Supt. Johnson announces new CPD recruitment campaign
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK WITH ADDITIONAL EVENT 10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Supt. Eddie Johnson announces a new recruitment campaign, as well as dates for the 2017 police test. Public Safety Headquarters,...
View ArticleJB Pritzker tours Metropolitan Family Services
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK WITH ADDITIONAL EVENT 11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Democratic gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker tours Metropolitan Family Services and discusses the effects of Illinois’ budget...
View Article2 possibly wrongfully convicted Chicagoans could be released
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 10 A.M. EVENT 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Two Chicagoans, Nevest Coleman and Darryl Fulerton, who attorneys claim were wrongfully convicted of a rape and murder in 1994 could be...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
There are no new cases to report from the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
View ArticleUPDATE: Man electrocuted at West Town CTA station
UPDATES WITH ID A 20-year-old man was electrocuted early Friday when he climbed down onto the L tracks at a CTA station in West Town. Just before 2 a.m., Edgar Constantino touched the third rail at...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed in Homer Glen crash
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (HOMER GLEN) A man was killed in a crash early Saturday in southwest suburban Homer Glen. Someone driving by the intersection at Bruce and Cedar roads at 3:32 a.m. saw the 2013...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 08-08-17
TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:45 a.m. – (CHICAGO) The annual Chicago Cyber Security Summit includes interactive panels, round table discussions and speakers on how companies can protect their...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bank robbery in Mount Greenwood is city’s 3rd heist of the day
UPDATES WITH PHOTO, DETAILS A bank robbery reported Monday afternoon on the Far South Side is the third reported holdup of the day in Chicago. The latest robbery happened at 1:15 p.m. at the U.S. Bank...
View ArticlePolice look for Gary man who beat girlfriend, endangered their infant
(GARY) A northwest Indiana man has been charged with beating and choking his girlfriend, and brandishing a handgun while their newborn child was in the room. Anthony L. Curry, 33 of Gary, remains on...
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UPDATE: Man tries to rob Portage Park bank
UPDATES WITH PHOTOS, DETAILS A man tried to rob a bank Monday in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The attempted robbery happened at 11:30 a.m. at the TCF Bank branch at 4660 W....
View Article24-year-old man with Down syndrome reported missing in Portage Park
Police are looking for a 24-year-old man with Down syndrome missing from the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side since early Monday afternoon. Eddie Reynoso was last seen about 12:30 p.m....
View ArticleCops: Man had BAC of .316 after I-88 crash, attempted escape from hospital
Driving with a blood alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit on I-88 Sunday night wasn’t even the worst of it for a south suburban man, according to prosecutors. They allege 31-year-old Steven...
View ArticleMen convicted of 1994 rape/murder claim DNA evidence exonerates them
Two men who have spent the last 23 years in prison are serving time for a rape and murder they could not possibly have committed, according to a new filing by attorneys for the Exoneration Project....
View Article15-year-old girl missing since Saturday in North Lawndale
Police are looking for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen Saturday near her home in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. Tashay Richards was last seen in the area of the 3500...
View Article28-year-old man shot in Lawndale
A 28-year-old man was shot Monday evening in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. He was shot in the upper right thigh at 6:36 p.m. in the 4300 block of West 21st Place, according to...
View Article26-year-old man shot in Galewood
A 26-year-old man was shot Monday evening in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side. He was shot in the left thigh about 7:55 p.m. in the 2100 block of North Meade, according to Chicago...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 08-09-17
WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Handmaids for HB40, along with Organizing for Action and Planned Parenthood, conduct silent protest outside Gov. Rauner’s office in support of the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police shooting, manhunt on Bishop Ford slows traffic, halts trains
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Vehicular and train traffic is slowed on the Far South Side after a police pursuit of a carjacking suspect led to a police-involved shooting and ongoing manhunt along the Bishop...
View ArticleMan dies one year after Logan Square shooting, woman charged
A man died Monday afternoon, one year after he was wounded in a domestic shooting in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood. Samantha Santiago, 29, was charged July 25 with one count of attempted...
View ArticleChicago cop on trial for tipping off drug supplier to federal raid
After hunting the Conservative Vice Lords street gang for more than a year, authorities finally had the prolific drug dealers in their sights back in June 2014. But then, poised to execute more than 30...
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