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Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 08 · 1/5/2026 03:08 AM
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Can you take a battery in progress, please? Near 79th St and Essex Ave.
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It's an open line.
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Battery in progress reported near 79th and Essex

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As discussed during the dispatch call, police received a call reporting a battery in progress near 79th Street and Essex Avenue in Chicago. A woman was heard screaming and telling a man he could not leave before the line was disconnected.

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E 79th St & S Essex Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
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