UPDATE: Sheriff Dart to provide update on search for missing teen
UPDATES TIME OF PRESS CONFERENCE TO 4 P.M. 4 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...
View ArticlePolice: Man brought gun to Kennedy-King College in Englewood
A man was arrested Monday after he brought a gun to Kennedy-King College in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, according to police. A 21-year-old woman alerted security officers at the campus in...
View ArticleRiver North condo security guard punched in face by intoxicated man
A woman working as a security guard at a River North condo building was punched by an intoxicated man early Sunday. The 46-year-old woman asked the male to leave the property in the 600 block of North...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 05-16-17
TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts discussion with the Chicago Community Trust on “How Can We Make Our Comunities Stronger?” Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave....
View ArticleUPDATE: 24-year-old woman killed in Elgin crash
UPDATES WITH ID AND DETAILS (ELGIN) A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday in northwest suburban Elgin. About 1:20 a.m., a southbound Honda crossed over the median on State Street...
View ArticleUPDATE: 17-year-old boy killed in Elgin crash
UPDATES WITH ID AND DETAILS (ELGIN) A 17-year-old boy was killed in a three-vehicle crash Saturday night in northwest suburban Elgin. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., Patryck Stanley was driving a Nissan...
View ArticleUPDATE: 20-year-old man shot and killed in Gary identified
UPDATES WITH ID (GARY, Ind.) A 20-year-old man who was fatally shot last week in northwest Indiana has been identified. Officers responded to shots fired at 1:17 a.m. May 8 in the 4300 block of West...
View ArticleUPDATE: 15-year-old boy shot to death in East Chicago identified
UPDATES WITH ID (EAST CHICAGO, Ind.) A 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot last week in northwest Indiana has been identified. Officers responded to a disturbance at Columbus Drive and Main Street in...
View ArticleUPDATE: 25-year-old woman killed in northwest Indiana crash
UPDATES WITH DETAILS FROM POLICE (ST. JOHN, Ind.) A 25-year-old woman died after a two-vehicle crash early Saturday in northwest Indiana. The crash happened about 1:30 a.m. at 109th and Maple Lane in...
View ArticlePair of purse robberies reported in Portage Park
Police are warning Northwest Side residents of two purse robberies last week in the Portage Park neighborhood. Men approached female victims from behind and forcefully stole their purses, according to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man fatally crushed by semi trailer in Lemont
UPDATES WITH DETAILS FROM POLICE (LEMONT) A South Carolina man died early Monday after he was crushed by a semi trailer in southwest suburban Lemont. Sherali Shadimatov, 28, was working on the truck...
View ArticleUPDATE: 13-year-old girl who jumped in Lake Michigan for a swim dies
UPDATES WITH ID A 13-year-old girl who was pulled from the chilly water of Lake Michigan on Tuesday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side has died. Tianna Hollinside jumped in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Madison-Wabash intersection to close Tuesday and Wednesday night
UPDATES WITH CLOSURE WEDNESDAY NIGHT The intersection of Madison and Wabash in the Loop will close overnight Tuesday and Wednesday for construction of the new elevated CTA station. Madison will close...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: Armed juvenile shot by Marengo police officer
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (MARENGO) An armed juvenile was shot by a police officer Saturday night in northwest suburban Marengo, police said. Officers were called about 11:05 p.m. to a report of “suspicious...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 05-17-17
WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Swedish Covenant Hospital hosts a Violence Prevention Day, featuring providers from a variety of health care organizations and a health care summit...
View Article28-year-old man seriously wounded in Austin shooting
A 28-year-old man was wounded Tuesday afternoon in an Austin neighborhood shooting on the West Side. It happened about 3:50 p.m. when the victim was in the 1000 block of North Waller, heard shots and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man who hit River North guard is ‘going to make this right’
UPDATES WITH BOND, COURT INFORMATION Matthew De Leon was “horrified” when he saw video of himself punching a security guard who had tried to shoo him away from a River North apartment building, the...
View ArticleFemale shot in torso in West Garfield Park
A female was shot Wednesday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The victim, whose age was not immediately known, was shot in the torso about 2:14 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Gladys...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman fatally struck by Metra train in Woodstock identified
UPDATES WITH ID (WOODSTOCK) A 35-year-old woman fatally struck by a Metra train last month in northwest suburban Woodstock has been identified. Renee E. Radwan, of Woodstock, died from blunt trauma to...
View ArticleGarbage truck driver dies after crashing into viaduct in Oak Forest
(OAK FOREST) A garbage truck driver died after crashing into a viaduct Monday afternoon in south suburban Oak Forest. The truck crashed into the viaduct in the 15700 block of South Cicero Avenue in Oak...
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