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Violent weekend leaves 11 dead as Chicago marks 500 homicides

CHICAGO - More than 30 people were wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the weekend, and another 11 people were fatally shot as the city marked 500 homicides for 2017, according to police and data kept by the Tribune.

Authorities provided information on 31 shootings in neighborhoods across the city, from Wicker Park, East

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