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A woman and a toddler were killed as they tried to cross railroad tracks at the North Chicago Metra station this this morning, authorities said.

The woman was declared dead at the scene and the child was taken to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan following the accident, said Lake County Coroner Richard Keller. The child was declared dead about noon at the hospital, Keller said. The woman was carrying the 2-year-old girl when she was struck by the train, North Chicago Fire officials said in a prepared statement.

The woman was crossing the tracks at the south end of the Metra Station a little before 9 a.m. when the crash happened, said Metra spokeswoman Judy Pardonnet. Although the woman crossed from the west side of the tracks to get to the station on the east side, just behind a group of other people, earlier information that the child's father was among them was incorrect, said Metra Police Commander Don Carroll.

Although officials origi...

Though it's already brought us such big games as Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Final Fantasy XIII, March isn't done yet--far from it. Just look at what's coming this week:

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The mother of a 7-month-old Far Southeast Side girl has been charged with murder in the child's slaying last year, police said this morning.

Vanessa Urbina , 23, was charged late Friday with first-degree murder in the July 2009 killing of her daughter, Isaly Navia, police said.

About 5 p.m. on July 24, authorities were called to Urbina's home in the 10600 block of South Avenue E and Isaly was taken in critical condition to the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, police said. At the time, Urbina had sole custody of the baby, and was watching Isaly by herself, police said.

Urbina "came up with a story" about how the girl had fallen, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak. But Isaly's injuries were not consistent with the story Urbina told, pol...

Game Developers Conference 2010 is (mostly) over. Long live Game Developers Conference. It was a fun and interesting ride, even from way out here in my soggy little corner of northeast Indiana, but I'm ready to kick back and relax for a day or two.

You all have a good one, and do try to be safe. You know how I worry.

This morning's rainy weather and low clouds are causing some flight delays at O'Hare International Airport, according to the FAA.

A weather-related traffic management program was in effect, resulting in some arriving flights at O'Hare being delayed by up to an hour and 15 minutes, according to the FAA Web site about 8:30 a.m.

Some departing flights were also expected to be delayed because of the slowed outbound flights, according to the FAA.

A Chicago Aviation Department hotline, updated at 7:30 a.m., was not reporting delays but warned that some were expected at O'Hare, and those flying today should check with their airlines.

-- Staff report

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This morning's cloudy, wet weather is expected to persist into Sunday, dampening this weekend's pre-St. Patrick's Day festivities, although the chance of rain will go down as the weekend wears on, forecasters predict.

Today will be the cooler, more rain-soaked day, with temperatures in the mid-40s and winds of 15 to 25 m.p.h. and gusts of 40 m.p.h., according to the National Weather Service. The chance of rain in the Chicago area is 70 percent today, but the downtown Chicago forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of showers. Rain will moderate in the afternoon, says Tom Skilling, chief meteorologist for WGN-TV and the Tribune.

The fog dominating the lakefront early today should lift somewhat as the day warms up, although local areas could still see dense fog until later in the morning.

Tonight's temperatures are expected to be in the upper 30s. Sunday will remain cloudy, with a 20 percent chance of light showers and slightly warmer weather, with highs in the upp...

A man, described as in his 30s, was shot multiple times late Friday night while sitting in his vehicle in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.

Preliminary information said the man was sitting in the 11500 block of South Hale Avenue about 11:45 p.m. when an unknown suspect opened fire from a passing vehicle, said police.

The man suffered several gunshot wounds and was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said police.

Police are investigating.

-- Deanese Williams-Harris

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The St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off at noon and will end at 3 p.m. Some downtown streets will be closed.  

The starting point is at the intersection of Balbo and Columbus drives and the parade ends at Madison and Columbus. Roosevelt Road to Randolph Street will be closed to traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The dyeing of the Chicago River will begin at 10:45 a.m. and can be viewed from the East Side of the Michigan Avenue bridge, the West side of the Columbus Drive bridge or upper and lower Wacker Drive between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive

-- Staff report

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