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Two of the men were sitting inside a car and a third man was standing near the car talking as shots were fired.
Three people were shot, one fatally Wednesday in Washington Park on the South Side.
About 10:30 p.m., two men were sitting inside a vehicle and a third man was standing near the vehicle talking in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue, when they heard several shots fired, Chicago police said.
The two men inside the vehicle sped off as shots were fired, but one passenger, 36, was struck in the left thigh and right shoulder, while the other man, 49, was struck in the leg, police said. They were brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
The third man, 23, was struck twice in the head and brought to the same hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the man.
Area One detectives are investigating.
Three people were shot, one fatally, in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue.
Eight people were shot, one fatally, Wednesday in Chicago including three people who were shot, one fatally in Washington Park on the South Side.
About 10:30 p.m., two men were sitting inside a vehicle and a third man was standing near the vehicle talking in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue, when they heard several shots fired, Chicago police said. The two men inside the vehicle sped off as shots were fired, but one passenger, 36, was struck in the left thigh and right shoulder, while the other man, 49, was struck in the leg. They were brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment. The third man, 23, was struck twice in the head and brought to the same hospital where he was pronounced dead.
In non-fatal shootings, a man was shot in Englewood on the South Side. About 8:40 p.m., the 57-year-old was sitting in his vehicle in the 6300 block of South Carpenter Street, when someone fired shots, striking him in the shoulder, police said. The man drove away from the scene and called 9-1-1. Paramedics brought him to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
A 25-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting in Gresham on the South Side. He was in the backyard of a home about 4 p.m. in the 9000 block of South Greenwood Avenue when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up near him and someone inside fired shots, police said. The man was shot in the head and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was in serious condition, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merrit.
Two people were wounded in a possible shootout on the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue. A man, 20, and woman, 46, were traveling in a southbound car when shots rang out from another vehicle about 8:30 a.m., Illinois State Police said in a statement. A male and female victim were found at a gas station near 53rd and Harlem Avenue, according to Summit Fire Chief Wayne Hanson. They were taken with multiple gunshot wounds to Loyola University Medical Center, where they were both conscious, he said. The pair had wounds that weren’t life-threatening.
In the day’s first reported shooting, a 30-year-old man was shot in Park Manor on the South Side. About 10:15 a.m., he was traveling in a vehicle in the 7400 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue when someone fired shots, police said. He was grazed on the neck and drove himself to Jackson Park Hospital for treatment.
Four people were shot Tuesday citywide.
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A woman and man were shot, but the woman does not appear to be the intended target.
Two people were shot Thursday morning at a gas station in Wentworth Gardens on the South Side.
The man and woman were in the parking lot of a gas station in the 200 block of West Pershing Road, when two males got out of a tan colored Chevy sedan and opened fire, Chicago police said.
The 42-year-old man was struck in his right arm and the 63-year-old woman was struck in her left knee, police said. They were brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
The woman does not appear to be the intended target, police said.
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Murphy is finally back in the Hawks’ lineup during this series against the Blue Jackets, but isn’t able to visit his family in Columbus due to the NHL’s COVID-19 policies.
Connor Murphy finally returned to his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, this week.
But with the NHL’s strict COVID-19 policies containing the Blackhawks to their hotel and the arena, he might as well have been on Saturn.
“Yeah, it’s funny,” Murphy said Wednesday. “It is a little weird not being able to see family or anyone. But we’re used to it at this point. Just [spend] a lot of time together in the hotel, just having our meals and practices and staying as healthy as we can.”
The son of longtime NHL defenseman Gord Murphy, Connor Murphy spent his youngest years in Florida and Georgia, but grew into a promising hockey player — and learned how the NHL truly works — as a teenager in Columbus.
He was an avid Blue Jackets fan, collecting discarded sticks from the likes of Michael Peca and Trevor Letowski, after Gord retired and became an assistant coach with the team.
But the Jackets have changed much since then, and so has Murphy; he and the rest of the Hawks are now rather tired of their temporary new division rivals.
Thursday marked the Hawks’ sixth matchup against the Blue Jackets in an 13-game span — a frequency never seen during a normal season. Entering the day, Murphy seemed frustrated already with Jackets defenseman David Savard, who rode Patrick Kane hard into the boards Tuesday.
“We play teams enough [that] you’re able to remember what player it was who was a little dirty against your star player,” Murphy said. “You definitely don’t forget these things.”
After practicing for several days beforehand, Murphy returned Tuesday from the hip injury that cost him six games.
“It was frustrating having to miss that amount,” he said. “I didn’t think initially it was going to be like that.”
His right hip began feeling sore during the third period of the Feb. 7 Hawks-Stars game, but he assumed it was just a bruise.
After all, there wasn’t one specific hit or incident he could recall that might’ve caused a more major issue.
“Then we had a practice and I couldn’t really take a hard stride, and we knew it was something a little more,” he said. “The soreness feeling worse the next day after the game triggered…[me] to have to sit out a little longer.”
He didn’t appear remotely impaired in his Tuesday return, though.
Reunited with old defensive pairing partner Nikita Zadorov, Murphy played 25:24 — second only to Duncan Keith — and performed well. The Hawks produced 20-12 shot attempt and 7-5 scoring chance advantages during his ice time.
