After a long Fourth of July weekend that featured a visit from the president, the first ever NASCAR street race, historic storms and scores of mostly illegal fireworks displays, the leaders of Chicago’s emergency response agencies gathered Wednesday to praise the efforts of first responders. “Every instance required advanced coordination and collaboration and I could not be more proud of the .
Chaos erupted Wednesday morning in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood after a 4th of July celebration took a deadly turn. Police said one man was beaten, five people shot and one died.
The long July Fourth weekend in Chicago began with four men shot in Chicago Lawn and ended with five people shot and a man beaten to death in an attack in Englewood.