Driver ticketed after passenger killed in South Shore crash
A woman is facing traffic citations after her passenger was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in the South Shore neighborhood. The 31-year-old woman was driving north in the alley of...
View ArticleUPDATE: 18 bats test positive for rabies, officials urge vaccinations for pets
UPDATES WITH CAT DOES NOT HAVE RABIES Cook County officials are urging residents to vaccinate their pets because 18 bats have tested positive for rabies in Cook County so far this year. A kitten in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Not guilty plea over crash that killed mother and 3 sons
UPDATES WITH COURT INFORMATION A man facing reckless homicide charges for causing a crash last month in Will County that killed a pregnant woman and her three children as she drove them to Bible camp...
View ArticleBank robbed in Archer Heights
A bank was robbed Wednesday afternoon in the Southwest Side Archer Heights neighborhood. The First American Bank branch at 4501 S. Pulaski was robbed by a Hispanic male, according to FBI spokesman...
View Article14-year-old girl missing from North Lawndale
Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who went missing last week from the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. Lizeth Martinez went missing Aug. 15 from the 2200 block of South Kirkland,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with fatal hit-and-run in Little Village held on $200,000
UPDATES WITH COURT INFORMATION A 20-year-old man was ordered held in lieu of $200,000 bail Wednesday for allegedly running away after a crash that left one of his passengers dead and another in...
View ArticleMan shot in ankle in Washington Park
A man was shot Wednesday afternoon in the South Side Washington Park neighborhood. The shooting happened at 1:16 p.m. in the 200 block of East Garfield, according to Chicago Police. The 35-year-old...
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Here’s what baby girl found dead in Markham fire might have looked like
(MARKHAM) Cook County authorities trying to identify a baby found dead in the wreckage of a fire at a vacant south suburban home last month think they know what she looked like. On Thursday, the Cook...
View ArticleMan found with fatal head wounds in Belmont Cragin
Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found dead with head injuries Wednesday night in the Northwest Side Belmont Cragin neighborhood. The victim, a man about 50 or 60, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man struck by train, critically injured in Hinckley
UPDATES TO SHOW VICTIM CRITICAL, NOT DEAD A 21-year-old man was in critical condition after being struck by a train early Thursday in DeKalb County. The Hinckley resident was struck by a Burlington...
View ArticleUPDATE: DUI charge filed over fatal Channahon crash on I-55
(CHANNAHON) DUI charges have been filed against the other driver after a man died Monday afternoon, nearly two weeks after he was injured in a two-vehicle crash on I-55 in southwest suburban...
View ArticleTwo men, including 72-year-old, shot in North Lawndale
Two men, including a 72-year-old, were wounded in a shooting Thursday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. The victims, ages 37 and 72, were in a vehicle at 10:59 a.m. in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: DUI charge filed over fatal Channahon crash on I-55
UPDATES WITH MUGSHOT (CHANNAHON) DUI charges have been filed against the other driver after a man died Monday afternoon, nearly two weeks after he was injured in a two-vehicle crash on I-55 in...
View ArticleMan robbed at gunpoint by two suspects in West Elsdon
A man was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects Thursday morning in the Southwest Side West Elsdon neighborhood. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was walking in the 5600 block of Springfield Avenue about...
View ArticleU.S. Bank branch robbed in Downers Grove
FBI special agents are en route after a bank was robbed Thursday afternoon in west suburban Downers Grove. The U.S. Bank branch at 1048 Ogden Ave. was robbed about 1:30 p.m., according to the FBI. No...
View ArticleUPDATE: 19 bats test positive for rabies, officials urge pet vaccinations
UPDATES NUMBER OF BATS Cook County officials are urging residents to vaccinate their pets because 19 bats have tested positive for rabies in Cook County so far this year. A kitten in Carroll County...
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Second suspect in Posen teen’s murder caught after police, FBI chase
(POSEN) A parolee wanted for a south suburban murder was captured earlier this month following a car chase that ended in northwest Indiana. Carl D. Krentkowski, 24, of Dixmoor, had been charged in a...
View ArticleAld. Lopez to host pet health event in West Englewood
UPDATES SATURDAY DAYBOOK WITH 11 A.M. EVENT 11 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Ald. Raymond Lopez hosts a pet health event in the 15th Ward, where attendees can receive vaccinations for dogs or cats, microchipping,...
View ArticleUptick in South Shore vehicle thefts in July, August
Police are warning residents about a series of vehicle thefts reported over the past month in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side. Authorities have noted an increase in vehicle thefts in the...
View Article17-year-old boy charged with 2 sexual assaults in Aurora
(AURORA) A 17-year-old boy has been charged with two sexual assaults reported in the past month in west suburban Aurora. The boy, who lives in Aurora, has been charged as an adult with two counts of...
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