Catcher Willson Contreras spent over 13 years in the Cubs organization.

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SAN DIEGO — The serendipity is hard to ignore.

Former Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is headed to the Cardinals on a five-year, $87.5 million deal, according to multiple reports. Four months ago, the Cubs were in St. Louis for the trade deadline, and when Contreras took the field to warm up post-deadline — still a Cub, against the odds — he was greeted by a round of applause.

After spending over 13 years in the Cubs organization, Contreras is headed to their NL Central rival. And if the Cubs hope to compete for the division next year, they’ll have to go through Contreras and the Cardinals to get there.

Contreras officially closes his Cubs tenure with a World Series ring, three All-Star selections and 117 home runs over seven seasons.

Krzysztof Szubert, 21, was reported missing Dec. 3, from the River North neighborhood.

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A person pulled from Lake Michigan at Oak Street Beach early Wednesday has been identified as man who was reported missing over the weekend in the River North neighborhood.

Krzysztof Szubert, 21, was discovered unresponsive in the water about 1:55 a.m. in the 1000 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Szubert was last seen about 9:45 p.m. Saturday at the River North bar, Howl at the Moon, at 26 W. Hubbard St., according to a missing persons flier.

Detectives were conducting a death investigation.

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A concealed carry holder was fatally shot with her own gun by an intruder inside a home in Burnside on the Far South Side Wednesday morning, according to police.

The woman, 22, was in her residence in the 9400 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue when another woman entered and the two began arguing just before 3:20 a.m., Chicago police said.

The intruder took a gun from the 22-year-old and shot her in the chest, police said. She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she later died, police said.

The other woman fled the scene. No one was in custody.

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A man has died after being shot Tuesday in North Lawndale on the West Side.

The man, 25, was near a sidewalk in the 1300 block of North Homan Avenue when he suffered a gunshot wound to the head about 5:30 p.m., Chicago police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died a few hours later, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His name hasn’t been released.

No arrests were reported.

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A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan at Oak Street Beach early Wednesday.

The 21-year-old was discovered unresponsive in the water about 1:55 a.m. in the 1000 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area detectives were conducting a death investigation.

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A man was shot and killed in Austin on Tuesday evening, police said.

The 40-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle in the 1100 block of South Mason Avenue about 7:15 p.m. when someone approached the car on foot and fired shots, according to Chicago police.

The man was struck in the head. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests were reported and detectives are investigating.

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A man was shot and killed in North Lawndale on Tuesday evening, police said.

The man, 33, was in the 1300 block of South Komensky Avenue near a residence when he was shot in the head just before 6:30 p.m., according to Chicago police. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No one was in custody, and detectives are investigating.