Man found beaten to death in Northwest Side home

A man who appeared to have been beaten to death was discovered inside a Northwest Side home.
The man, 57, The man -- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as 56-year-old Mike Justo was found unresponsive with massive head trauma just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in a basement of the home in the 5300 block of North Northwest Highway.
The home sits in the normally-quiet Gladstone Park neighborhood in a community that hasn't had a homicide since 2008.
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Man shot in Portage Park neighborhood

The latest shooting happened shortly after midnight on the 6200 block of West Addison Street in the city's Portage Park neighborhood.
Preliminary reports stated a male victim suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken in stable condition to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center
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Police shoot person in Albany Park neighborhood

Chicago police shot a person that pointed a weapon at officers late Monday in the city's Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
No officers were injured in the shooting that happened just after 9 p.m. near the intersection of Central Park and Lawrence avenues.
Tactical unit officers with the Albany Park police district were conducting missions in the area when they heard gunshots and saw two people fleeing the area.
The officers followed the two people, one of whom pulled a weapon and pointed it in the direction of the officers. One of the officers pulled a handgun and opened fire, striking the person.
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