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Midday News Links: Four Dead, Dozens Wounded In Weekend Shootings

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Sep 17, 2012 6:40PM


  • At least 24 people were wounded by gunfire over the weekend, and four people were killed. [ABC7]

  • A man who was serving a 40-year sentence for murder died after contracting blood poisoning and a flesh-eating bacteria. [WGN-TV]

  • The Illinois Tollway plans to take scofflaws to court to pay tolls. [ABC7]

  • The man wanted for shooting and killing a woman on I-90 a week ago was found after a car chase in Tennessee. [ABC7]

  • Police shot and wounded a 17-year-old boy in the Gresham neighborhood, who authorities say pulled a gun on police. [Tribune]

  • The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame has announced its new inductees. [RedEye]