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A man was shot Tuesday afternoon in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side.
The 21-year-old realized he was shot in the hand about 4:40 p.m. after hearing gunshots in the 700 block of East 132nd Street, according to Chicago Police.
He was took himself to Roseland Community Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.
A 60-year-old woman was reported missing by police Tuesday night after she was last seen in the Albany Park neighborhood on the North Side.
Ngan Nguyen was last seen about 10 a.m. Monday in the 4800 block of North Harding, Chicago Police said.
Nguyen was described as an Asian woman, about 5-foot-2, 115 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, police said. A description of her clothing was not available.
Police said her family became concerned after they “found a
note written in Vietnamese mentioning that she was disappointed with herself and if anything happened to her that she would be here spiritually.”
Anyone with information was asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8266.
A man was shot and critically wounded late Tuesday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The 32-year-old was standing outside about 11:45 p.m. on the sidewalk in the 5400 block of West Rice when someone in a white vehicle fired shots, striking him in the chest and right leg, according to Chicago Police.
The man was taken in critical condition to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, police said.
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A 23-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in the Southwest Side Ashburn neighborhood.
He was standing outside at 2:25 p.m. in the 7800 block of South Homan when a male on a light-colored bicycle started shooting at him, according to Chicago Police. The victim was hit five times and the shooter left the area.
The man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 3:03 p.m., police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. His identity was not released Tuesday night.
Area Central detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.
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Bond was set at $250,000 for two men charged for their alleged actions during an anti-white supremacy protest Tuesday night on the North Side.
The rally, organized by Black Rose-Rosa Negra Chicago, Haymaker Chicago and other community groups, began at 9:30 p.m. outside the Cook County courthouse at 2452 W. Belmont.
“The rally will denounce the CPD as complicit in the structures of white supremacy that give rise to fascism, and will demand the immediate release of community members arrested earlier today,” a statement by the organizers prior to the rally said.
Thomas Rainey, 50, of Rogers Park faces felony counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer and resisting or obstructing a peace officer, police said.
He was arrested while officers were attempting to place someone else into custody and he “repeatedly pushed officers using his hands and hips in an attempt to defeat a lawful arrest,” police said.
Ezra Arreola, 28, of Pilsen faces felony counts of resisting or obstructing a peace officer and reckless conduct, police said.
Arreola walked into the middle of the intersection at Belmont and Western and headed west on Belmont. Despite being asked “numerous times” to exit the street and walk on the sidewalk, officers tried to take him into custody but he pulled away, police said.
Bail was set at $250,000 for both men, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office. They were expected to return to court Tuesday. Both men could be released on electronic monitoring ahead of their trial, according to court records.
A third man, Ian Walsh, 25, of North Center, was also taken into custody during the demonstration, police said. Walsh faces one misdemeanor count of aggravated assault of a peace officer.
Walsh approached an officer and tried to strike the officer with an object before he was subdued and taken into custody, police said. He is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 22.
A police source said the commander of the 19th District was injured at the protest.
(AURORA) A suspicious package caused extensive delays Wednesday night on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line when a suspicious package was found at the Route 59 station in west suburban Aurora.
Metra trains were halted just before 8 p.m. when a suspicious package was found at the Route 59 Station at 1090 North Route 59, according to Metra and Naperville police.
Officers responded and found there was no threat to the public, police said. The area was secured and the package was found to “innocuous.”
Trains were moving again on the line by 9:50 p.m. with extensive delay, Metra said.
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ATTORNEY CONTACT: RICHARD DVORAK, (630) 891-3973
A woman suing Cook County, Sheriff Tom Dart and several correctional officers claims she was repeatedly sexually harassed at the Cook County Jail. When she turned down a guard’s sexual advances and reported the behavior, other guards retaliated against her jailed fiance.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court Wednesday by Shatara Lakes and Demetrius Harris and claims their constitutional rights were violated by the correctional officers.
Lakes said she began making weekly visits with her 8-year-old daughter in December 2016 to Cook County Jail, 2700 S. California Ave., to see her fiance, Harris, who was awaiting trial, according to the suit.
