Pothead tied to socialite murder just can’t stop smoking weed
A man who is awaiting sentencing for taking part in the 2014 murder of a Chicago-area socialite in Bali has been ordered to turn himself in on Monday — after a judge lost patience with his alleged drug...
View ArticleWEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 03-19 THRU 03-20-17
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED *** SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (GRAYSLAKE) Northwestern Chicago Survival Expo features info on long-term food storage, solar power, bug-out kits, tactical gear...
View ArticlePolice warn of armed robberies at Metro PCS stores on South Side
Police are warning of three recent armed robberies at Metro PCS stores in the Avalon Park and Calumet Heights neighborhoods on the South Side. In each incident, at least one suspect entered the store,...
View ArticlePerson shot in Niles
(NILES) A suspect was in custody early Sunday after a person was shot in north suburban Niles. The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in the 9000 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, according to Niles police....
View ArticleUPDATE: Person shot in Niles
UPDATES WITH GENDER, HOSPITAL (NILES) A suspect was in custody early Sunday after a person was shot in north suburban Niles. The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in the 9000 block of North Milwaukee...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Daniel Solis, 5, of the 4800 block of South Honore Street, unknown causes at 3700 S. Ashland Ave., pronounced at Stroger Hospital at 5:47 p.m. [3/17], Area Central detectives. Unidentified person, of...
View ArticlePolice: Garage fire spreads to ‘several’ structures in Logan Square
A garage fire spread to “several” other structures early Monday in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said. Emergency crews responded to the fire about 1:35 a.m. in a...
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UPDATE: Driver battered by passengers, crashes SUV into Brainerd home
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS FROM POLICE A rideshare driver was battered by his passengers and crashed an SUV into a Brainerd neighborhood home early Monday on the South Side, police said. The...
View ArticleRenovated park to lose diamonds; softball league must take a walk
A popular Streeterville park will have a different look come summer as the city is set to get rid of two softball fields and replace them with grass. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) plans to remake Lake Shore...
View ArticleAld. Deb Mell’s office burglarized on NW Side
Ald. Deb Mell’s 33rd Ward office in the Albany Park neighborhood was burglarized early Monday on the Northwest Side, police said. About 3:25 a.m., the male suspect broke in through a glass pane front...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR MONDAY, 03-20-2017
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED *** MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8 a.m. — (MERRILLVILLE, Ind.) Media invited to opening remarks a of a 5-day Advanced Homicide and Cold Case Death Investigation course...
View ArticleCoalition announces legislation to close corporate tax loopholes
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 11 A.M. EVENT 11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) State Reps. Will Guzzardi, Jaime Andrade and Greg Harris join the Fair Economy Illinois coalition and more for a press conference to...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 dead, 16 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTING Two people were killed and at least 16 others were wounded in shootings across the city between Friday afternoon and Monday morning. One man was killed and another...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 shot in Avondale
UPDATES WITH NARRATIVE Two men were wounded in an Avondale neighborhood shooting early Monday. About 12:50 a.m., they were walking in the 2200 block of West Diversey when another male walked up and...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 dead, 16 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH NARRATIVE Two people were killed and at least 16 others were wounded in shootings across the city between Friday afternoon and Monday morning. One man was killed and another wounded in an...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Carly Brown, 31, of the 11700 block of South Indiana Avenue, unknown causes at 11726 S. Prairie Ave., pronounced dead at 6:51 p.m. [3/19], Area South detectives. Victor H. Diaz, 52, of the 1800 block...
View Article$750K winning lottery ticket sold in Lake View
A North Side gas station in the Lake View neighborhood sold $750,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket for Sunday’s evening drawing. The winner, who has not yet come forward, bought the Quick Pick ticket...
View ArticleMan shot in Back of the Yards
A man was shot early Tuesday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. About 2:35 a.m., the 29-year-old was a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle traveling south in the 5200 block of...
View ArticleChicago triples ‘grace period’ for red-light cameras
Chicago motorists caught on camera blowing through red lights will have triple the “grace period” before being slapped with $100 tickets, under a change made Monday that could reduce the number of...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 03-21-2017
ADDITIONS MARKED *** TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Joint meeting of City Council committees on Finance and Public Safety to discuss initiatives to regain trust between public and...
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