UPDATE: 6 killed, 35 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
RESENDS AT END OF WEEKEND Six men were killed and at least 35 other people were wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday night and Monday morning. The most recent deaths were the latest of...
View ArticleUPDATE: 16-year-old boy charged with May fatal shooting
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED INFORMATION A 16-year-old boy has been charged with fatally shooting a man in May in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. The teenager faces a felony count of...
View ArticleProtestors demand return of TIF money used on Navy Pier renovations
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 9 A.M. EVENT 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Community residents and aldermen demand the return of $55 million from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration after TIF money was spent on...
View ArticleFaith, Life & Hope Mission community meeting on DACA, TPS
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 11:30 A.M. EVENT 11:30 a.m. — (WEST CHICAGO) The Faith, Life & Hope Mission host a community meeting and press conference to provide information about hunger strike...
View ArticleMayor Emanuel celebrates completion of Western/Belmont construction
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 2 P.M. EVENT 2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrates the completion of the Western/Belmont construction project. Intersection of Belmont and Western avenues,...
View ArticleUPDATE: 18-year-old man shot to death in Back of the Yards
UPDATES WITH ID A man was shot to death Sunday night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. Damijwan Bonds, 18, suffered gunshot wounds to both legs about 9 p.m. in the 5400 block of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Third man charged with shooting CPD officer, robbing T-Mobile store
UPDATES WITH THIRD MAN CHARGED A third man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a Chicago Police officer and armed robbery of a T-Mobile store Friday afternoon. Dante Jeffries, 27, faces...
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UPDATE: Third man charged with shooting CPD officer, robbing T-Mobile store
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS A third man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a Chicago Police officer and armed robbery of a T-Mobile store Friday afternoon. Dante Jeffries, 27,...
View ArticleUPDATED ADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 07-25-17
UPDATES MARKED *** TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Modern Marketing Summit @ The Now Economy. Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan. Contact: Mary DuMont, Mary.DuMont@comexposium.com or (310)...
View ArticleAviation officers, supporters hold press conference
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 11 A.M. EVENT 11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) and other members of the Chicago City Council Progressive Reform Caucus, and Aviation Security Officers,...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 killed, 6 wounded within 7 hours Tuesday in shootings across Chicago
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED COUNT FOR SHOOTING HOMICIDES IN 2017 Two people were killed within 10 minutes of each other and six other people were also wounded Monday in shootings across the city. The year’s...
View ArticleArmed robbers shoot 7-Eleven clerk in Sycamore
(SYCAMORE) An armed robbery of a 7-Eleven turned into a shooting Monday night in the far western suburbs. Shortly before 11:30 p.m., two men walked into the 7-Eleven at 404 W. State in Sycamore with a...
View ArticleJoliet law enforcement announces gang, drug and weapons arrests
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK WITH 11 A.M. EVENT 11 a.m. — (JOLIET) Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow, Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton and other law enforcement officials hold a press conference to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman, 1-year-old son killed in Beecher crash
UPDATES WITH IDs (BEECHER) A woman and her 1-year-old son were killed in a crash that left her two other sons in critical condition Monday morning near south suburban Beecher. The crash between a 2002...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Catherine A. Crown, 51, of the 1400 block of West Waveland Avenue, unknown causes at 1434 W. Waveland Ave., pronounced dead at 7L43 p.m. [7/24], Area North detectives. Leonard Swindall, 57, of the 5000...
View ArticleCity announces latest effort in the fight against rodents
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 3 P.M. EVENT 3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Department of Streets and Sanitation announces its latest effort in the fight against rodents, using a fertility-reducing bait called...
View ArticleMan killed, teen among 9 others hurt Tuesday in Chicago gun violence
A man was shot to death and nine other people, including a teenager, were wounded in attacks across the city on Tuesday. The man was the latest of 368 people killed in gun violence this year, adding to...
View ArticleBullets break man’s leg, hurt another in East Garfield Park shooting
Two men were wounded early Wednesday in an East Garfield Park neighborhood shooting on the West Side. The men, ages 31 and 38, were standing outside about 1:15 a.m. in the 3800 block of West Congress...
View ArticleWoman shot in Humboldt Park
A woman was shot early Wednesday in a West Side Humboldt Park shooting. The 42-year-old was standing outside at 2:24 a.m. in the 1500 block of North Harding when and SUV came to a stop and a person got...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 07-26-17
UPDATES MARKED *** WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Sports Commission’s Business of Sports Speaker Series hosts panel discussion on “America’s Pastime and Chicago’s Home...
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