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A Chicago alderman wants to toughen the city's dangerous dog ordinance after an incident that endangered residents in his Northwest Side ward. A Pit Bull that had been declared dangerous after attacking three people, escaped from a fenced yard and was found wandering near a home where several small children live.

The proposed changes to the dangerous dog ordinance include a five-year ban on dog ownership for any owner found guilty of not obeying the dangerous dog requirements. Dangerous dog owners with multiple violations of ordinance requirements over a five-year period would face a lifetime ban on dog ownership in Chicago.

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A four year old boy was attacked and mauled by the family's Rottweiler on the Southwest Side of Chicago on Sunday. The boy was identified as Alex Angulo. The boy was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A neighbor on the 3800 block of West 61st Street said he feared the dog because it appeared aggressive and sometimes got free from the backyard where it was confined.

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A Chicago jury awarded a mailman $75,224.00 for injuries he suffered after being bitten by a dog. The mailman plaintiff was delivering mail to 501 S. Willie in Mt. Prospect when the home owner's twenty pound schnauzer got loose and bit the mailman on the back of his knee. The mailman plaintiff required surgery and incurred $58,435 in medical expenses. State Farm had offered $25,000. before the trial to settle the case but the offer was rejected by the plaintiff for being too low.

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An Illinois man was charged Wednesday for failing to contain a dangerous dog with a leash. St. Clair County Sheriff's Department reported that Jesse D. Sellers was charged after his pit bull got loose. His dog attacked a boy who was playing in his own yard. The boy went to the hospital with bite wounds to his head, eyes and the back of his neck.

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Three pit bulls mauled a 6-year-old boy in Chicago on Friday according to an article written by Tina Fondeles, a staff reporter of Chicago Suntimes. Chicago police officers shot two of the pit bulls but the third one escaped. The child was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition. The dog owner was questioned by Chicago police.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 800,000 Americans seek medical attention for dog bites each year. Half of the victims are children. Of those injured, 386,000 require treatment in an emergency department and about a dozen die. The rate of dog bite-related injuries is highest for children ages 5 to 9 years. Almost two thirds of injuries among children ages four years and younger are to the head or neck region. Injury rates in children are significantly higher for boys than for girl.

CDC has published a study on fatal dog bites, which lists the breeds involved in fatal attacks over 20 years Download file

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A Waukegan woman was attacked by three pit bulls on Thursday afternoon. Kiara Lynn was attacked by the dogs as she walked to a gas station with a friend. The pit bulls ripped part of her ear off and chewed up her arms and legs. Ms. Lynn is recovering from her injuries at Vista Medical Center East.
As of Friday, the dogs have yet to be turned over to Waukegan Animal Control.

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A four year old boy was bit by a pit bull in his own backyard and is in critical condition the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday.

The boy was in his own back yard at 3500 block of West Cortland when a pit bull that was being kept in the same building as where he lived attacked him.

The boy was listed in critical condition at Memorial Hospital.

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A child was seriously injured Thursday afternoon as a result of a dog bite, the Chicago Suntimes reported.

The pit bull ran out of an alley at about 12:45 pm near the intersection of South Western Avenue and 57th Street and bit the 11 year old boy on his neck and legs. The boy was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

As is standard procedure, the dog was brought to Animal Care and Control where it will be quarantined for 10 days.

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