Sheriff: Man beat female over line-cutting at Sandwich Fair
(SANDWICH) A fight over cutting in line at the Sandwich Fair led to a person being hospitalized over the weekend. The argument began over alleged line-cutting in the ticket window line at the Sandwich...
View ArticleUPDATE: Retired CPD deputy chief shot in South Chicago
UPDATES WITH DETAILS A 73-year-old retired Chicago Police officer was shot Wednesday morning in the South Chicago neighborhood. Retired Deputy Chief Coffey was shot in the shoulder in the 8100 block of...
View ArticleMan charged with Beach Park shooting
(BEACH PARK) A man has been charged with wounding another man in a shooting early Monday in north suburban Beach Park. A 42-year-old Waukegan man was talking to an acquaintance in the parking lot of...
View ArticleCrystal Lake police investigating vehicle burglaries
(CRYSTAL LAKE) Vehicle burglaries reported at a parking lot in northwest suburban Crystal Lake on Monday are being investigated by police. Authorities were called at 9:04 a.m. about a male seen...
View ArticleMan gets 30 years for 2012 sexual assault in Chicago Lawn
A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in the Southwest Side Chicago Lawn neighborhood in 2012. Mario Booker, 27, was previously convicted of aggravated criminal...
View ArticleUPDATE: Feds: Former Joliet police officer used unreasonable force
UPDATES WITH STATEMENT FROM DEFENSE ATTORNEY (JOLIET) A former Joliet police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using unreasonable force while on duty. Thomas O’Connor, 40, was...
View ArticleGarage burglaries reported on NW Side
A series of garage burglaries were reported in September in the Belmont Heights and Irving Woods neighborhoods on the Northwest Side. In each of the burglaries, a person kicked in or pried open a side...
View ArticleStudent treated for shoulder pain after Will County bus crash
(HOMER TWP.) A student was treated for shoulder pain after a school bus crashed Wednesday morning near southwest suburban Homer Glen. At 10:57 a.m., authorities responded to a bus crash on Gougar Road...
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Second man charged in fatal Portage Park shooting in May
A second man was charged with a fatal shooting inside a Portage Park neighborhood gas station over Memorial Day weekend on the Northwest Side. Florin Mulosmani Rasheed Mujkovic, 23, faces one count of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wrongfully convicted man files lawsuit against city, CPD officers
UPDATES WITH NO COMMENT FROM CITY A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for a decade before being released earlier this year has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago and 17 Chicago Police...
View ArticleO’Hare finally gets TSA PreCheck Enrollment Center
One of the nation’s busiest airports finally has a TSA PreCheck Enrollment Center open. The newly opened center at O’Hare International Airport is in the baggage claim area on the lower level of...
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UPDATE: Man wearing Dodgers hat robs Wrigleyville bank
UPDATES WITH PHOTOS AND DETAILS A bank was robbed Thursday morning in the Wrigleyville neighborhood on the North Side. The BMO Harris Bank branch at 3601 N. Halsted was robbed at 10:45 a.m., according...
View ArticleWoman injured in West Pullman porch collapse
A woman was injured when a porch collapsed Thursday morning in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. It happened at 11:10 a.m. at a home in the 11500 block of South Wabash, according to...
View ArticleMan charged with Elgin shooting after trying to leave Illinois
(ELGIN) A 19-year-old suspect in a July shooting in northwest suburban Elgin was arrested Tuesday night after he tried to board a flight to another state at O’Hare International Airport. Oscar S....
View ArticlePolice: Indiana man visiting family in Chicago goes missing
An Indiana man who was visiting family on Chicago’s South Side went missing more than two weeks ago, police said. Timothy Echols, 57, was last seen Sept. 1 leaving a relative’s house in the 1100 block...
View ArticlePolice search for motorcycle thief in Munster
(MUNSTER, Ind.) Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who stole a motorcycle from outside a bar earlier this month in northwest Indiana. The 2005 maroon Harley Davidson Road King was...
View ArticleMadison Street entrance to Union Station closed
The Madison Street entrance to Union Station has been closed for repairs and inspection until further notice. Metra customers who regularly use the Madison Street entrance are advised to enter and exit...
View ArticleUPDATE: 17-year-old girl killed, 2 injured in Cragin crash
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY A 17-year-old girl was killed and two men were injured in a pin-in crash in the Northwest Side Cragin neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. About 3 p.m., emergency responders were sent...
View ArticleFirefighter injured battling blaze in Englewood vacant building
A firefighter was injured battling a blaze in a vacant building Thursday afternoon in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. Firefighters responded about 3:05 p.m. to the two-and-a-half story building...
View ArticleMadigan urges Herbalife members to file claims in $3M settlement
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging state residents to file claims for a share of a new $3 million settlement with nutrition company Herbalife. In a recent settlement, Herbalife agreed to...
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