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The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that a car was involved in an accident while taking a shooting victim to a hospital in the South Side’s Englewood neighborhood last week.

According to unconfirmed fire dispatch reports, a man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and two gunshot wounds to the abdomen and was taken to an area hospital. In route, the car crashed near the intersection of Western Avenue and 71st Street. Police did not know where the actual shooting happened but said that initially, the victim appeared to be fatally wounded but showed “signs of life” shortly after crews arrived.

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Three men were tragically killed Sunday night in separate crashes in the Chicago area—and Chicago Breaking News is reporting that two of the deaths involved motorcycles.

Victor Calderon, was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident that occurred in the 2100 block of West Fullerton Avenue. He was pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago.

Henry Manso, was killed in a car crash two hours later at the intersection of Grand and Thatcher Avenues in River Grove. Within twenty minutes of that crash, Todd Filkins, was killed when his motorcycle crashed into another car at the corner of 26th Street and East End Avenue in Chicago Heights.

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The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that on Friday, the Illinois Senate passed a bill protecting bowling alley owners from lawsuits by people who slip and fall because of going outside in their bowling shoes.

The bill, which is awaiting Gov. Quinn's approval, would allow owners to warn people through posted signs that bowling shoes should be worn only inside the bowling alley. That way, if bowlers venture outside and accumulate rain or snow on their shoes and then slip while bowling, alley owners wouldn't be held responsible.

According to lawmakers, the bill protects bowling alley owners from lawsuits from patrons who leave the alley to and return with wet feet, creating a hazard that could result in slips or falls. The bill doesn’t legislate away plaintiffs' rights to sue when a property owner is negligent though. Chicago store owners still must inspect their property for potential dangers and either fix a problem within a reasonable time period or warn the public of those defects.

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