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Gun violence continues to plague Chicago streets with the city seeing a significant uptick in shootings and murders compared to last year.  On Tuesday, the Chicago Police Department reported 3,790 people were shot through Nov. 30, compared to 2,403 in the same time period last year.

Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend are done sending people home -- viewer voting will determine which of the Top 17 singers will get to move on to the finals and eventually compete for the season 19 crown.Fans can vote for their favorite singer, and for the Instant Save, by using official app, or on NBC.com/VoiceVote.

True Thompson, 2, had the best day with her cousins. After Kim Kardashian’s youngest kids – Saint, 4, Chicago, 2, and 1-year-old Psalm West – met up with Khloe Kardashian’s daughter for some late fall fun, and Khloe, 36, shared the adventures to her Instagram (which were shared by a fan account on Nov.

A man who Chicago police wanted to question about an open container of alcohol over the weekend fired a handgu at an officer who fired back, police officials said.  Police said no one was struck by gunfire in the incident Saturday afternoon on the city’s North Side. Mugshot for Gerardo Jasso, 35.

Officials in Chicago reported a violent Thanksgiving Day weekend in the city that resulted in 37 shooting victims, including nine who died from their injuries. CBS Chicago reported that the first deadly shooting occurred early Friday when a 30-year-old man was struck in the head by a bullet and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Chicago firefighters responded to a one-vehicle crash on Lake Shore Drive expressway involving an expensive red Ferrari that was a weekend rental. The vehicle was being driven by a 22-year-old man around 12:45 a.m.

A suspect accused of seriously wounding a Chicago cop during a traffic stop claims he panicked after smoking marijuana while driving with a suspended license, prosecutors said. Aaron Okelola, 25, is facing felony charges of attempted murder of a police officer and misdemeanor fleeing and eluding in the late Monday incident in the city’s Princeton Park section, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Three men, including a 17-year-old and a convicted felon 19 days into two years of probation, were hunting for rivals when they fired on Chicago police officers over the weekend, prosecutors said Tuesday.

A Chicago police officer was hospitalized on Monday night after being dragged by a vehicle following a traffic stop on the city's South Side, according to reports.  At least two suspects were in custody after the incident, which occurred around 8 p.m. at West 95th and South Lafayette streets.The officer was taken to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities in Chicago said Sunday that shootings this weekend across the city involved at least 47 victims, including five who died. There were six people shot on Saturday morning in the city’s Auburn Gresham, according to ABC7Chicago.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE: R&B artist Jeremih has apparently turned the corner in his battle with a severe case of COVID-19.

Will Tizard ContributorCinematographer Phedon Papamichael, known for his versatile array of visual styles, from Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” to James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari,” says he knew going into Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” that he would need to do some reading between the lines.Sorkin’s Netflix original film, which recounts the notorious political prosecution of eight defendants charged with inciting riots at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, is an impressive

Kim Kardashian West has enlisted the help of her daughters, seven-year-old North West and two-year-old Chicago West, for a new SKIMS ad campaign, in which the trio models looks in the latest Cozy collection from her shapewear brand.In a series of photos posted to Instagram, the family wears the all-white set as they bundle up and cuddle for the cameras. "Our most-wanted @SKIMS Cozy loungewear collection just got bigger and better than ever," the caption read.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA spokesperson for Chicago R&B artist Jeremih issued a statement today indicating he is hospitalized and battling a severe case of COVID-19.The 33-year-old musician, whose real name is Jeremy Felton, is on a ventilator in an intensive care unit, the statement said.“The COVID-19 condition he’s experiencing is rare for a young man his age without underlying conditions,” the representative said.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerWolf Entertainment remembered director/producer David Rodriguez tonight with a tribute to him on One Chicago, the NBC Wednesday lineup of Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D and Chicago Med..Rodriguez, whose credits include The Chi, Queen of the South, and episodes of all Chicago fseries, died October 29 from complications of a stroke. He was 50.He worked in Corrections and Law Enforcement, including serving time as an undercover narcotics officer in South Florida.

A Chicago Ph.D. student studying criminology fatally shot her ex-boyfriend at his Washington, DC, home, authorities said.

Chicago police are searching for an SUV possibly used by a gunman who shot a 5-year-old boy in the head with a stray bullet Monday evening as he was playing with an iPad inside a home.  The child was on a couch around 7:30 p.m. when an SUV drove by the home on the 200 block of West 115th Street and someone inside opened fire, police said.  The child was shot in the head and rushed to the hospital to undergo surgery.

CHICAGO – The father of a 5-year-old girl who was found alone with her younger sister on a Chicago street says he thought she was safe with her mother. The girls, whose discovery late Sunday prompted a police search for their parents, were taken to Comer Children's Hospital and were found to be in good condition.