16th Aurora gang member arrested after 3-year investigation
(WARRENVILLE) The last fugitive wanted after a nearly three-year undercover investigation into Latin Kings gang members in west suburban Aurora was arrested Thursday afternoon. Leonel A. Martinez, 29,...
View ArticleCPD officer indicted by feds in 2013 shooting of two teens
A Chicago Police officer has been charged in federal court with violating the civil rights of two teenagers he shot in 2013, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Marco Proano was released on $10,000...
View ArticleAlleged gang member ‘D.Rose’ guilty of murdering 14-year-old
A South Side man whose street name was referred to in lyrics by several Chicago rappers was found guilty of the 2014 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side....
View Article13-year-old charged with arson for Glen Ellyn fire
(GLEN ELLYN) A 13-year-old boy was charged with setting a fire Thursday morning in a west suburban Glen Ellyn apartment building. About 8:30 a.m., police arrested the boy near the building where the...
View ArticleMan charged with pair of Evanston burglaries
(EVANSTON) A man was charged with a pair of burglaries Thursday morning in north suburban Evanston. A 48-year-old woman called police at 6:05 a.m. after she heard a noise coming from her detached...
View ArticleUPDATE: Badly burned man found in forest preserve was shot to death
UPDATES WITH DETAILS A man whose burned body was found Sunday night in a Far South Side forest preserve was shot to death, and the case has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Friday. Someone...
View ArticleWoman charged with breaking into Evanston garage
(EVANSTON) A woman was charged with breaking into a garage Thursday afternoon in north suburban Evanston. Officers were called at 4:48 p.m. to the 1200 block of Hinman Avenue after a resident saw the...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
John Sims, 66, of the 1442 S. Spaulding Ave., unknown causes at 3313 W. Douglas Boulevard, pronounced at 9:19 a.m. [9/16], Area Central detectives. John Watkins, 79, of the 1400 block of East 74th...
View ArticleMoline man charged with kidnapping his own child
A downstate man was indicted Thursday on federal kidnapping charges after he allegedly took his young child to Thailand without the mother’s knowledge. Daniel Raymond Glaus, 48, of Moline was charged...
View ArticlePanel discussion on sexism, harassment in music industry
UPDATES SATURDAY DAYBOOK WITH 3 P.M. EVENT 3 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Panel discussion on safety, sexism and harassment in the music industry featuring Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker and other industry...
View ArticlePolice seek suspect in Palos Hills sexual assault
(PALOS HILLS) Authorities have released a sketch of a suspect in a sexual assault and armed robbery last week in southwest suburban Palos Hills. The robbery and assault occurred Sept. 9 near 99th...
View ArticleAuthorities search for missing St. Charles man
(ST. CHARLES) Authorities are asking for the public’s help in the search for a missing west suburban St. Charles man. Dane Haggerty, 46, failed to return home from a business trip Friday, according to...
View ArticleBank robbed in Oak Lawn
(OAK LAWN) A bank was robbed Saturday morning in southwest suburban Oak Lawn. The robbery happened at 11:03 a.m. at the U.S. Bank branch at 10270 S. Central Ave. in Oak Lawn, according to a statement...
View ArticleSuspect charged with shooting 71-year-old man in Marquette Park
A man has been charged with robbing and shooting a 71-year-old man while he was watering his lawn earlier this month in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Antoine J. Davis, 30, is...
View ArticleCook County sheriff’s officer dies after collapsing during run
(MAYWOOD) A Cook County sheriff’s police officer died Thursday after he collapsed while participating in a run at the department’s training academy. Officer Jason Gallero, 45, collapsed Thursday...
View ArticleMan found dead in Washington Park alley
A man was found dead in an alley Saturday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. Officers responding to reports of a person down about 9:45 a.m. found the 53-year-old...
View ArticleUPDATE: Infant dies days after being hit by falling TV on Near West Side
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY A 1-year-old girl died four days after she was hit by a falling television set on the Near West Side. Amilie Medina was struck by the falling TV about 11:15 a.m. Sept. 8 at her...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Laura Hruska, 27, of the 11500 block of South Leamington Avenue in Alsip, unknown causes at 11528 S. Leamington Ave. in Alsip, pronounced at 10:01 a.m. [9/17], Alsip police. Erika Fridenbergs, 21, of...
View ArticleWEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 09-17 THRU 09-19-16
SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 5 p.m. — (LAKE ZURICH) VIllage hosts annual Rock the Block downtown block party, featuring live music, dancing, food, kids’ activities and more. Main Street between Old...
View ArticleWoman dies after ATV crash in unincorporated Aurora
A woman died after her ATV collided with a SUV near west suburban Aurora on Saturday. Deputies responded to a report of an ATV crash about 6:40 p.m. on Terry Avenue at McDonald Avenue in unincorperated...
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