Chicago ends July with more than 400 murders, on pace to exceed 2016
The murder total in Chicago passed 400 with more than a week left in July, and the month ended with the city on pace to exceed the number of killings in 2016. The city opened 2017 slightly behind the...
View ArticleJeep rolls over on I-90 ramp, plunges into retention pond in Rosemont
(ROSEMONT) A driver was injured when a Jeep rolled over and plunged into a retention pond Tuesday morning on a Jane Addams Memorial Tollway ramp in northwest suburban Rosemont. The driver of the 2000...
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Sazannah Rose Bernadette Clark, 2 months, of 61 Hemlock St. in Park Forest, unknown causes at same, pronounced at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 2:02 a.m. [7/31], Park Forest police. Unidentified...
View ArticleYouth, parents and teachers to ask Emanuel about CPS debt
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 10:30 A.M. EVENT 10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Logan Square Neighborhood Association youth, parents and teachers dressed in caps and gowns will send a message of “Revenue Not...
View ArticleAurora hosts ‘National Night Out’ in 45 neighborhoods
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD EVENTS 4 p.m. — (AURORA) Aurora police department hosts “National Night Out” in 45 neighborhoods. Church Road Park, 1700 Block of Church Road, 6 – 8 p.m. Lighthouse...
View ArticleUPDATE: 1 dead, 2 hurt in Glendale Heights crash
UPDATES WITH ID, DETAILS (GLENDALE HEIGHTS) A man was killed and two other people were injured in a crash early Tuesday in west suburban Glendale Heights. Jasso Jair Molina, 22, was driving a vehicle...
View ArticleMotorcyclist critically injured in Cary crash
(CARY) A motorcyclist was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday in northwest suburban Cary. Paramedics were called at 12:11 a.m. for a report of the motorcycle crash at the...
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Gerald Mitchell, 68, of the 8900 block of Saratoga Drive in Bridgeview, unknown causes at 8955 Saratoga Dr. in Bridgeview, pronounced Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 3:36 a.m. [8/1], Bridgeview...
View ArticleUPDATE: Motorcyclist killed in Cary crash
UPDATES WITH FATALITY (CARY) A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday near northwest suburban Cary. Paramedics were called about 12:10 a.m. for a report of the motorcycle...
View ArticleUPDATE: Motorcyclist killed in Cary crash
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS (CARY) A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday near northwest suburban Cary. Paramedics were called about 12:10 a.m. for a report of the...
View ArticleUPDATE: 66-year-old missing Clearing man found
UPDATES WITH MAN FOUND A 66-year-old man who was reported missing from the Southwest Side Clearing neighborhood has been found. Cesareo Martinez had last been seen Tuesday near the 6200 block of South...
View ArticleUPDATE: West Virginia woman who went missing in Chicago found
UPDATES WITH WOMAN FOUND A West Virginia woman who went missing nearly three weeks ago in Chicago has been found. Deloris Arnold, 70, was last seen July 13 at the Greyhound Station at 630 W. Harrison...
View ArticleHistory of Clowns program at Des Plaines History Center
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 1 P.M. EVENT 1 p.m. – (DES PLAINES) The Des Plaines History Center hosts program on the history of clowns. 781 Pearson St., Des Plaines. Contact: Rachel B. Birkner, (847) 391-5399...
View ArticleMeeting to discuss planned Howard Street improvements
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 7 P.M. EVENT 7 p.m. – (EVANSTON) Evanston Ald. Ann Rainey, and Chicago Ald. Debra Silverstein and Joe Moore conduct public meeting on design alternatives to improve Howard Street...
View ArticleManchester Orchestra kicks off 4th annual Chicago Invasion
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 8 P.M. EVENT 8 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Manchester Orchestra headlines opening night of Pandora’s 4th annual Chicago Invasion. Morgan Manufacturing, 410 N. Morgan St. Contact: Brian...
View ArticleChildren’s Advocacy Center unveils Healing Garden
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 11:30 A.M. EVENT 11:30 a.m. – (GURNEE) The Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center celebrates its 30th birthday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Healing Garden, with...
View Article17-year-old boy grazed in the ear in East Garfield Park shooting
A 17-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to the ear early Thursday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. Shortly before 3:30 a.m., he was walking in the 3000 block of West Jackson...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, 08-03-17
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED *** THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (BURR RIDGE) Chalk Fest 2017 features adults, kids, and pros showing their chalk drawing skills, plus music, games and more....
View ArticleMayor Emanuel breaks ground at school athletic facilities
UPDATES THURSDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 11:45 P.M. AND 1:45 A.M. EVENTS 11:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel breaks ground on baseball and softball athletic facilities at Roberto Clemente IB World School....
View ArticleThunderstorms could shower Lollapalooza crowds Thursday
Thunderstorms expected to move into the region Thursday afternoon and evening could soak the crowds on the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous...
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