Medical examiner’s cases
Guy Jones, 84, of the 9000 block of South Justine Street, unknown causes at 9039 S. Justine St., pronounced dead at 10:31 p.m. [7/3], Area South detectives. Ivory Davis, 60, of the 7900 block of South...
View ArticleUPDATE: 6 killed, 52 wounded in Fourth of July weekend shootings in Chicago
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTINGS At least 58 people were shot across Chicago, six of them fatally, by Tuesday morning of the Fourth of July weekend. Last year’s Independence Day weekend ended with 66...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Bridgeview crash
(BRIDGEVIEW) A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday morning in south suburban Bridgeview. The 24-year-old man was driving a motorcycle north shortly before 5 a.m. in the 7200 block of South...
View ArticlePolice: Woman told hospital staff she was shot in Logan Square
A woman walked into a hospital Tuesday morning claiming she’d been shot in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The 26-year-old woman walked into Norwegian American Hospital about 5...
View ArticleNo one injured in Edgewater roof collapse
No one was injured when a roof collapsed Tuesday morning in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side. The Chicago Fire Department responded about 8:05 a.m. to a still and box alarm in the 1100...
View ArticleUPDATE: 6 killed, 53 wounded in Fourth of July weekend shootings in Chicago
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTING At least 59 people were shot across Chicago, six of them fatally, by Tuesday morning of the Fourth of July weekend. Last year’s Independence Day weekend ended with 66...
View ArticleCubs’ Jon Lester hosts fundraiser for pediatric cancer research
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 6:45 P.M. EVENT 6:45 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cubs’ pitcher Jon Lester’s hosts NVRQT Goes Country fundraiser to benefit the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. Joe’s Bar, 940 W. Weed St....
View Article18-year-old man killed in Gary shooting
(GARY, Ind.) An 18-year-old man was shot to death early Wednesday in northwest Indiana. A medicolegal death investigation team was called at 1:18 a.m. to the 1100 block of Jennings Street in Gary,...
View ArticleFirefighters battle Logan Square blaze
A building caught fire Wednesday morning in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Firefighters were on the scene at 10:06 a.m. battling the fire in the 1800 block of North Kimball,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, woman killed in Bronzeville shooting
UPDATES WITH ID 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 a.m. in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: 3 firefighters among 4 injured in Logan Square blaze
UPDATES WITH INJURIES Four people were injured, including three firefighters, in a fire Wednesday morning in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Firefighters were on the scene at 10:06...
View ArticleUPDATE: 100 shot, 14 fatally, in July 4 weekend gun violence across Chicago
UPDATES WITH IDs Fourteen people were killed and 86 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago in a bloody Fourth of July weekend between Friday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Last year’s...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man dies after being struck by vehicle in northwest Indiana
UPDATES WITH DETAILS, CORRECTED ADDRESS PER POLICE (GARY, Ind.) A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle Friday night in northwest Indiana. Dareionte Stevenson, a 25-year-old Gary, Indiana,...
View Article15-year-old girl missing from Grand Boulevard reunited with family
A 15-year-old girl who was reported missing from the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood has been found. Daquata Shannon was last seen Tuesday in the 500 block of East 50th, according to a missing...
View ArticleMan wanted for firing shots in Evanston arrested
(EVANSTON) A man wanted for allegedly firing shots in February in north suburban Evanston was arrested Monday. At 4:37 p.m., detectives were in an alley in the 7200 block of North Hamlin Avenue when...
View ArticleMan seriously injured when car goes under semi on I-80/94
(GARY, Ind.) A man was seriously injured in a crash early Wednesday when his car went underneath a semi truck in northwest Indiana. About 6:25 a.m., the 23-year-old was driving a 2001 Chevrolet...
View ArticleChicago woman charged with unlawful firearm use in Wheaton
A Chicago woman has been charged with unlawfully using a firearm in west suburban Wheaton. An officer pulled over Carla Seals, 29, for a traffic violation at 2:32 a.m. Wednesday, according to Wheaton...
View ArticleSearch continues for man who possibly drowned near beach in NW Indiana
A search continued Thursday morning for a man who possibly drowned in Lake Michigan off Lake Street Beach in northwest Indiana. The man was swimming past the buoys and struggling about 8:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 3 years for beating, choking girlfriend in St. Charles
UPDATES WITH PRISON SENTENCE (ST. CHARLES) An Aurora man has been sentenced to three years in prison for beating and choking his girlfriend nearly two years ago in west suburban St. Charles. Nicholas...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot to death in Gresham
A man was killed Thursday morning in a Gresham neighborhood shooting on the South Side. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at 11:02 a.m. in the 8500 block of South Justine, according to...
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