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State Sen. Kimberly Lightford and her husband were carjacked in the suburbs Tuesday.

Shots were fired — but no one was injured — when three people wearing masks in a Dodge Durango commandeered Lightford's Mercedes-Benz SUV in suburban Broadview.

Lightford, who represents a sliver of the West Side, said she was thankful to be alive. "I am trying to process the trauma of what happened," she said.

Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford And Husband Carjacked In Broadview

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