Sep 20, 2008 Two pit bulls maul 6-year-old Chicago boy
CHICAGO - Chicago police say they shot and killed two pit bulls after the dogs severely mauled a 6-year-old boy on the city's West Side, but a third dog escaped.
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The boy was reported in serious condition late Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Sep 17, 2008 Officer Shoots Pit Bull
ALTON - An Alton police officer shot and wounded a pit bull Wednesday morning as he was responding to a domestic dispute call in the 1100 block of Pearl Street.
He said that the owner was cited for violating the city's animal control ordinance.
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He said that the owner was cited for violating the city's animal control ordinance.
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Sep 12, 2008 Waukegan Teenager Severely Mauled in Pit Bull Attack
Waukegan - Three pit bulls attacked a woman in a neighborhood in north suburban Waukegan.
A 19-year-old woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after undergoing emergency surgery for her wounds.
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Aug 20, 2008 Pit bull attacks Glenview teen and Chicago dog owner is ticketed
GLENVIEW — A Chicago man's pit bull terrier attacked a 14-year-old boy riding a bicycle in Glenview last week, authorities said.
Police said the victim was riding on Pleasant Lane at Sunset Ridge Road about 2 p.m. Aug. 13 when the pit bull chased him down, bit him, then jumped on him. Passing drivers stopped to help the boy and were able to chase the dog away until officers captured the dog, police said. The boy was treated at Glenbrook Hospital for several bites and was released the same day.
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Aug 19, 2008 Pit Bulls seriously maul Woman, 19
East Alton - Police shot and killed one pit bull and captured another after the dogs started attacking people Tuesday afternoon near Van Preter Park.
"It seems like we're getting an awful lot of calls about pit bills, more than usual," he said.
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The Telegraph - Dogs were involved in previous attack
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The Telegraph - Village Trustee Recounts Dog Attack VIDEO
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The Telegraph - Woman Sues Over Injuries From Pit Bulls
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"It seems like we're getting an awful lot of calls about pit bills, more than usual," he said.
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Aug 12, 2008 Elgin officer shoots charging pit bull
Elgin — An
Elgin police officer shot and wounded a pit bull over the weekend after
it made threatening moves toward him, police said Monday.
The dog
was taken to an animal hospital where it was euthanized. The dog's
owner, Dewayne M. Miller, 23, of the 400 block of Locust Street, was
cited for allegedly violating city ordinances that prohibit dangerous
dogs, require dogs to be on a leash or confined and require proof of
rabies inoculation, said police spokeswoman Ann Dinges.
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July 23, 2008 Panel begins work on dangerous dog laws
BY MARY WICOFF
DANVILLE — Adam Decker vividly recalled the evening two pit bulls kept him and his family prisoners in their own home. The neighbor’s dogs were loose and trying to get into Decker’s home and backyard.
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...[T]he case is in court.
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Panel member Carolyn Wands also recounted a time a couple of years ago when a neighbor’s pit bull got loose and, she said, “took a hunk out of the back of my leg. He clamped down and would not let go.”
That dog, which was destroyed, belonged to a family that apparently treated it with love.
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