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Nearly 40 shot over three days in Chicago, including young mother, 4-year-old girl, teen on CTA bus

CHICAGO - A young mother. A 4-year-old girl. A 15-year-old boy riding the bus home from school.

They are among the nearly 40 people shot in Chicago over just three days this week, days when the temperature reached into the 80s and drew more people into the streets. In fact, this level of violence on weekdays is usually not seen until the middle of summer, according to data kept by the Tribune.

On the first warm day Monday, at least one person was killed and

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