Police: 31-year-old man fatally shot in Broadview
(BROADVIEW) A 31-year-old man was fatally shot early Monday morning in west suburban Broadview, according to a statement from Broadview police. About 1:56 a.m., officers received a call of a person...
View ArticleMen punch, kick 18-year-old, steal his cellphone in Evanston
(EVANSTON) A 22-year-old man punched and kicked an 18-year-old man, then stole his cellphone Saturday night in north suburban Evanston. About 10:58 p.m., an officer on patrol saw two men wearing black...
View ArticleMcDonald’s sued for taxing sweetened drinks twice in Cook County
ATTORNEY CONTACT: DANIEL R. SEIDMAN, (312) 781-1977, DSEIDMAN@SEIDMANLAW.NET A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses McDonald’s of overcharging customers when it calculates the added sales tax on the sweetened...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police shooting, manhunt on Bishop Ford slows traffic, halts trains
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Vehicular and train traffic on the Far South Side was at a virtual standstill Tuesday afternoon after a police pursuit of a carjacking suspect led to a police-involved shooting and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police shooting, manhunt on Bishop Ford slows traffic, halts trains
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Vehicular and train traffic on the Far South Side was at a virtual standstill Tuesday afternoon after a police pursuit of a carjacking suspect led to a police-involved shooting and...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Raamse Lan’Pharay Morris, 5 months, of the 6100 block of South Eberhart, of unknown causes at 6114 S. Eberhart, pronounced at Comer Children’s Hospital at 7:07 p.m. [8/5]. Area Central detectives. Erin...
View ArticleLatest soda tax suit claims 7-Eleven taxing the cup, not the beverage
Another day brought another lawsuit against a major retailer for its implementation of the new Cook County soda tax. Walgreens was sued on Monday after a consumer found he was charged the tax when he...
View Article2 injured when car crashes into Pink Line station on Southwest Side
Two people were taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after a car crashed into a CTA Pink Line station in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. About 2:30 p.m., the car crashed into the...
View ArticleMan and woman pose as home buyers to steal at open houses
(GLEN ELLYN) A man and woman who posed as interested home buyers at real estate open house events in the western suburbs were actually going to steal items from the homes, according to police. George...
View ArticleMan loses appeal of third felony conviction, life sentence upheld
(ADDISON) A west suburban man lost an appeal Wednesday to overturn his third felony conviction, meaning he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Luis Moreta, 46, was sentenced March 30, 2015, to a...
View ArticleBlue Line trains stopped on North Side for police activity
Blue Line service on the CTA has been suspended Wednesday evening for police activity near the Addison Station in the Irving Park neighborhood on the North Side. Officers responded about 6 p.m. for a...
View ArticleMan, 29, stabbed in West Pullman
A man was stabbed Wednesday night in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The 29-year-old was stabbed about 4:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West 116th Street, according to Chicago Police....
View ArticleFelon who fired gun near Wrigley Field gets 7 years in prison
A man who fired a gun near Wrigley Field in 2015 was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Wednesday. Hoytuan Pierce fired a handgun about 11:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 2015 during an argument with several...
View ArticleUPDATE: Blue Line trains resume service after man walks on tracks on North Side
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Blue Line service on the CTA resumed Wednesday evening after it was suspended while a man walked on the tracks near the Addison Station in the Irving Park neighborhood on the North...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
An unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, of unknown causes at 1304 W. Huron, pronounced at 3:08 a.m. [8/9]. Area Central detectives. Kryzysztof Kamysz, 43, of the 4700 block of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Blue Line trains resume service after man walks on tracks on North Side
UPDATES WITH AGE Blue Line service on the CTA resumed Wednesday evening after it was suspended while a man walked on the tracks near the Addison Station in the Irving Park neighborhood on the North...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch for Chicago warns of hail and 60 mph winds
The chance of scattered thunderstorms with golf ball-sized hail and 60 mph winds has the Chicago area under a severe thunderstorm watch through Thursday evening. The watch advisory from the National...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 08-11-17
FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Veterans For Peace hosts 32nd National Convention, “Education Not Militarization,” featuring Power to Peace Festival (6 p.m. at Vic Theater, 3145 N...
View ArticleUPDATE: AMBER alert canceled for girl abducted in Indiana
UPDATES WITH AMBER ALERT CANCELED (FORT WAYNE, Ind.) Indiana State Police have canceled an AMBER alert for a 2-year-old girl who was likely abducted by her father early Thursday. Adayah Renee Bratton...
View ArticleFirst West Nile case in DuPage County is third of season in Illinois
The first reported human case of West Nile in DuPage County this summer is a west suburban man, who would be the third case this year in Illinois. The DuPage County Health Department announced Thursday...
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