UPDATE: 4 killed, 26 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTING A triple homicide Saturday night was part of a violent weekend that has left four people dead and 26 others wounded in shootings since Friday evening across Chicago,...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR MONDAY, 09-11-2017
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:46 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Chicago Police and Fire Departments will host a moment of silence to honor 9/11. -Chicago Police Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. -Chicago...
View Article15-year-old boy, 26-year-old man shot in Lawndale
A 15-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were shot Sunday afternoon in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The boy was struck in the leg and the man was shot in the hip at 3:36 p.m. in the...
View ArticleMan tries to kidnap woman on Southwest Side, gets bit by dog
A man tried to kidnap a woman walking her dog Sunday in the Ford City neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The woman was walking with her dog about 9:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of West Ford City Drive...
View ArticleUPDATE: West Side woman found dead in hotel freezer in Rosemont
UPDATES WITH STATEMENT FROM HOTEL (ROSEMONT) A 19-year-old Chicago woman was found dead in a hotel freezer early Sunday in northwest suburban Rosemont. Kenneka L. Jenkins left her West Side home at...
View ArticleUPDATE: 16-year-old boy, 29-year-old man shot in Lawndale
UPDATES WITH DETAILS, CORRECTS AGES A 16-year-old boy and a 29-year-old man were shot Sunday afternoon in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. They were standing on a corner about 3:35 p.m....
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, 19, fatally shot by police after pinning officer with car
UPDATES WITH ID A 19-year-old man was shot to death by Chicago Police when he struck and seriously injured an officer with his car early Sunday in the Hanson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side....
View ArticleMan robbed at gunpoint in St. Charles
(ST. CHARLES) A man was robbed at gunpoint Monday night in west suburban St. Charles. The 42-year-old victim was walking to his car in the parking lot of the Fox Run Apartments in the 100 block of...
View ArticlePritzker, Stratton to kick off petition training at meeting
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 7:30 P.M. EVENT 7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker and running mate Juliana Stratton will speak to supporters at a grassroots event kicking off large-scale...
View ArticlePolice: Man found dead in car in possible River North suicide
A man was found dead inside a car Tuesday morning in the River North neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. Just after 11 a.m., the man was found unresponsive in a car in the 500 block of North...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found dead in car in possible River North suicide
UPDATES WITH AGE, DETAILS A man was found dead inside a car Tuesday morning in the River North neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. Just after 11 a.m., the 18-year-old was found unresponsive by...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man robs second Southwest Side bank in less than a month
UPDATES WITH PHOTOS AND DETAILS A man robbed his second bank in less than a month Tuesday morning in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The most recent robbery happened at 9:51...
View ArticlePolice: 16-year-old boy had gun, cannabis in vehicle in Evanston
(EVANSTON) A 16-year-old boy is facing charges after police caught him with a gun and cannabis in a vehicle Monday night in north suburban Evanston. The teen was charged with felony counts of...
View ArticleFilming of ‘The Chi’ to close West Loop streets Thursday
Filming of the new TV show “The Chi” will close streets in the West Loop on Thursday night. Clinton Street and Milwaukee Avenue will be shut down from Lake to Fulton streets between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.,...
View ArticleSuspects in Verizon store robbery try to hide in police station lobby
(LAKE BLUFF) In one of the worst-planned getaways in criminal history, three Chicago men suspected of robbing a Verizon store were captured trying to hide inside a north suburban police station. The...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found dead in vehicle near McCormick Place shot himself
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY RESULTS A man found dead inside a vehicle Monday afternoon near McCormick Place on the Near South Side shot himself in the head, an autopsy found. About 12:15 p.m., the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman found dead in vehicle in Canaryville
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY RESULTS A woman was found dead in a vehicle early Monday in the Canaryville neighborhood on the South Side. She was found unresponsive about 4:25 a.m. in a vehicle in the 600...
View ArticleUPDATE: Attorney gets 18 months in prison for scamming NFL stars
A Chicago attorney was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for selling bogus tax credits to about 20 current and former NFL stars as Ray Lewis, Terrell Owens, Santonio Holmes and Plaxico...
View Article4 home burglaries reported in Chicago Lawn
Police are warning Southwest Side residents after four home burglaries were reported in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The suspects break into a home or garage and steal property, according to a...
View ArticleMan caught in Mexico, charged with murdering his ex-wife in Glen Ellyn
A man arrested in Mexico has been returned to the United States and charged with the murder of his ex-wife in 2011 in west suburban Glen Ellyn. Juan M. Granados, 39, faces seven counts of first-degree...
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