA Firebug Brings Chicago Air Traffic to a Halt
Andy Cush · 09/26/14 12:27PMWoman Killed by Falling Gargoyle Head in Chicago
Aleksander Chan · 09/05/14 10:25AMSara Bean, 34, was walking back from lunch with her fiancé in Chicago's South Loop when a gust of wind blew past them, setting off a tragic sequence of events that ended with part of a stone gargoyle on the outer wall of the Second Presbyterian Church breaking off and striking Bean on the head. She died almost instantly, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Chicago Police Commander Allegedly Shoved His Gun In a Suspect's Mouth
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/27/14 07:32PMWoman Eats Cookies For Breakfast, Roommate Attempts to Murder Her
Dayna Evans · 08/03/14 11:45AMA man in Decatur, Ill. is being held on charges of attempted murder and domestic battery after he allegedly tried to murder his roommate on Wednesday when she admitted to him that she'd eaten three single Chips Ahoy cookies for breakfast. The news of the cookie consumption apparently sent him into a rage.
Tech Executive Shoots CEO, Kills Self After Being Demoted
Megan Reynolds · 07/31/14 07:32PMGood Guy With a Gun Shoots, Misses Robber, Screws Over Cop
Adam Weinstein · 07/29/14 12:17PMAt Least 40 People Were Shot This Weekend in Chicago
Aleksander Chan · 07/20/14 06:51PMIn another violent summer weekend in Chicago, at least 40 people were shot and four people were killed. Among the dead is 11-year-old Shamiya Adams, who was killed by a stray bullet that shot through the bedroom window of the sleepover she was attending. The bullet hit her while she was waiting to make s'mores with her friends. Adams died the next day in the hospital.