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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

2 girls shot inside East Chicago home | VIDEO
Two young girls are recovering Wednesday after being hit by bullets while inside an East Chicago, Ind., home.

City worker to be sentenced in DUI crash
A city worker who pleaded guilty to DUI charges after plowing into seven pedestrians on a busy Chicago sidewalk will be sentenced Wednesday. Prosecutors allege Dwight Washington was drinking on the job.

Rogers Park murder victim's family gets $10M
A $10 million settlement has been awarded to the family of a woman killed in her apartment on the city's North Side seven years ago.

North Side synagogue vandalism investigated
Chicago police are investigating what they call ''disparaging statements'' that were spray-painted on a North Side synagogue.

Fire forces residents out of Pilsen building
A fire inside a basement apartment early Wednesday forced everyone out of a building in the 1300-block of West 19th Street.

Zoo staff cares for black-footed cat kitten
A male black-footed cat kitten was born at Brookfield Zoo on February 14. Because his mom was not providing him with proper maternal care, staff quickly intervened and began hand rearing him at the Animal Hospital.