UPDATE: Former CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett gets 4 1/2 years in prison
UPDATES WITH MAYOR”S COMMENT Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett was sentenced Friday to 4 1/2 years in prison for her role in a contract-rigging scandal that rocked the Chicago Public Schools. “I was...
View Article14-year-old boy missing from Roscoe Village
A 14-year-old boy was reported missing Friday from the Roscoe Village neighborhood on the North Side. Peter Stahlke was last seen Friday running east from the 2100 block of West Roscoe Avenue,...
View Article51-year-old man killed in Palos Hills crash
(PALOS HILLS) A 51-year-old man died Thursday following a crash in southwest suburban Palos Hills. Timothy L. Budzius, of Oak Lawn, was involved in a crash at 5:56 p.m. Thursday at 10154 S. Roberts...
View ArticleUPDATE: 36-year-old man shot to death in South Chicago
UPDATES WITH ID A 36-year-old man was shot to death Thursday in the South Chicago neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. David Haynes, Jr. was in the 8400 block of South Paxton about 5 p.m. when a...
View ArticleProsecutors: Nurse copied sexual images found on patient’s phone
(WINFIELD) A former nurse at a west suburban hospital found sexual photographs on a patient’s cellphone and illegally sent copies of those images to himself, according to prosecutors. Mark Luis, 33, of...
View ArticleWest Dundee man gets 11 years for molesting children he knew
(WEST DUNDEE) A northwest suburban man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Friday for molesting three children he knew. Marcus L. Arvizo, 37, of West Dundee, agreed to the sentence in exchange for a...
View ArticleMan killed in East Chicago shooting
(EAST CHICAGO, Ind.) A man was shot to death Saturday morning in northwest Indiana. Alonzo Smith, 69, suffered multiple gunshot wounds at Carey Street and Chicago Avenue in East Chicago, according to a...
View ArticleFugitive gang member found hiding in closet of Zion home
(ZION) A man wanted for failure to appear in court on a stolen vehicle charge was found hiding in a closet of his north suburban Zion home Friday. Michael L. Lee, 31, was previously arrested in May of...
View ArticleUPDATE: 53-year-old man shot dead in Maywood
UPDATES WITH DETAILS FROM POLICE A 53-year-old man died early Wednesday after being shot multiple times in west suburban Maywood. Officers responded at 1:30 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the area...
View ArticleMan shot to death in University Park
(UNIVERSITY PARK) A man was shot to death Friday night in south suburban University Park, police said. About 9:20 p.m., Rodney D. Reed, 25, was shot multiple times inside his vehicle in the 500 block...
View ArticleFamily of woman killed in apartment seeks more than $300K in suit
ATTORNEY CONTACT: MICHAEL EISENBERG, (847) 640-1676 The father of a woman who was stabbed to death in her South Side apartment is seeking more than $300,000 in a lawsuit filed on Friday in Cook County...
View ArticleUPDATE: 31-year-old man killed in Hermosa shooting
UPDATES WITH ID A 31-year-old man was killed Friday night in an Hermosa neighborhood shooting on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago Police. At 11:04 p.m., Adrian John Nieves was sitting in the...
View ArticleWEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 04-29 THRU 05-01-17
ADDITIONS MARKED *** SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 4 p.m. — (ROUND LAKE) Lake County Forest Preserves and Lake County Health Dept. hosts “Rx for Health: Waking in Nature” hike. Nippersink Forest...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 6 shot across Chicago, 3 fatally, since Friday evening
UPDATES WITH ID Three people were killed and three wounded in shootings across the city to start the weekend, according to Chicago Police. The city surpassed 1,000 gunshot victims on the year earlier...
View ArticleBoy, 17, shot, critically wounded in Sheridan Park
A 17-year-old boy was shot Saturday evening in the Sheridan Park neighborhood on the North Side. The boy was shot in the head at 4:48 p.m. in the 4400 block of North Magnolia Avenue, according to...
View ArticleBreak-in reported at River West auto garage
An auto garage was broken into early Saturday in the River West neighborhood. About 2:30 a.m., the offender or offenders broke into an auto garage in the 600 block of North Green Street, according to...
View ArticleArmed robberies reported in Brighton Park
Police are warning residents about a pair of armed robberies early Tuesday in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. In each incident, the robbers walked up to victims and demanded...
View ArticleFuneral arrangements set for 1-year-old girl found dead in Joliet
The 16-month-old girl whose lifeless body was found in her Joliet home last week will be laid to rest Friday. Semaj Crosby was found dead underneath a couch in her home late Wednesday after a massive...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 3 dead, 9 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTING Three people were killed and nine were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police. The city surpassed 1,000 gunshot victims...
View Article26-year-old man shot in Lawndale
A 26-year-old man was shot Sunday afternoon in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. At 2:21 p.m., the man was shot in the chest in the 600 block of South Independence Boulevard, according to...
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