His health will be crucial for the Hawks moving forward, as coach Jeremy Colliton was often forced to dress seven defensemen to fill his minutes during his absence.
As Keith ages, Murphy has evolved into the Hawks’ cornerstone defenseman for now, even as the tide of youth at the position slowly undermines Murphy, Keith, Zadorov and Calvin de Haan’s job securities simultaneously.
If the Hawks do make the playoffs this season, Murphy’s unheralded steadiness will likely be a key reason why.
“He makes a lot of plays because he protects the puck and he puts the forechecker on his back and he advances it,” Colliton said Wednesday. “[It’s] nice to have that element on our breakouts: the ability to hold the puck and not necessarily throw it away.
“He’s a big part of our team. He was playing very well before he got hurt. We missed him when he was gone, but [it] definitely strengthens our group having him back.”
A visit home this week — typically a quick commute from downtown Columbus — would’ve provided a well-deserved refresher before Murphy powers the Hawks through their grueling upcoming schedule.
Alas, in 2021, that simply wasn’t possible.
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This week, the Southern Illinois football team will try to do something it hasn’t had to experience in 15 months – rebound from a loss.
The Salukis’ 44-21 season-opening loss last weekend at North Dakota was the team’s first defeat since Nov. 23, 2019 against North Dakota State.
“We’d rather go out there and learn with a win, but were going to have to learn from a loss and move on,” SIU head coach Nick Hill said during his weekly press conference. “We have a great team coming in that we have to do that against.”
Ironically, No. 1 NDSU and its 39-game winning streak is back in Carbondale this weekend to face SIU at noon Saturday.
The Salukis (1-1) have to focus first on taking care of the football after they opened the season with five turnovers against North Dakota.
“There’s no magic formula to that,” Hill said. “You have to make smart decisions with the ball from the quarterback position and you have to have great ball security.”
Senior quarterback Kare’ Lyles fumbled twice before leaving the game with a rib injury. His replacement, sophomore Nic Baker, threw two interceptions.
Despite the defeat, Hill said he saw plenty of positives.
“I think we have a good football team, and we’ll show that throughout the season,” he said.
Lyles listed at No. 1
Senior quarterback Kare’ Lyles, who left last week’s game with a rib injury after being sacked, is listed as the starter this week on SIU’s depth chart.
Lyles was 12-for-14 passing for 74 yards before the injury. The performance tied Lyles for second in single-game completion percentage in school history (85.7%). The last SIU player to complete that percentage of passes was current head coach Nick Hill in 2007.
“I feel that Kare probably graded out … as good of a game as he’s played here,” Hill said.
Cox among nation’s best
Junior wide receiver Avante Cox of Rochester, Ill., is among the nation’s leading pass catchers. Through two games this season, Cox ranked second in the FCS in receptions per game (8.0), fifth in receiving yards a game (90.5), eighth in all-purpose yards (127.5).
Kicking toward Top 10
Nico Gualdoni, SIU’s senior placekicker, has 16 career field goals, which is one shy of the top 10 in school history. His 51 career PATs currently ranks 13th in Saluki history.
Familiar faces up front
On the SIU offensive line, senior left guard ZeVeyon Furcron has 26 consecutive starts, the second-most on the team behind defensive end Anthony Knighton’s 36. Sophomore Beau Branyan, who plays next to Furcron at left tackle, has started 13 games in a row, which is the third-most on the team.
About NDSU
The Bison (2-0), the nation’s No. 1 team and eight-time national champion, bring a 39-game winning streak to Carbondale. A victory against SIU would tie NDSU for the second-longest winning streak in Division I history with Washington (1908-14).
NDSU beat Youngstown State, 25-7, last weekend in its season opener in Fargo. The Bison defense held Youngstown to 51 yards rushing. Meanwhile, the offense rushed for 243 yards in the victory, led by sophomore Kobe Johnson’s career-best 116 yards.
Where you can watch
The game will air at noon on ESPN+ online.
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Three people were hurt and three people were displaced Thursday morning in a house fire in Englewood on the South Side.
The blaze was reported about 2:40 a.m. at a home in the 2000 block of West 68th Street, according to Chicago fire officials.
Three adults were taken to the hospital in fair condition, one to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, one to St. Bernard Hospital and the other to Holy Cross Hospital, fire officials said. Three people were displaced.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Hooray! Spring-like weather is finally here! For now. And let’s forget the “dibs” nonsense and get in on another winter tradition: guessing when the nearby snow pile will melt away!
Goose Island Beer Co. has built a “Meltdown Meter” next to a giant snowdrift outside of its Fulton Street Taproom. When the snow melts to each random, “perk” indicator on the Meltdown Meter, the Goose Island news release says, “It will unlock secret brewery offerings at the Goose Island Fulton Street Taproom….Think digging into the cellars and pulling out ultra rare beers, specials on beer and merch – even a taproom exclusive beer called ‘Meltdown’!”
Make sense as something to watch for. I’ve worked at suburban corporate offices where they ran a pool as to when the huge pile of plowed snow in the parking lots will disappear. Some guesses ran into that June.
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