Illinois Dem Senator Carjacked, Shots Fired In Chicago Suburb, Cops Say

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CHICAGO – Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford was carjacked Tuesday night in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, officials said. The news broke as we learned a Pennsylvania Congresswoman was carjacked in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.

Sen. Lightford was traveling with her husband around 9:45 p.m. local time when three suspects driving a Dodge Durango demanded their Mercedes SUV in the 2000 block of South 20th Avenue.

Chief of Police Thomas Mills said, “This is still an ongoing investigation but I can confirm no shots were fired by the police. The victim did hear what they believed to be gunfire.”

“First and foremost I am thankful that my husband and I are alive and physically unharmed,” the lawmaker said in a written statement. “I am trying to process the trauma of what happened. I want to thank everyone who has offered their love and support. I want to especially thank Mayor Katrina Thompson and the Broadview Police Department for their quick and thorough response.”

The suspects remain at large.

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