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Vandalism at Ald. Joe Moreno’s office targets gentrification
A Northwest Side alderman says an act of vandalism at his office Monday, which apparently targeted his gentrification stance, will not deter his efforts to spur the local economy. The incident occurred...
View ArticleMan wounded in South Chicago drive-by shooting
A man was wounded Sunday afternoon in a South Chicago drive-by shooting. At 3:18 p.m., the 39-year-old man was in a vehicle in the 9100 block of South Mackinaw when a gray van pulled up and someone...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Marvin Jackson, 65, of the 2400 block of West Adams, unknown causes at 2433 W. Adams, pronounced at Stroger Hospital at 12:42 p.m. [4/2]. Area North detectives. Unidentified person, of an unknown age,...
View ArticleMontgomery couple charged with neglecting woman who died in 2016
(MONTGOMERY) A west suburban Montgomery couple was charged with neglect in connection to the death of a 66-year-old woman last December. Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics were called on Dec. 2, 2016,...
View Article15-year-old boy seriously wounded in Pilsen shooting
A 15-year-old boy was seriously wounded in a shooting Tuesday evening in the Pilsen neighborhood. He was shot in his legs at 6:36 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Halsted, according to Chicago Police....
View Article4 girls invade Glendale Heights apartment with Taser, drive off
(GLENDALE HEIGHTS) Four girls invaded a west suburban apartment with a Taser Tuesday and attacked the person inside before driving off. At 4:27 p.m., the four girls forcibly entered an apartment in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teen charged with carjacking man at gunpoint near Wrigley
UPDATES WITH CHARGE FILED A teenage boy has been charged with carjacking a 56-year-old man at gunpoint Monday night near Wrigley Field in the North Side Lake View neighborhood. The victim was...
View ArticleUPDATE: No charges filed in Logan Square shooting
UPDATES WITH NO CHARGES FILED Two teenage boys were wounded Monday night in a Logan Square neighborhood shooting on the Northwest Side. At 7:08 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot and...
View ArticleTakeover bank robbery reported in Olympia Fields
(OLYMPIA FIELDS) A bank was robbed Thursday morning in south suburban Olympia Fields. The takeover robbery happened at 11:06 a.m. at a Chase Bank branch at 3302 Vollmer Rd. in Olympia Fields, FBI...
View ArticleOpening night of the 13th annual CineYouth Festival
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 5:30 P.M. EVENT 5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cinema/Chicago hosts the Chicago premiere of “My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea” including a Q&A with director Dash Shaw in...
View ArticleSheriff’s office: Semaj Crosby’s death an ‘ongoing criminal investigation’
The Will County Sheriff’s office is now describing Semaj Crosby’s death as “an ongoing criminal investigation,” records obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times show. Previously, authorities had characterized...
View ArticleMan killed when SUV crashes into tree in Aurora
(AURORA) A 29-year-old man was killed when his vehicle crashed into a tree late Wednesday in west suburban Aurora. Anthony Moore was speeding west on Kenilworth Place near Kingsway Drive in a 2017...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teens arrested after expressway chase, crash in stolen SUV
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS At least two teenage boys were arrested after an expressway police chase that started with an apparent attempted robbery in north suburban Skokie, and ended with a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman fatally struck by Metra train in Woodstock
UPDATES WITH NO ID FROM CORONER (WOODSTOCK) A woman fatally struck by a Metra train last week in northwest suburban Woodstock remains unidentified. Outbound UP/Northwest train No. 601 struck the woman...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man robs Olympia Fields bank at gunpoint
UPDATES WITH PHOTO, DETAILS (OLYMPIA FIELDS) A man robbed a bank at gunpoint Thursday morning in south suburban Olympia Fields. The takeover robbery happened at 11:04 a.m. at a Chase Bank branch at...
View ArticleTwo dead in four-vehicle crash near Crete
(CRETE) Two people were killed in a crash Thursday afternoon near south suburban Crete. One semi truck, two pickups and a passenger vehicle crashed at 12:10 p.m. on Route 1, just south of Goodenow...
View ArticleEmanuel to kick off Night Out in the Parks program
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 2 P.M. EVENT 2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel will kick-off the 5th annual summer season of Night Out in the Parks.Ellis Park Arts and Recreation Center, 3520 S. Cottage Grove...
View ArticlePolice: Florida man bought iPhones with fake ID in Northbrook
(NORTHBROOK) A Florida man has been charged with fraudulently buying nearly $2,000 worth of iPhones Tuesday evening in north suburban Northbrook. An employee of the Northbrook Court Apple Store called...
View ArticleDrivers injured when propane truck and car collide in NW Indiana
(VALPARAISO, Ind.) Two men were injured when a car and a propane tanker truck collided Thursday afternoon in northwest Indiana, leaving a state highway closed for more than eight hours. The crash...
View Article8 Cook County detainees charged with setting uniforms on fire
(NOTE FOR EDITORS: VIDEOS ARE POSTED AT https://youtu.be/K2xN99Klalg and https://youtu.be/y1F6Zm068Ag.) Eight detainees have been charged with lighting their uniforms on fire last month at the Cook...
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