In January, she noticed that a male correctional officer assigned to the public waiting area would frequently flirt with her, calling her “beautiful,” according to the suit. On Jan. 14, he again called her beautiful and asked “If I touch you on your butt, will you slap me?”
Lakes said she nervously laughed the comment off, but did not give him permission. The correctional officer took out a business card and slid it and his hand into her back pocket. He “allowed his hand to linger for several seconds” and left the card. The officer also suggested he could take her through security and frisk her, but Lakes refused and asked for a female officer.
The officer approached her again inside the jail in a waiting area and showed her a picture of several children, which she presumed were his, according to the suit. He then made remarks, including pointing out the children were biracial, which Lakes took to mean that he, a white officer, was sexually attracted to her, a black woman, and wanted to have sex with her. He kissed her hand and asked Lakes’ daughter to tell her mother she was beautiful.
Harris submitted a complaint against the officer and an investigation was opened, according to the suit. Shortly after, other correctional officers began to abuse and harass her fiance, Harris, while he was held at the jail. The retaliation included suspension of Harris’ participation in an inmate work program, interference with his telephone access and disruptive and arbitrary dorm reassignments.
Officers told Harris that “under no circumstances would he receive any help from correctional officers,” according to the suit. He was also taken by the neck and shoved into a wall. One correctional officer banged Harris’ head into various walls. Other officers failed to bring Harris to court, resulting in his trial date being reset.
Harris was ultimately found not guilty of the charges against in him March and was released, the suit said.
The eight-count suit seeks unspecified damages and accuses the correctional officers, Cook County and Sheriff Dart of civil right violations, including excessive force, intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery, according to court documents. Lakes and Harris seek a trial by jury.
“We strive to ensure that every person entering the jail is treated with dignity and respect and will defend against the allegations raised in this complaint,” Cook County sheriff’s office spokeswoman Cara Smith said in a statement Wednesday night.
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A 17-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting Wednesday night in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
The girl had just gotten out of a vehicle about 8:30 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Spaulding when a male walked up to the group she was with and fired shots, Chicago Police said.
She suffered a graze wound to her ear and declined medical attention, police said.
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Bond has been denied for a south suburban man charged with fatally shooting an elderly man Thursday afternoon in the Canaryville neighborhood on the South Side.
Donald J. McNamara, 58, faces one count of first-degree murder for the death of 86-year-old Donald L. McNamara, according to Chicago Police. It was not immediately known how or if the men were related.
Officers responded shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday and found the elderly man bleeding in his home in the 4100 block of South Wallace, authorities said at the time. Paramedics found a puncture wound to the back of the man’s head.
Donald L. McNamara was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:31 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.
Donald J. McNamara was arrested about 12:25 p.m. Monday in the 9100 block of South Roberts Road in Hickory Hills. The investigation revealed he and the older man had been involved in an argument, when the suspect pulled out a handgun and fired a shot, striking the older man in the head, police said.
Donald J. McNamara, who lives in Worth, was denied bond at a hearing Wednesday, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office. He was expected back in court Sept. 5.
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ATTORNEY CONTACT: RICHARD DVORAK, (630) 891-3973
A woman suing Cook County, Sheriff Tom Dart and several correctional officers claims she was repeatedly sexually harassed at the Cook County Jail. When she turned down a guard’s sexual advances and reported the behavior, other guards retaliated against her jailed fiance.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court Wednesday by Shatara Lakes and Demetrius Harris and claims their constitutional rights were violated by the correctional officers.
Lakes said she began making weekly visits with her 8-year-old daughter in December 2016 to Cook County Jail, 2700 S. California Ave., to see her fiance, Harris, who was awaiting trial, according to the suit.
In January, she noticed that a male correctional officer assigned to the public waiting area would frequently flirt with her, calling her “beautiful,” according to the suit. On Jan. 14, he again called her beautiful and asked “If I touch you on your butt, will you slap me?”
