The shooting happened at about 2:37 a.m. in the 9600-block of S. Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood, police said.
Officers responded to a call of a "domestic disturbance," and found a 27-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds.
The woman died at the scene, police said.
A 29-year-old man was taken into police custody; a weapon was recovered at the scene.
Chicago police said charges are pending.
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