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Sep 01, 2025
A woman was fatally shot during an argument in Riverdale Sunday night, according to Chicago police.
The 26-year-old woman was involved in a dispute outside of a home in the 13200 block of South Ellis Avenue around 7:30 p.m. when the shooter pulled out a handgun and opened fire, police said.
The woman was struck in the chest and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
No one is in custody.
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Sep 01, 2025
A person of interest was taken into custody after five people were wounded in a shooting early Monday in the Oakland neighborhood on the South Side.
Officers responding to a call of a large disturbance heard gunfire nearby and found the five victims around 1:05 a.m. in the 3600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to Chicago police.
A 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times and was listed in critical condition at University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. A 33-year-old man was struck in his arm and leg and was in fair condition at the same hospital, police said.
Another 33-year-old man was also shot in the arm and leg, and a 26-year-old man was struck in the leg, police said. They were both in good condition at the University of Chicago hospital.
A 36-year-old woman was shot in the leg and was listed in good condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said.
Four guns were found at the shooting scene and a "person of interest" was taken into custody, police said.
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Aug 31, 2025
A Grand Crossing man was charged with killing a 15-year-old boy and wounding a 12-year-old boy in a shooting Thursday afternoon.
Daniel Navas Maiver, 19, was arrested in the 7400 block of South Harvard Avenue around 12:10 a.m. Friday and charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder, Chicago police said.
He allegedly shot the two teens around 3:45 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of West 47th Street in the Canaryville neighborhood, poilce said.
Alex Durante, 15, was shot in the hip and pronounced dead Thursday night, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The younger boy was shot in the chest and taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition, authorities said.
Navas Maiver was scheduled to appear for a court hearing Sunday.
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Aug 31, 2025
At an age where most kids are just starting to master the alphabet, 4-year-old Zorien Royce of Vernon Hills speaks five languages and is among the youngest card-carrying Mensa members in the world.
Zorian, who turned 4 earlier this month, actually earned his membership to Mensa, an organization open those who score in the top 2% on an accepted standardized intelligence test, and Intertel, which is open to the top 1% of the world's population, based on tests he took when he was 3. He scored 156 out of 160 on the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence test, which placed him into the "profoundly gifted range."
Zorian's father, Md Naquib Alam Ansari, an associate director of technology at a global pharmaceutical company, and mother, Monirupa Ananya, a civil engineer at at global construction firm, said they first noticed their son had unusual abilities around the age of 2, when he could count from 1 to 100 forwards and backwards and spell complex words.
Even more than that, they say Zorian displayed such an insatiable curiosity that his questions forced the couple, both who have master's degrees, to consult with Google for the answers.
"His questions are thoughtful," Ananya said. "One time he asked us why doesn't the moon fall down? Who is holding it up? I had to search Google for the answers."
Ananya said her son learned Bengali from her parents, who have been visiting from India for the summer.
"My mom and dad joke that he learned Bengali, but they haven't learned English," she said, adding that Zorien's curiosity extends to his grandparents.
"He asked my dad why a car has four wheels while a bicycle has only two," Ananya said.
Because of Zorien's curiosity and ability to pick up language quickly, the couple consulted their pediatrician who referred them to a psychologist — who administered the IQ test that led to Zorian qualifying for both Mensa and Intertel.
"I had never heard of Mensa, but th
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