Man found passed out behind wheel of running taxi charged with DUI
(RIVERSIDE) A man has been charged with DUI after he was found passed out at the wheel of a taxi Friday evening in west suburban Riverside. Officers were called shortly after 6 p.m. for reports of a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Pilsen woman found
UPDATES WITH WOMAN FOUND A 75-year-old woman who was missing since Thursday from the Pilsen neighborhood has been found. Carmen Santoyo was last seen in the 1600 block of South Racine, according to a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man robs Byline Bank branch in Lake View
UPDATES WITH DETAILS, PHOTO A man robbed a bank Saturday morning in the North Side Lake View neighborhood. The non-takeover robbery happened at 9:47 a.m. at the Byline Bank branch at 1401 W. Belmont,...
View ArticleDelnor Hospital employee taken hostage by Kane County Jail inmate
(GENEVA) A Kane County Jail inmate who was being treated at Delnor Hospital in west suburban Geneva took a hospital employee hostage with a correctional officer’s gun Saturday afternoon. The incident...
View ArticleWEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 05-13 THRU 05-15-17
NEW ADDITIONS MARKED *** SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 5 p.m. — (LAKE ZURICH) 3rd annual Lake Zurich Craft Beer Festival features more than 40 brewers, live music and more. Paulus Park, 200 S. Rand...
View ArticleSuspect in Buffalo Grove domestic incident, police chase dies in crash
(BUFFALO GROVE) The suspect in a domestic disturbance that led to a crash during a police pursuit on Saturday in northwest suburban Buffalo has died, police said. The suspect, described as an adult...
View ArticleMan, 28, shot in Altgeld Gardens
A man was shot Sunday morning in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood on the Far South Side. At 11:54 a.m., the 28-year-old man was walking in the 13100 block of South Ingleside when he heard shots and...
View ArticlePolice: Man killed in shooting in West Woodlawn
A man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the West Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, police said. At 12:13 p.m., the 44-year-old man was shot multiple times in the head in the 6100 block of...
View ArticleSet of residential burglaries hits Northwest Side
A set of residential burglaries since the beginning of May has hit the Albany Park and Kilbourn Park neighborhoods on the Northwest Side. The most recent burglary happened between 7:10 a.m. and 2 p.m....
View Article200 Cook County Jail officers call in sick on Mother’s Day
More than 200 Cook County Jail officers called off work Sunday — which also happens to be Mother’s Day. About 32 percent of the officers assigned to work from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. did not go to work,...
View Article19-year-old man critical after Fernwood shooting
A man is in critical condition after he was shot Sunday afternoon in the Fernwood neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. The 19-year-old was shot in the neck at 2:01 p.m. in the 10600 block...
View ArticleMan, 18, critical after Englewood shooting
An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot Sunday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. At 2:43 p.m., he was shot in the head in the 7300 block of South Union,...
View ArticleUPDATE: 19-year-old man critical after Fernwood shooting
UPDATES WITH HOSPITAL A man is in critical condition after he was shot Sunday afternoon in the Fernwood neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. The 19-year-old was shot in the neck at 2:01...
View ArticleADVANCE MONDAY DAYBOOK FOR 05-15-17
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and author Stuart Dybek are among the speakers at a press conference to mark the grand...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, 18, critically wounded in Englewood shooting
UPDATES WITH DETAILS An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot Sunday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. At 2:43 p.m., he was playing basketball when someone...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 19-year-old man killed in Fernwood shooting
UPDATES WITH FATALITY, DETAILS A man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the Fernwood neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. Just after 2 p.m., the 19-year-old was driving in the 10600...
View Article18-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park
An 18-year-old man was shot Monday afternoon in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood. It happened around 1:45 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Monticello, according to Chicago Police. The man was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Driver yelled ‘I’ve got something for you’ before running down teen
UPDATES WITH BOND, COURT INFORMATION The brother of the woman charged with using an SUV to ram a Chicago Police officer’s daughter into a tree and run her over multiple times said she only lashed out...
View ArticleUPDATE: 73-year-old man missing from South Austin found
UPDATES WITH MISSING MAN FOUND A 73-year-old man who was reported missing from the Austin neighborhood on the West Side has been located. Limar Russell, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, left his...
View ArticleSheriff Dart to provide update on search for missing teen
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 4:30 P.M. EVENT 4:30 p.m. — (MAYWOOD) Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will announce that sheriff’s police have taken over the search for a 16-year-old boy missing in the Des Plaines...
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