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Student Choking On Pizza Saved By Elementary School Nurse: District

The school nurse was filling in at middle school when the choking incident occurred, officials said. Nurse Mena Powell was "in the right place at the right time," having been filling in on nursing needs next door to her home elementary school when the student began choking.

After Ex-Chicago Cop Sues Kim Foxx, Prosecutors Move To Toss Out Case

Cook County prosecutors claim total immunity against a lawsuit filed by an acquitted ex-sergeant who retired before he could be fired. Michael Vitellaro was captured on a viral video kneeling on the back of a 14-year-old boy who he falsely suspected of having stolen his son's bicycle.

Person Climbs On Roof, Shows Fake Gun In Police Standoff, Chief Says

The person showed an AR-15-style rifle authorities identified as a toy, then fled to the roof of his Frankfort Square home, police said. Deputies arrived around 4 p.m., and he emerged from his residence in the 20200 block of Lismore Circle with an AR-15-style rifle that authorities quickly identified as a toy, according to Jungles.

Man Charged In Labor Day Stabbing On Chicago CTA Red Line Train

The victim fled from the train at the Wilson stop and ran a short distance to the 4700 block of North Broadway. On September 2, police said a 37-year-old victim got into a fight with the suspect on a Red Line train around 1:15 p.m. near the Wilson stop, when the suspect pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the victim several times.

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