Lakes said she nervously laughed the comment off, but did not give him permission. The correctional officer took out a business card and slid it and his hand into her back pocket. He “allowed his hand to linger for several seconds” and left the card. The officer also suggested he could take her through security and frisk her, but Lakes refused and asked for a female officer.
The officer approached her again inside the jail in a waiting area and showed her a picture of several children, which she presumed were his, according to the suit. He then made remarks, including pointing out the children were biracial, which Lakes took to mean that he, a white officer, was sexually attracted to her, a black woman, and wanted to have sex with her. He kissed her hand and asked Lakes’ daughter to tell her mother she was beautiful.
Harris submitted a complaint against the officer and an investigation was opened, according to the suit. Shortly after, other correctional officers began to abuse and harass her fiance, Harris, while he was held at the jail. The retaliation included suspension of Harris’ participation in an inmate work program, interference with his telephone access and disruptive and arbitrary dorm reassignments.
Officers told Harris that “under no circumstances would he receive any help from correctional officers,” according to the suit. He was also taken by the neck and shoved into a wall. One correctional officer banged Harris’ head into various walls. Other officers failed to bring Harris to court, resulting in his trial date being reset.
Harris was ultimately found not guilty of the charges against in him March and was released, the suit said.
The eight-count suit seeks unspecified damages and accuses the correctional officers, Cook County and Sheriff Dart of civil right violations, including excessive force, intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery, according to court documents. Lakes and Harris seek a trial by jury.
“We strive to ensure that every person entering the jail is treated with dignity and respect and will defend against the allegations raised in this complaint,” Cook County sheriff’s office spokeswoman Cara Smith said in a statement Wednesday night.
Smith said an investigation into Lakes’ complaint was ongoing, but did not provide additional information.
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A man was shot Wednesday afternoon in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
The 34-year-old told investigators he was walking on the street about 2 p.m. win the 3100 block of West Madison when two males fired shots at him, according to Chicago Police.
He showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the foot, police said. He was listed in good condition.
A man was critically wounded in a shooting Wednesday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
Officers responding to reports of a person shot about 9:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Parkside found the man, thought to be in his 20s, being treated by medical personnel, according to Chicago Police.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.
A man was shot multiple times Wednesday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The 25-year-old was on the sidewalk about 9:45 p.m. in the 5500 block of West North Avenue when a male walked up and shot him in the back three times with a handgun, according to Chicago Police.
He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
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Two men were killed and at least six other people were wounded in shootings in less than 12 hours Tuesday on Chicago’s South and West sides.
One man died Wednesday morning after being shot the night before in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Robert Thornton, 32, was standing outside about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday on a sidewalk in the 5400 block of West Rice when someone in a white vehicle fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Thornton was struck in the chest and right leg and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead at 7:06 a.m. Wednesday. He lived in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
The day’s first fatal shooting happened about 2:25 p.m. in the Southwest Side Ashburn neighborhood. A 23-year-old man was standing outside in the 7800 block of South Homan when a male on a light-colored bicycle started shooting at him. The victim was hit five times and the shooter left the area. The man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 3:03 p.m., authorities said. His identity has not been released.
The day’s latest nonfatal shooting happened about 9:22 p.m. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. A 14-year-old boy was sitting in the living room of a home in the 1100 block of North Monticello when a bullet came through a wall, police said. It struck the boy in the right foot and he was taken to Norwegian American Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
Earlier Tuesday evening, a man was shot in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The 19-year-old was walking about 5:30 p.m. in the 12800 block of South Union when he heard gunfire and realized he’d been shot in the arm, police said. He took himself to MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, and his condition was stabilized.
Less than an hour earlier, a man was shot in the Far South Side Riverdale neighborhood. The 21-year-old was shot in the hand at 4:41 p.m. in the 700 block of East 132nd Street, police said. He took himself to Roseland Community Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
Just before 4 p.m., an 18-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooing in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. He was walking in the first block of North Lavergne when a vehicle drove up to him and someone inside opened fire, according to police. He was shot in the back and buttocks and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
Nearly an hour before that, a man was hurt in a drive-by shooting in the South Side Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The 28-year-old was standing in the 1200 block of West 81st Street at 3:03 p.m. when someone in a dark, four-door car pulled up and fired shots, police said. He was shot in the hand and taken in good condition to St. Bernard Hospital.
