15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was fatally shot yesterday at a Chicago park about a week after she attended President Barack Obama’s inauguration and performed at inaugural events with her high school’s band and drill team, the Chicago Tribune reports.
A 16-year-old boy with Pendleton in the park was wounded in the attack and remained in serious condition Tuesday night.
Icicles cover smoky remains of massive Chicago blaze
NBC News Photoblog: A massive fire ripped through a Chicago South Side warehouse on Tuesday night, as firefighters were hampered by bone-chilling temperatures so low that water froze on their uniforms.
On Jan. 23, firefighters (pictured) sprayed down hot spots on the ice-covered warehouse. One-third of all Chicago firefighters had been on the scene at one point or another, trying to put out the flames.
Photo credit: John Gress / Reuters
AP: The sudden death of a Chicago man just as he was about to collect nearly $425,000 in lottery winnings was initially ruled a result of natural causes. On Monday, the Chicago Police Department announced a homicide investigation. Medical examiners — responding to a relative’s pleas — found that Urooj Khan, 46, died shortly after ingesting a lethal dose of cyanide.
NBC Chicago reports the new city ordinance gives police the option to issue a ticket for possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana. Arrests would still occur for anyone caught smoking pot in public or possessing marijuana in or near a school or in or near a park.
