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Chicago Coffee 'Legend' Jim Karr Killed By Falling Coffee Machine

 James Karr, 48, was installing a large coffee machine when he lost his balance. The machine fell on him.
James Karr, 48, was installing a large coffee machine when he lost his balance. The machine fell on him.
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CHICAGO — A Roscoe Village man died Saturday after a coffee machine fell on him Downtown.

The man was setting up a large coffee machine in the 300 block of East Jackson Drive when he lost his balance about 4:25 p.m., police said. The man grabbed the machine to steady himself, but it fell on top of him.

James Karr, 48, of the 1900 block of West Henderson Street, was injured in his head and chest and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:56 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.