Woman batters Riverside cop who wouldn’t help get her drugs back
(RIVERSIDE) A 52-year-old woman walked into a police station Thursday afternoon in west suburban Riverside, asked for help getting drugs back from her boyfriend and then battered the officer who...
View ArticleLansing cop shown threatening black teen on video placed on leave
(LANSING) A south suburban police officer shown in a video aggressively restraining and threatening a black teenager has been placed on administrative leave after village officials met with the boy’s...
View ArticleForest Preserve police dog dies from heat exposure
A Cook County Forest Preserve police dog died earlier this month after apparently being left unattended in a patrol car. The dog, named Drago, died from heat exposure on June 14, according to Cook...
View ArticleADVANCE HOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 07-01 THRU 07-05-17
UPDATES MARKED *** SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (HOFFMAN ESTATES) Northwest Fourth Fest features arts and crafts, carnival, live music and more. Through July 4. 5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy.,...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over crash that left woman and off-duty Chicago cop dead
The family of a woman killed along with an off-duty Chicago Police officer in a crash that followed a police pursuit on the West Side early Tuesday has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming...
View Article17-year-old boy accidentally shot in East Garfield Park home
A 17-year-old boy was seriously wounded Friday afternoon when he was accidentally shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The boy was in a home about 4:15 p.m. in the 3200 block...
View ArticleHome rendered uninhabitable in Elgin fire
(ELGIN) A house fire Friday morning caused $30,000 in damage to a home in northwest suburban Elgin. A neighbor called authorities at 11:17 a.m. to report smoke coming from a home in the 600 block of...
View ArticleMan faces drug charges after arrest near Elgin park
(ELGIN) A man is facing a series of felony drug charges after officers found him slumped over the wheel of a parked car Thursday near a park in northwest suburban Elgin. Officers were on patrol at 5:47...
View ArticleUPDATE: CPD: Shootings down 14 percent in first half of 2017
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS Shootings are down by 14 percent this year compared to the first six months of 2016, according to Chicago Police statistics. As of Friday night, 1,752 people had been...
View ArticleRestaurants report robberies in Loop, South Loop
Restaurants reported robberies Friday in the Loop and South Loop neighborhoods, according to a community alert. The robberies happened about 10:30 p.m. in the first block of West Van Buren Street and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, woman killed in Bronzeville shooting
UPDATES WITH SECOND FATALITY A man and a woman were killed in a shooting Friday morning in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood, police said. Four people were in a vehicle headed south about 7:10...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 07-01 THRU 07-05-17
SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 4 p.m. — (GRAYSLAKE) Taste of Grayslake Family Picnic and Fireworks features live entertainment, carnival rides, obstacle course, climbing wall and more. Central Park...
View ArticleLittle Village man killed in I-290 crash near Elmhurst
(ELMHURST) A Little Village man died early Friday after he was injured in a crash on the Eisenhower Expressway near west suburban Elmhurst. Esteban Sanchez, 46, was pronounced dead at 1 a.m. Friday,...
View ArticleMan, 28, reported missing from unincorporated Antioch
(ANTIOCH) A 28-year-old man was reported missing Saturday from unincorporated north suburban Antioch. Dylan P. Yates was last seen by his family riding his bike on Monday in the 22700 block of West...
View ArticleMan, 27, grazed in Little Village shooting
A man suffered a graze wound Saturday afternoon in a Little Village neighborhood shooting on the Southwest Side. The 27-year-old was standing about 3:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of South St. Louis when...
View ArticleNorthwest Indiana man, 87, goes missing driving to Calumet City
(St. John, Indiana) Police are searching for a northwest Indiana man, who was believed to be driving to south suburban Calumet City on Saturday morning, but never arrived. Gioacchino Rizzo, 87, was...
View ArticleMan shot in Austin
A man was shot early Sunday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The 30-year-old heard gunfire and realized he’d been shot in the leg about 4:45 a.m. while he was walking in the 5100 block of...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 07-02 THRU 07-05-17
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 100th Lions Clubs International Convention and Membership Key Awards Social. Through July 4. McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact:...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman fatally struck by car in West Garfield Park hit-and-run
UPDATES WITH ID A woman was fatally struck by a car early Sunday in a hit-and-run in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Katina Runnels, 27, was standing next to a parked vehicle about 12:20 a.m. in...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Johnny Humphrey, 59, of the 4700 block of South Lake Park Avenue, unknown causes at 4737 S. Lake Park Ave., pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. [7/1], Area Central detectives. Sylvia D. Todd, 54, of the 5000...
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