UPDATE: Man, 44, fatally shot in Back of the Yards
UPDATES WITH ID A 44-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. About 4 p.m., Albertano Medrano was driving in the 4500 block of South...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed, another injured in rollover crash on I-294
UPDATES WITH MEDICAL EXAMINER’S INFO (HICKORY HILLS) A man was killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Monday on the Tristate Tollway near southwest suburban...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 13 killed, 52 wounded in Labor Day weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH ID Thirteen people were killed and at least 52 others, including a pregnant woman, were wounded in shootings across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, according to Chicago Police. The latest...
View ArticleJohn Escalante to say goodbye at police HQ
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK WITH 11:45 A.M. EVENT 11:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police First Deputy Supt. John Escalante will say his goodbyes on his last day with the police department. Chicago Police...
View ArticleDisability advocates to urge opposition to Department of Human Services...
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK WITH 10:15 A.M. EVENT 10:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Advocates, including Chicago ADAPT, and people with disabilities, will host a media availability to urge their continued opposition...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Classie Malone, 53, of the 8500 block of South Marshfield Avenue, of unknown causes at 76th Street and Ashland Avenue, pronounced dead at Holy Cross Hospital at 11:05 a.m. [9/2]. Area South detectives....
View ArticleMetra Electric line moving again after power outage
Metra Electric trains were running again after a power outage halted the line just outside of Chicago on the South Side Tuesday morning. Metra was notified of the outage at 8:20 a.m. after inbound and...
View ArticleWoman charged with planning to rob Grayslake credit union
(GRAYSLAKE) A woman was charged with trying to rob a credit union in north suburban Grayslake last week after authorities recorded her planning the heist with a friend. Yvette Pedrero, 23, was charged...
View ArticleUPDATE: 17-year-old boy shot to death in South Shore
UPDATES WITH ID A 17-year-old boy was shot to death Sunday night in the South Shore neighborhood. Jamel Rollins was standing outside about 10:30 p.m. in the 7800 block of South Cornell when two males...
View ArticleUPDATE: Motorcyclist killed in Bolingbrook crash
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (BOLINGBROOK) A 31-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash Thursday evening in southwest suburban Bolingbrook. Emergency responders were called at 10:53 p.m. about a crash...
View ArticleMan critically injured in Wauconda head-on crash
(WAUCONDA) A man was critically injured Tuesday afternoon in a head-on crash in north suburban unincorporated Wauconda. About 3:45 p.m., a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder driving south on Fairfield Road just...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with fatally shooting 44-year-old in Back of the Yards
UPDATES WITH CHARGES A man has been charged with fatally shooting a 44-year-old man Sunday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. Victor Vazquez, 20, faces one felony count...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Arnold Brown, 65, of the 1900 block of Dauntless Drive in Glenview, unknown causes at 1921 Dauntless Dr. in Glenview, pronounced dead at 7:03 p.m. [9/6], Glenview police. Andre G. Harris, 47, of the...
View ArticlePolice investigate Villa Park home invasion
(VILLA PARK) Police are investigating a home invasion reported Tuesday morning in west suburban Villa Park. Officers were called about 7 a.m. to a home in the 500 block of North Wisconsin, where a...
View Article82-year-old man killed in Crest Hill crash
(CREST HILL)An 82-year-old man died Tuesday night after a crash in southwest suburban Crest Hill. Stewart B. McCutcheon was the driver of a vehicle that collided with another vehicle near Weber Road...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 men shot dead near South Side park
UPDATES WITH SECOND VICTIM’S ID Two men were shot to death near an Englewood neighborhood park Monday evening on the South Side. It happened about 7:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of West Marquette, near...
View ArticleUPDATE: Chicago Police officer on bicycle struck by vehicle in Loop
UPDATES WITH CITATIONS A Chicago Police officer on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon in the Loop. The officer was responding to a call when he was struck by a vehicle in the 0-100...
View ArticleVeterans agencies host town hall for vets and their families
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 5 P.M. EVENT 5 p.m. — (PORTAGE, Ind.) Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Veteran Benefits Administration in Indiana and National Cemetery Administration host joint town hall for...
View ArticleIndiana Lt. Gov. candidate to attend event in Whiting
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 5:30 P.M. EVENT 5:30 p.m. — (WHITING, Ind.) State Rep. Christina Hale, candidate for lieutenant governor, attends meet and greet hosted by Whiting Democratic Precinct Organization....
View ArticleWomen’s group to link arms for anti-violence rally
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH NOON EVENT Noon — (CHICAGO) Fierce Women of Faith host a “Women Linking Arms for Peace in Chicago” rally against community violence. Grant Park, 337 E. Randolph. Contact: Rev. Dr....
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