SWAT responds to barricade situation in Edison Park
A Chicago Police SWAT team responded to a barricade situation late Tuesday in the Edison Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Officers responded about 11:37 p.m. to a call of a “distraught male”...
View ArticleKim Foxx planning to revamp Cook County wrongful-conviction unit
Aiming to go beyond her predecessor in trying to end Cook County’s reputation as the “wrongful conviction capital of the U.S.,” State’s Attorney Kim Foxx tells the Chicago Sun-Times that revamping the...
View ArticleCTA construction to cause lane closure on Dan Ryan
Starting this week, one inbound lane will close on the Dan Ryan Expressway for several months to make way for construction on the CTA Red Line’s 95th/Dan Ryan train station and bus terminal....
View ArticleNo injuries reported in freight train derailment in Lake Forest
(LAKE FOREST) A freight train derailed early Wednesday in north suburban Lake Forest. The derailment happened sometime before 4 a.m. near Route 41 and West Deerpath Road, according to the Lake Forest...
View ArticleUPDATE: SWAT responds to barricade situation in Edison Park
UPDATES WITH ROAD CLOSURES A Chicago Police SWAT team responded to a barricade situation late Tuesday in the Edison Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Officers responded about 11:37 p.m. to a...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 03-15-2017
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED *** WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7 a.m. — (LIBERTYVILLE) Lake County hosts an open house on proposed changes and revision to Lake County ordinances. Also 4 p.m. Lake...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel set to break ground on new CTA rail car factory
The city will break ground Thursday afternoon on a $100 million factory that will churn out new rail cars for the CTA on the Southeast Side. The new manufacturing plant at 13535 S. Torrence Ave. will...
View ArticleUPDATE: 16-year-old girl killed in rollover crash in Kendall County
UPDATES WITH CORONER’S OFFICE INFORMATION (KENDALL COUNTY) A 16-year-old girl was killed in a rollover crash Tuesday evening near southwest suburban Plainfield in Kendall County. Emergency crews were...
View ArticleMan shot on West Side
A man was wounded in a shooting early Thursday on the West Side. The 27-year-old was standing on the street at 12:35 a.m. in the 2700 block of West Madison when a male walked up and shot at him,...
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Police: Skimming device found on ATM in Joliet
(JOLIET) Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the person who installed a skimmer on an ATM last month in southwest suburban Joliet. The skimming device was in place on an ATM at a gas...
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UPDATE: 2 killed, 1 wounded in Edgewater shooting
UPDATES WITH STATEMENT FROM ALDERMAN Two men were killed and another was wounded in an Edgewater neighborhood shooting early Sunday on the North Side. Quentin Payton, 28, and a 32-year-old man were...
View ArticleUPDATE: Off-duty cop barricades self as CPD boosts mental health support
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS THROUGHOUT An off-duty Chicago Police officer was arrested after a 12-hour standoff in the Edison Park neighborhood Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours after Chicago...
View ArticlePolice seek suspect in Aurora cellphone store robbery
(AURORA) Police are looking for a person suspected of robbing a cellphone store last month in west suburban Aurora. The suspect entered the store about 6 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the 1500 block of...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, 03-16-17
ADDITIONS MARKED *** THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Crain’s “Who’s Who in Healthcare Breakfast” features four leading health care experts discussing the future of medical...
View ArticlePolice: Man found dead with gunshot wound in Avondale alley
A man was found dead with a gunshot wound early Thursday in an Avondale neighborhood alley on the Northwest Side, police said. About 4:50 a.m., officers discovered the 25-year-old lying on the ground...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: Man found dead in Avondale alley
UPDATES WITH CORRECTION, PER POLICE A man was found dead early Thursday in an Avondale neighborhood alley on the Northwest Side, police said. About 4:50 a.m., officers discovered the 25-year-old lying...
View ArticleToddler among 5 shot Thursday on South, West sides
A 3-year-old boy was among five people shot Thursday on the South and West sides of Chicago. The toddler was playing “cops and robbers” with other children about 5 p.m. inside an Englewood home in the...
View ArticleCPS seeking order to stop 1-day teachers strike
Chicago Public Schools is seeking a legal order to stop a potential one-day Chicago Teachers Union strike, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Attorneys for CPS filed a motion with the Illinois...
View ArticleUPDATE: Deaths of 2 found in car in St. Charles under investigation
UPDATES WITH IDs (ST. CHARLES) Two people died after being found unresponsive inside a parked car Thursday morning in west suburban St. Charles. Officers were called at 8:08 a.m. to a report of a...
View ArticleTeen shot while taking out trash on SW Side
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the finger while taking out the trash early Friday in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Just before 1 a.m., the teen was in the alley of the 3400...
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