Teen Killed When Motorist With Gunshot Wound Crashes Into Her Home

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Teen Killed When Motorist With Gunshot Wound Crashes Into Her Home A 14-year-old girl who had been sleeping on a sofa in west suburban Maywood was killed early Tuesday when a car crashed into the apartment where she lived and landed on top of her. Dominique Thomas was a freshman at Proviso East High School and lived on the 800 block of South 19th Avenue. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Thomas had been sleeping near her 12-year-old brother at the time of the accident. Her brother was listed in "stable" condition at a nearby hospital Tuesday morning. PHOTOS: Governor Quinn's China Trade Mission GOP Rep Smiles For Camera, Cuts Ribbon On Project He Opposed Judge: State Can End Foster Contracts With Catholic Charities WATCH: CTA-Riding Air Guitar Star's Epic Solo Lake Shore Drive Tolls, City Income Tax Could Be Coming BLOG POSTS David Protess: Troy Davis Never Had a Chance "How could this happen in America?" was the question repeated on talk radio and around the water coolers. Now it's time for a postmortem, and the troubling answer is: it happens all the time. Joe Moreno: Social Media Week, I Mean Social Media Life There's literally no excuse for elected officials not to utilize social media. I would love to be known as the most accessible alderman in the city. Elena Quintana: The Double Jeopardy of Being an LGBT Immigrant Now that same-sex civil unions are legal (and in some states, same-sex marriage), the legal protections for undocumented spouses or civil union partners are called into question. Melissa Hapke: An Execution That Didn't Happen This story ends with the execution of Troy Davis. It begins with a former Illinois governor, who was pro-death penalty, and saw the life of a woman worth saving in 1996. Keith Ecker: Bikers vs. Drivers vs. Pedestrians: The War Wages On For Chicago bike riders, there is one rule of the road: bikers are always right. At least that's the impression you get from many in the cyclist community.

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