UPDATE: 4 killed, 35 wounded in Fourth of July weekend shootings in Chicago
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTINGS At least 39 people have been shot across Chicago, four of them fatally, as the city heads into Sunday morning of the Fourth of July weekend. Last year’s Independence...
View Article4 injured in Near North Side apartment fire
Four men were injured in a fire in a Near North Side apartment building Sunday morning. Firefighters responded about 5:30 a.m. to a blaze in the two-story building in the 1000 block of North Orleans...
View ArticleMan dies after being struck by car in Hammond hit-and-run
(HAMMOND, Ind.) A man died Saturday night after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run crash in Hammond, Indiana. Shortly after 9 p.m., he was walking west across Columbia Avenue north of 164th Street...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing 87-year-old northwest Indiana man located
UPDATES WITH MAN FOUND (ST. JOHN, Ind.) A northwest Indiana man who went missing on his way to south suburban Calumet City has been located. Gioacchino Rizzo, 87, was last seen about 7:30 a.m. in his...
View ArticleMan shot in leg in West Garfield Park
A man was shot early Sunday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The 25-year-old man was shot in the left leg at 5:27 a.m. in the 4400 block of West Madison, according to Chicago Police. He took...
View ArticleMan seriously wounded in West Garfield Park shooting
A man was seriously wounded in a shooting early Sunday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The 24-year-old man was in the 4500 block of West Jackson about 3:45 a.m. when a suspect walked up and...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 07-03 THRU 07-05-2017
MONDAY’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: Man found shot to death on Near West Side
UPDATES WITH ID A man was found shot to death late Sunday in the Illinois Medical District on the Near West Side. Officers responded to a call of a person shot about 11:35 p.m. and found 39-year-old...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Pedro J. Zalabarria, 65, of the 7600 block of South Colfax Avenue, unknown causes at 7616 S. Colfax Ave., pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. [7/2], Area South detectives. Robert Cooley, 31, of the 4100 block...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 men killed, another wounded in South Side shooting
UPDATES WITH ID Two men were killed and a third was wounded in a shooting early Sunday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side. Police responded about 1:30 a.m. to the 4200 block of South...
View ArticleUPDATE: Pair charged with triple murder in Englewood
UPDATES WITH CHARGES Two men have been charged with fatally shooting three men Friday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. Timothy Gorden, 19, and 21-year-old Jayden Dorsey both face...
View ArticleUPDATE: 6 killed, 46 wounded in Fourth of July weekend shootings in Chicago
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTINGS At least 52 people were shot across Chicago, six of them fatally, by Monday morning of the Fourth of July weekend. Last year’s Independence Day weekend ended with 66...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with shooting another man in Bronzeville
UPDATES WITH CHARGES A man was charged with shooting another man late Saturday in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood. Gary Clicquot, 31, faces one count each of aggravated battery and attempted...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman charged with driving on drugs in fatal Chicago Heights crash...
UPDATES WITH BOND INFORMATION (CHICAGO HEIGHTS) A woman has been charged with reckless homicide and DUI for a crash that killed a pedestrian June 28 in south suburban Chicago Heights. Rical P. Thomas,...
View ArticlePolice warn of South Side robberies
Police are warning South Side residents after six robberies were reported in the Chatham and Grand Crossing neighborhoods in June. In each robbery, the suspects displayed firearms and demanded property...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with April fatal shooting in West Pullman
UPDATES WITH CHARGES A man was charged with an April shooting in West Pullman that left another man dead and an 11-year-old boy wounded on the Far South Side. Leander Townsell, 22, was arrested about...
View Article2 hurt in crash with parked Chicago Police car on Lake Shore Drive
Two people were injured when their car crashed into a parked Chicago Police squad car Tuesday morning on Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast. The officer’s vehicle was parked at 3:36 a.m. blocking a...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot at neighbor’s house in Dyer
(DYER, Ind.) Charges were pending against a man who allegedly shot at his neighbor’s house, causing a standoff with SWAT officers Sunday evening in northwest Indiana. A resident called police at 6:41...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 07-04 THRU 07-05-2017
UPDATES MARKED WITH *** TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8 a.m. — (DEERFIELD) 54th Annual Deerfield Family Days features food, art and crafts, kid’s activities and concludes with parade at noon. Jewett...
View ArticleWoman charged with embezzling more than $100K from Monee church
(MONEE) A woman has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from a church in south suburban Monee. Ann Elmore, 49, was arrested June 27 and charged with three felony counts of theft, according...
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