Tuesday’s first shooting happened in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side. A 40-year-old man was shot in the back at 12:35 p.m. in the first block of East 102nd Place, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.
Eleven people were shot, two fatally, in Chicago on Monday.
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 8530 S. Hermitage, pronounced at University of Chicago Medical Center at 11:25 p.m. [8/16]. Area South detectives.
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 1822 S. Drake, pronounced at 2:56 a.m. [8/17]. Area Central detectives.
Derek Reschke, 37, of the 5000 block of North Kennison, unknown causes at same, pronounced at 7:37 a.m. [8/17]. Area North detectives.
Rosco gittings, 39, of the 14600 block of Loomis in Harvey, unknown causes at same, pronounced at 8:26 a.m. [8/17]. Harvey police
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 4849 W. Superior, pronounced at 7:52 a.m. [8/17]. Area North detectives.
Dwayne Tripp, 56, of the 500 block of West 14th Place, unknown causes at 317 S. Albany, pronounced at 8:41 a.m. [8/17]. Area North detectives.
Ronald Vanpelt, 61, of the 500 block of East 50th Place, unknown causes at same, pronounced at 10:17 a.m. [8/17]. Area Central detectives.
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 1012 Hull Ave. in Westchester, pronounced at 12 a.m. [8/12]. Westchester police.
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 4436 W. Maypole, pronounced at 10:51 a.m. [8/17]. Area North detectives.
Peter Harvey, 82, of the 20 block of Bridlewood Road in Northbrook, unknown causes at 1945 Techny Road in Northbrook, pronounced at at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge at 11:47 a.m. [8/17]. Northbrook police.
Nicholas Jutton, 19, of the 8600 block of Leclaire in Orland Park, unknown causes at same, pronounced at Chris Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 12:28 p.m. [8/17]. Orland Park police.
Mallory Green, 29, of the 15900 block of South 78th Avenue in Tinley Park, unknown causes at same, pronounced at 12:21 p.m. [8/17]. Tinley Park police.
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 8541 S. State, pronounced at 1:11 p.m. [8/17]. Area South detectives.
Dwight Kee, 63, of the 3500 block of West Flournoy, unknown causes at same, pronounced at 11:58 p.m. [8/14]. Area North detectives.
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 405 E. 88th Pl., pronounced at 4:27 p.m. [8/17]. Area South detectives.
Unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, unknown causes at 6916 S. Clyde, pronounced at 2:56 a.m. [8/17]. Area Central detectives.
Beverly Hodges, 56, of the 6200 block of South Dorchester, unknown causes at same, pronounced at 4:01 p.m. [8/17]. Area Central detectives.
Charles Simmons, 59, of the 6900 block of South Bishop, unknown causes at same, pronounced at 4:56 p.m. [8/17]. Area South detectives.
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(FOX LAKE) Two men suing the village of Fox Lake and members of the police department say they were falsely arrested in connection with the 2015 investigation into the death of Fox Lake police officer Lt. Joe Gliniewicz.
Miguel Gonzalez and Hector Ramos filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court against the village, Fox Lake Police Cmdr. George Filenko, a Buffalo Grove police detective and unknown officers with the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force.
A similar lawsuit was filed last year in March by two men who said they were detained by police in connection with Gliniewicz’s death.
Gonzalez and Ramos said they were at a hotel in Colorado when they saw their rented home on the news with police officers surrounding it shortly after Gliniewicz’s Sept. 1, 2015 death, according to the suit.
Gliniewicz was found dead of a gunshot wound after calling in a report that he saw three suspicious subjects at an abandoned concrete plant in Fox Lake. The death sparked a massive manhunt, national media coverage and a hero’s funeral for Gliniewicz.
