Harlem Avenue lane closure to begin Wednesday in Harwood Heights
(HARWOOD HEIGHTS) Lane closures will begin for pavement repairs Wednesday morning on southbound Harlem Avenue in northwest suburban Harwood Heights. Starting at 5 a.m., southbound Harlem between...
View ArticleLocker room robbed while Brother Rice losing football game at Crete
(CRETE) If losing on the road wasn’t disappointing enough for the Brother Rice football team, many of the players returned to the locker room after the loss only to learn they’d been robbed. Brother...
View ArticleUPDATE: 60-year-old man missing from Wadsworth located
UPDATES WITH MAN LOCATED (WADSWORTH) Police have located a 60-year-old man who was reported missing Tuesday from north suburban Wadsworth. John K. Shaffstall went missing about 9 a.m. Monday from his...
View ArticleMan and woman critically injured in car vs. semi crash in Yorkville
(YORKVILLE) A man and a woman were critically injured when their car crashed into a semi truck Monday evening in southwest suburban Yorkville. About 6:45 p.m., Illinois State Police troopers were...
View Article14-year-old boy shot in the abdomen in South Chicago
A 14-year-old boy suffered a gunshot to the abdomen Tuesday afternoon in the South Chicago neighborhood. The shooting happened at 5:02 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Manistee, according to Chicago...
View Article17-year-old boy shot while riding bicycle on Near West Side
A 17-year-old boy was shot while riding a bicycle Tuesday afternoon on the Near West Side. About 4:45 p.m., the boy was riding a bike in the 2300 block of West Jackson when he heard shots and felt...
View Article14-year-old boy shot to death in Maywood
(MAYWOOD) A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot last month in west suburban Maywood. Michael Jones, 14, was shot multiple times about 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of South 11th Avenue, according to...
View ArticleWoman hit by Faygo bottle at Insane Clown Posse show sues duo, label
ATTORNEY CONTACT: ANDREW S. KRYDER, (312) 223-1700 (VILLA PARK) A woman is suing hip hop group Insane Clown Posse after she was allegedly injured by a Faygo bottle at a 2015 concert in west suburban...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
An unidentified person, of unknown age, of unknown home address, of unknown causes at 9403 Chestnut Avenue in Franklin Park, pronounced at 1:33 p.m. [9/5]. Franklin Park police. Joanne Anderson, 57, of...
View ArticleUPDATE: 14-year-old boy shot in the abdomen, leg in South Chicago
UPDATES WITH DETAILS A 14-year-old boy was shot Tuesday afternoon in the South Chicago neighborhood. The shooting happened at 5:02 p.m. as the boy was standing on the sidewalk in the 8000 block of...
View ArticleMan, 27, shot in West Englewood
A man was shot Tuesday night in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The 27-year-old got into a fight with another person just before 8 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Ashland when the...
View ArticleUPDATED ADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 08-06-17
ADDITIONS MARKED *** WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) SEIU Local 1 and members of the City Council Black, Latino and Progressive caucuses press conference to raises and the right to...
View ArticlePolice: String of armed robberies reported on North, Northwest sides
Police are warning North and Northwest side residents of a recent string of armed robberies in the North Park, Avondale, North Center and Lake View neighborhoods. Men approached the victims from behind...
View ArticlePolice: $1,000 reward offered for Naperville burglary info
Naperville Crime Stoppers are offering up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for a June burglary in the western suburb. Police are investigating the June...
View ArticleJewel employee helps thwart ‘grandparent scam’ in Palos Park
(PALOS PARK) An employee of a southwest suburban Palos Park grocery store helped foil a scam attempt recently. Officers were sent to Jewel, 9652 W. 131st St, when an Orland Park man was nearly the...
View Article24-year-old man shot in Fifth City
A 24-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Tuesday night in the Fifth City neighborhood on the West Side. He was on the sidewalk about 9 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Jackson when someone...
View Article14-year-old boy among 5 wounded in Tuesday shootings across Chicago
A 14-year-old boy was among five people wounded in shootings Tuesday across Chicago. The boy was shot shortly after 5 p.m. in the South Chicago neighborhood. He was standing on the sidewalk in the 8000...
View ArticleExplosion at East Chicago post office under investigation
(EAST CHICAGO, Ind.) Authorities are investigating an explosion Wednesday night at a post office in East Chicago, Indiana. The explosion occurred about 6 p.m. at a U.S. Post Office branch at 901 E....
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Leonard Yates, 62, of the 900 block of West Lawrence Avenue, unknown causes at unknown location, pronounced at Rush University Medical Center at 8:31 a.m. [9/6]. Unknown investigating agency. Melvin...
View Article1 person hospitalized following Elgin house blaze
(ELGIN) A person was hospitalized following a blaze at a home in northwest suburban Elgin. Fire crews responded about 9:30 a.m. to the fire in the 900 block of Carol Avenue, according to a statement...
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