Winnie Dortch
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Reporter for WGN-TV Storyteller Kaelie Wynter’s Mom
Chicago, IL
Joined December 2009
A community is outraged - and demanding justice - after a mother and her children were beaten by a mob of kids near a Chicago elementary school. Video of the attack was then posted to social media. https://t.co/bUXypiuXYI
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Parents and community members are outraged after a video that has gone viral on social media shows a mom and her children being attacked by students Monday as they walked home from Orville Bright E…
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'No easy answers here': Board of Education meets as Chicago Public Schools faces $734M budget shortfall. @WinnieMarieNEWS has the latest report. READ MORE:
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CHICAGO — The Chicago Board of Education met Thursday as Chicago Public Schools faces a more than $700 million budget shortfall that it must balance before the end of August. The district’s c…
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Toddler injured after finding gun in West Side home, Chicago police say. @WinnieMarieNEWS has the latest update. READ MORE:
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A 2-year-old boy was injured after finding an unsecured firearm inside a West Side residence and accidentally shooting himself in the wrist.
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On scene of a fire in Blue Island Vermont St. and Seeley Avenue 2-alarm fire Three structures damaged
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BREAKING: Crews battling 2-alarm fire in south suburban Blue Island early this morning, multiple buildings damaged. @WinnieMarieNEWS is at the scene with updates on the developing situation. READ MORE:
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BLUE ISLAND, Ill. — Multiple buildings, including a local business, were severely damaged after a fire erupted early Monday morning in south suburban Blue Island. Crews from multiple fire departmen…
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Warehouse fire on the 5000 of W Lake St. 2-11 Alarm Two workers escaped CTA suspended Green line service between Harlem/Lake and Ashland/Lake CTA Emergency responders shut down power to the Green line in this area No fire hit CTA structure
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Procession for Chicago Police officer who died this morning. Detectives are currently conducting a death investigation. CPD is asking the public “to keep the officer’s family and her fellow officers in your prayers as they grieve this unimaginable loss”.
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A 56-year-old man shot while inside his vehicle. He was rushed to Mt. Sinai with a gunshot wound to the neck. He is listed as critical. After he was shot, he drove off and struck a pole. Police blocked off the bridge near Harrison and South Independence
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Police have found the vehicle connected to a cold case. Karen Schepers was last seen April 16, 1983. She was with co-workers at a Carpentersville bar. It was reported she was the last person to leave the bar. The vehicle will be pulled from the Fox River. Media briefing 10am
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#BREAKING Man accused in Highland Park July 4 parade shooting takes guilty plea deal
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Robert E. Crimo III, 23, has pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the 2022 Highland Park shooting, and sentencing is set to take place on April 23.
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Dolton mayor, Tiffany Henyard, running for mayor again. She tells WGN “she sees no competition. Senior Trustee, Jason House, is running against her. HEAR FROM BOTH AT 11AM & 12PM ON @WGNNews
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Father Pfleger and others gathered outside St. Sabina Church on Monday. Pfleger ordered the flag to be raised upside down in response to federal job cuts, deportations and Trump’s plan to dismantle the Dept. of Ed. The opposing side says this is desecration of the American Flag.
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Robert Fryc, 43, killed in a crash Sunday morning in Barrington. Lopez, 23, has been charged with reckless homicide. Police say Lopez struck Fryc’s vehicle. He died at the hospital. Lopez was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.
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Fountain Jordan Shepard Funeral Home caught fire this morning. LIVE on scene at 7:30am and 8:30am The son of the owner declined an interview, but devastated. Services were scheduled here in the coming days.
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2 11 alarm on Waveland now struck out. All searches are clear. Several pets now accounted for and safe. Original fire building is 1.5 story brick. Fire communicated to 2.5 story frame with extensive damage. No injuries
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TWO WOMEN DEAD ANOTHER WOMAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITAL ALL THREE WOMEN WERE FOUND SHOT IN AN ALLEY NEAR 78TH AND OGLESBY. #Southshore
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The same #WickerPark business was hit in October by a trio of robbers. https://t.co/2vdwjCTenv
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Security footage provided by the team at Taco and Burrito Express, on the 1500 block of North Ashland Avenue, shows a man dressed in all black inside the business at about 2:20 a.m.
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Justice Department directs prosecutors to investigate local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
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The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration l…
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President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on Monday and among the Chicagoans traveling to Washington, D.C., are Ola and Bola Osundairo, the brothers linked to Jussie Smollett's staged 2019 attack. https://t.co/SoYZ1kq2TZ
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CHICAGO — President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on Monday and among the Chicagoans traveling to Washington, D.C., are Ola and Bola Osundairo, the brothers linked to Jussie Smollett’s …
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Police continue to investigate why 2 men were shot, 1 fatally, in Andersonville late last night. Surveillance video shows a person running down an alley at the scene. @WGNErik has the latest report. READ MORE: https://t.co/A8RzmfXueO
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