Investigators eventually determined that Gliniewicz committed suicide, but staged his death to make it appear that he was murdered. It was later found that he had stolen thousands of dollars from a youth police group he led and spent the money on vacations, pornography and other expenses.
Gonzalez and Ramos cut short their trip to Colorado and came home, the suit said. After returning home, police searched their home without probable cause, forced them to submit to DNA swabbing and “were paraded in front of news cameras,” causing both men to suffer emotional distress.
The suit claims that Cmdr. Filenko had reason to believe Gliniewicz’s death was a suicide from the outset, but allowed the arrest of Gonzalez and Ramos to proceed.
The suit seeks unspecified damages and claims police falsely arrested the two men, illegally searched their home and accuses the Fox Lake Police Department of misconduct and lax supervision of officers.
Messages left with village and police officials in Fox Lake were not returned Thursday night.
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A 23-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Thursday night at a Red Line station in the Loop.
The shooting happened about 7:45 p.m. at the Jackson Red Line station at 230 S. State, according to Chicago Police.
The shooter waited at the Jackson Station for the victim to arrive, according to Dep. Supt. Kevin Navarro. When the Howard-bound train pulled into the station and its doors opened, the shooter fired into the train.
The 23-year-old was struck in his foot and shoulder, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
The shooter ran out of the station after the shooting and was not in custody.
Detectives were reviewing surveillance footage and expected to identify the shooter in the next few hours, Navarro said.
“Although this is a startling event, this is a very rare event,” Navarro said of shootings on CTA property.
Red Line trains had resumed their normal route about 9:50 p.m., according to the CTA.
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(SCHAUMBURG) A northwest suburban man has been charged with a fatal shooting outside a Walgreens store Monday evening in Schaumburg.
Oliver L. Rhone, 37, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting of Quentin Tillison, 37, according to Schaumburg Police. Rhone surrendered to authorities Wednesday afternoon.
The two men were involved in a dispute about 5:15 p.m. in front of a Walgreens store at 1180 S. Roselle Road when Rhone took out a gun and shot Tillison in the abdomen, police said. Rhone drove away from the store in a light-colored SUV.
Tillison collapsed in the road and was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he died at 2:41 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Police said he lived in Schaumburg, but the medical examiner’s office said Tillison was a Maywood resident.
Tillison and Rhone appeared to be acquaintances, police said.
Two search warrants were executed Wednesday morning at homes on Cambridge Lane in Schaumburg, and on Century Point Lane in Glendale Heights, but no one was taken into custody, police said.
On Wednesday afternoon, Rhone surrendered to police alongside his attorney. Detectives were continuing the homicide investigation with the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, police said.
Rhone was due in bond court Friday.
Anyone who was at the Walgreens between 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday was asked to call police at (847) 348-7055.
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A prisoner is facing a new charge after he dumped a handgun in a trash can before being processed at the Cook County Jail, authorities said.
Quentin Jones, 25, was booked into the jail at 9:20 a.m. Sunday on domestic battery and criminal damage to property charges, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.
He had a loaded, .32-caliber Kel-Tec handgun, which he discarded in a trash can in the jail’s receiving area, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Kel-Tec is a small handgun, not much larger than the palm of an adult’s hand.
About 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, an officer emptying garbage from containers in the receiving area of the jail noticed the gun in one of the bags, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said.
The jail was placed on a lockdown for a thorough search as a precautionary measure, according to the sheriff’s office. The lockdown was lifted Thursday.
Jones was charged with possession of a firearm in a penal institution, a felony; and his bail was set at $50,000, according to court records.
He was next scheduled to appear in court Aug. 29.
Three men were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
The men — ages 24, 28 and 29 — were shot about 9:20 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Ferdinand, Chicago Police said. The circumstances were not immediately known.
The 28-year-old was shot in his right hip and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.
The 24-year-old was shot in his right leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital, police said. The 29-year-old was struck in his right foot and was treated at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. Both of their conditions had stabilized.