Officer-involved shooting reported on NW Side
An officer-involved shooting was reported Monday morning in the Belmont Central neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The shooting, involving “an outside jurisdiction,” happened about 6:20 a.m. in the...
View ArticleMan found dead after River Forest house fire
(RIVER FOREST) A man was found dead Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out at a home in west suburban River Forest. Firefighters responded shortly before 2:30 p.m. to the fire at the two-story home in...
View ArticlePolice: Man attacked woman, set Joliet house on fire
(JOLIET) A man attacked a 36-year-old woman and set a house on fire Sunday afternoon in southwest suburban Joliet, according to police. Someone called 911 just after 2 p.m. to report a woman was...
View ArticleTwo teenage boys shot in Austin
Two teenage boys were shot Monday morning in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The shooting happened at 6:59 a.m. in the 1600 block of North Austin, according to Chicago Police. A 16-year-old boy and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot by officer on Northwest Side
UPDATES WITH DETAILS A man was shot by a law enforcement officer Monday morning in the Belmont Central neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The shooting, which did involve Chicago Police, happened about...
View ArticleMan in custody after teen shot to death in Park Forest
(PARK FOREST) A man is in custody after a teen was shot to death early Monday in south suburban Park Forest. At 4:08 a.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired outside in the 22100 block of...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 03-28-17
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED *** TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 2017 Illinois Statewide Farmers Market Conference. Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch St. Contact: (815) 218-6383...
View ArticleProgressive Caucus speaks out against Trump’s proposed budget
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK WITH 9:15 A.M. EVENT 9:15 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Aldermen from the Chicago Progressive Caucus and environmental advocates speak out against President Donald Trump’s plans to eliminate...
View ArticleMendoza press conference on funding of community care providers
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 10 A.M. EVENT 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza holds a press conference to discuss funding of community care providers. West Point Plaza Senior...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Jennifer Piszczek, 31, of the 300 block of Woodcreek Drive in Bolingbrook, multiple injuries from a motor vehicle striking a pedestrian (suicide) on I-294 near Halsted Street in Harvey, pronounced at...
View ArticleUPDATE: 86-year-old missing Norwood Park man returns home
UPDATES WITH MAN FOUND An 86-year-old man who went missing Monday from the Norwood Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side has returned home safely. Anthony Szymanski was last seen about 1 p.m. in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: DePaul student shot during attempted robbery in Lincoln Park
UPDATES WITH DETAILS A DePaul student was shot during an attempted robbery Monday night near the university’s campus in the North Side Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 18-year-old man was walking in the...
View ArticleOne Hope United event to help fund child abuse prevention programs
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 6 P.M. EVENT 6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) One Hope United hosts annual “Go Blue Chicago Restaurant Collective” to raise awareness of child abuse prevention programs during National Child...
View ArticleObama Foundation to introduce architects for Presidential Library
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 6 P.M. EVENT 6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Barack Obama Foundation hosts community meet-and-greet reception with the architectural team for the Obama Presidential Center, with speakers...
View ArticleNew Chicago Fire player to arrive at O’Hare
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 6:30 P.M. EVENT 6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) New Chicago Fire player Bastian Schweinsteiger will arrive at O’Hare International Airport. Terminal 5, 10000 W. O’Hare Ave. Contact: Claire...
View ArticleUPDATE: $2M bond for man charged with attacking woman in Joliet
RESENDS WITH MUGSHOT (JOLIET) A man charged with attacking a 36-year-old woman and setting a house on fire Sunday afternoon in southwest suburban Joliet has been ordered held on a $2 million bond....
View ArticleNurse robbed South Loop pharmacy twice, arrested on 3rd attempt
A 58-year-old nurse robbed the same South Loop Osco twice before she was arrested making a third attempt on Monday, prosecutors said. Ernelle Oliver, of south suburban Richton Park, was arrested at the...
View ArticlePolice: Suspect pointed cellphone in fitting room in Palatine
(PALATINE) Police are searching for a suspect who pointed a cellphone under a fitting room door Sunday afternoon at a Target in northwest suburban Palatine. Officers responded about 3:50 p.m. to a...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 03-29-17
UPDATES MARKED WITH *** WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) American Cancer Society will bring a 13′ x 20′ inflatable colon to Ogilvie Transportation Center to raise awareness about...
View ArticleEx-Chicago building inspector who took $300 bribe gets probation
An ex-Chicago building inspector caught on tape brazenly demanding and taking a $300 bribe walked away from his sentencing hearing Tuesday with two years of probation and six months of home...
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