Rev. Jackson, Loretto Hospital CEO discuss health care vote
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 4 P.M. PRESS CONFERENCE 4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Rev. Jessie L. Jackson and Loretto Hospital CEO Dr. Sonia Mehta conduct press conference to discuss House passage of the American...
View ArticleMan hurt in West Pullman shooting
A man was wounded in a shooting Friday morning in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The 23-year-old victim was shot in the right leg and left elbow at 10:16 a.m. in the 12800 block...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with murder of Chicago Police officer’s son
UPDATES WITH DETAILS, POLICE COMMENT Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson briefly paused to gather his composure Friday as he spoke about how his detectives worked tirelessly since last summer to catch...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two dead in four-vehicle crash near Crete
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS, IDs (CRETE) Two people were killed in a crash Thursday afternoon near south suburban Crete. A 2007 Chevrolet Malibu was heading south at 12:08 p.m. on Route 1, just...
View ArticleAnother former Dorothy Brown employee indicted by Feds for lying
A former associate clerk in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s office has been indicted for lying under oath to a grand jury about selling tickets for campaign fundraisers to other...
View ArticleMan shot in Jefferson Park
A man was shot Friday afternoon in the Jefferson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The 45-year-old victim was in an alley about 1 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Argyle when he heard gunshots and...
View ArticleJoliet house where Semaj Crosby was found dead burns down
(JOLIET TOWNSHIP) The Joliet Township house where 16-month-old Semaj Crosby was found dead last month burned down Saturday morning, the day after the toddler’s funeral. Authorities were called for...
View ArticleUPDATE: Joliet house where Semaj Crosby was found dead burns down
UPDATES WITH FIRE CHIEF COMMENT, FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATING (JOLIET TOWNSHIP) The Joliet Township house where 16-month-old Semaj Crosby was found dead last month burned down Saturday morning, the day...
View Article15-year-old girl missing from Washington Park
Police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Wednesday from the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. Shaunquette Clark has been reported missing from the 300 block of...
View ArticleString of garage burglaries on Northwest Side
Police are warning residents about a series of garage burglaries reported since last month on the Northwest Side. In each break-in, one or more suspects entered garages by kicking or prying open side...
View Article3 shot inside Back of the Yards restaurant
Two men and a woman were shot Saturday afternoon inside a restaurant in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood. A 44-year-old man was on foot at 12:25 p.m. in the 1100 block of West 51st Street...
View ArticleUPDATE: Arson ‘most likely’ as fire levels home where Semaj found dead
UPDATES WITH DETAILS THROUGHOUT The Joliet Township house where 16-month-old Semaj Crosby was found dead last month burned down Saturday morning, and arson is “most likely” the cause, a fire official...
View Article1 dead, 3 wounded in Chicago shootings since Friday evening
A man was killed and at least three more people were wounded in shootings across the city between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. The city surpassed 1,000 gunshot victims for the year in late...
View ArticleNo bail for man accused of killing cop’s son
A judge on Saturday denied bail for a teen accused of fatally shooting the son of a Chicago Police sergeant last year, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Anthony M. Moore, 18, of the 7900 block of...
View Article14-year-old boy shot in Washington Park
A 14-year-old boy was shot Saturday afternoon in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. At 2:22 p.m., he was in the 6100 block of South Indiana Avenue when he heard shots and ran away...
View ArticleCFD holds press conference about saving 5-year-old boy
Chicago Fire medics discuss the saving of a 5-year-old boy who was drowning Saturday morning. Chinatown Firehouse, 212 W. Cermak Rd. Contact: Larry Langford, Lawrence.Langford@cityofchicago.org.
View ArticleCPD press conference on charges in shooting of officers
UPDATES TIME AND LOCATION OF PRESS CONFERENCE 11:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police hold a press conference detailing attempted murder charges against Angel Gomez, the 18-year-old alleged to be the...
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Woman who sued CTA over 2014 Blue Line derailment gets $6.5M
A Cook County jury awarded a woman who was injured when a CTA Blue Line train derailed in 2014 more than $6 million in damages after she sued the Chicago Transit Authority. Yolanda Montes, 37, was one...
View ArticleUPDATE: Escaped Westville Correctional Center inmate located
UPDATES WITH INMATE LOCATED (WESTVILLE, Ind.) An inmate who escaped from a northwest Indiana correctional facility on Friday has been located. Orville Morris, 35, escaped Friday from the Westville...
View ArticleUPDATE: Foster mother charged with baby girl’s death in NW Indiana
RESENDS WITH MUGSHOT (GARY, Ind.) The foster mother of a 20-month-old girl who was found dead Thursday is facing felony charges in northwest Indiana in connection with the girl’s death. Jamila Hodge,...
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