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5 officers struck by car amid large gathering on West Side, Chicago police say

Five police officers were struck by a driver while dispersing a crowd early Sunday, Chicago police said.

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What happened Five police officers were struck by a driver while dispersing a crowd early Sunday, Chicago police said.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left62-year-old pedestrian killed after being struck by car in Irving Park

Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report

Center5 officers struck by car amid large gathering on West Side, Chicago police say

ABC7chicago.com · Center · News report

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · May 24, 2:13 PM

5 officers struck by car amid large gathering on West Side, Chicago police say

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Five police officers were struck by a driver while dispersing a crowd early Sunday, Chicago police said.

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · May 24, 1:24 AM

62-year-old pedestrian killed after being struck by car in Irving Park

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A 62-year-old woman was struck and killed by a driver Saturday in Irving Park. The driver of a Nissan, a 35-year-old woman, hit the pedestrian about 5:15 p.m. in the 4500 block of West Belm...

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

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May 24, 1:24 AM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

May 24, 2:13 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is needs review · outlier detected.