Man dies after being trapped under vehicle in Crete
(CRETE) A man died Thursday evening after being trapped under a vehicle in south suburban Crete. Randall B. Wates, 59, was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m. Thursday at St. James Hospital in Chicago...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man wounded in Austin shooting
UPDATES WITH AGE AND CORRECT ADDRESS, PER POLICE A 24-year-old man was shot Friday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood. He was shot in the hand about 3:30 p.m. in the 900 block of North...
View Article2 wounded, 1 critically, in Englewood shooting
Two men were wounded, one critically, in a shooting Friday afternoon in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. The men, ages 31 and 56, were shot at 3:48 p.m. in the 6200 block of South May, according...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 wounded, 1 critically, in Englewood shooting
UPDATES WITH DETAILS, HOSPITAL Two men were wounded, one critically, in a shooting Friday afternoon in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. The men, ages 31 and 56, were on foot at 3:48 p.m. in the...
View ArticleMan dies following Austin crash
A 24-year-old man died Monday evening after being involved in a crash two days earlier in the West Side Austin neighborhood. Jose Avila, Jr. was involved in a crash Saturday near the intersection of...
View ArticlePolice: Man found with heroin, crack during traffic stop on I-57
A Chicago man was taken into custody Thursday night after being found with large amounts of crack cocaine and heroin during a traffic stop on Interstate 57 near downstate Kankakee. About 9:50 p.m.,...
View ArticlePolice: Man sexually assaulted girl, 12, after forcing her into van
Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 12-year old girl Thursday night after violently abducting her in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. The girl was walking about...
View ArticleBack-to-School basketball tournament in memory of Jeremy Scullark
UPDATES SATURDAY DAYBOOK WITH NOON EVENT Noon – (CHICAGO) Back-to-School basketball tournament featuring giveaways of backpacks and school supplies hosted in the memory of Jeremy Scullark, who was shot...
View ArticleProsecutors: Matteson bank robber dropped cash, mask while fleeing police
(MATTESON) A man charged with robbing a bank Friday morning in south suburban Matteson dropped cash in the street while running from police, according to court records. Cordell T. Daniels, 23, was...
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Police seek suspect in Aurora vehicle burglary
(AURORA) Police in west suburban Aurora have released photos of a suspect wanted in connection with a vehicle burglary in July. The burglary happened about 7:20 p.m. on July 27 in the 800 block of...
View ArticleMan robs, sexually assaults woman in Lawndale
A man sexually assaulted and robbed a woman Saturday morning in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The woman was walking about 6 a.m. in the 1500 block of South Drake when the man walked...
View Article15-year-old boy shot in West Englewood
A 15-year-old boy was shot Saturday afternoon in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. He was shot in the arm and leg at 1:31 p.m. in the 6900 block of South Paulina, according to Chicago...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 killed, 9 wounded in Chicago shootings to start Labor Day weekend
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTING Two men were killed and at least nine other people were wounded in shootings across Chicago between late Friday and Saturday afternoon, marking a deadly start to the...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 09-02 THRU 09-05-17
ADDITIONS MARKED *** SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 4 p.m. — (WAUCONDA) Annual Street Dance features live music, food, school supply and food collection, and more. Downtown along Main Street,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lyft driver charged with pointing gun at passengers in Lake View
UPDATES WITH STATEMENT FROM LYFT A Lyft driver was charged with pointing a gun at two passengers early Friday in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side. Jaleesa Rance, 25, was driving two men,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Supt. Eddie Johnson out of hospital following kidney transplant
UPDATES WITH JOHNSON’S RELEASE FROM RUSH Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson was released from the hospital Saturday after undergoing kidney transplant surgery earlier this week. Johnson, 57, was...
View Article2 injured in St. Charles crash
(ST. CHARLES) Two people were injured in a crash Saturday afternoon in west suburban St. Charles. A Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling east at 12:48 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Main when it...
View Article14-year-old girl missing from Woodlawn
Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who went missing nearly a month ago from the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood. Kiara Jones has been missing since Aug. 8 from the 6600 block of South Vernon,...
View ArticleActivist to conduct press conference at PAWS to welcome Harvey pets
UPDATES SUNDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 5 P.M. EVENT 5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Activist Raul Montes will conduct a press conference at PAWS to welcome pets that were victims of Hurricane Harvey and to encourage the...
View ArticleMan shot in leg in Austin
A man was shot Sunday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The shooting happened at 1:52 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Superior, according to Chicago Police. The 25-year-old was shot in the...
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