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Police say man in custody after two men, ages 32 and 45, shot and killed in Englewood late Monday night
WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 8, 2026 at 12:33 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedChicago police say a man is in custody in connection with a double homicide late Monday night in Englewood on the city's South Side.
The headline splitWGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) frames it as "Police say man in custody after two men, ages 32 and 45, shot and killed in Englewood lat...". WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "2 shot, killed inside Englewood home, Chicago police say".
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CenterPolice say man in custody after two men, ages 32 and 45, shot and killed in Englewood late Monday night
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