UPDATE: Man shot in jaw, face in Englewood
UPDATES WITH DETAILS, CORRECTS ADDRESS A man was shot in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side Sunday morning. Officers at St. Bernard Hospital on an unrelated call reported hearing shots fired...
View Article2 in custody after man shoots teen burglar in Woodlawn
Two boys were in police custody Sunday after a man shot one of them during a burglary attempt in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side. At 8:26 a.m., a 61-year-old man went to a residence under...
View ArticlePolice: 1 killed, 1 wounded in Old Town shooting
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Two men were shot — one fatally — Sunday morning in the Old Town neighborhood, police said. About 4 a.m., the men, ages 20 and 30, were shot when someone walked out of a fast food...
View Article5 injured in head-on collision in Volo
A head-on collision in northwest suburban Volo on Saturday sent five people to hospitals. Deputies were dispatched at 4:07 p.m. to a crash on Route 12 south of Route 120 in Volo, according to the Lake...
View ArticleMan shot in Scottsdale neighborhood
A man was shot in the Scottsdale neighborhood on the Southwest Side Sunday afternoon. The 47-year-old was getting out of a vehicle about 1:15 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Knox when he heard gunshots...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Joliet crash
A motorcyclist was died Sunday after a crash in southwest suburban Joliet. Jamie Mendez, 36, was driving a motorcycle north on Route 59 at Country Glen Road when he was struck by another vehicle,...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Brainerd
UPDATES WITH ID, CORRECTS AGE A man was fatally shot early Sunday in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 2:25 a.m. found...
View ArticleADVANCE WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 09-18 THRU 09-19-16
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 4th annual Backyard Dinner to benefit nonprofit urban farm Growing Home. Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits, 2051 N. California. Contact: (773) 549-1336....
View ArticleOff-duty CPD officer killed in crash
UPDATE WITH ID An off-duty Chicago Police officer was killed in a crash early Sunday in southwest suburban Forest View. At 2:05 a.m., officer Charles Barango, 49, was stopped on a motorcycle at a red...
View ArticleUPDATE: 1 killed in fiery crash near NW Indiana airport
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (WEST CREEK TWP.) A person died in a fiery crash Sunday afternoon near a northwest Indiana airport. About 4:45 p.m., a vehicle left the road and struck a tree in the 14700 block of...
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Will County K9 finds drugs hidden in Colorado man’s car muffler
(JOLIET) A Will County K9 unit discovered more than five kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle during a traffic stop late Saturday near southwest suburban Joliet. About 11:20...
View ArticlePolice warn of Greater Grand Crossing armed robberies
Several armed robberies have been reported in the last three weeks in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. The suspects pull out firearms and demand property from their victims,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed, another wounded in Riverdale shooting
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL VICTIM A man was killed and another man wounded in a shooting Monday morning in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side. The shooting happened about 11:40 a.m. in the...
View ArticleFeds: Maywood woman stole $315K in unemployment benefits
(MAYWOOD) A former west suburban tax preparer has been sentenced to four years in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $315,000 in unemployment benefits. Leticia Williams-English, 52, of Maywood...
View ArticlePolice: Suspect robbed South Side store twice at gunpoint
The same suspect has robbed a store in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side twice at gunpoint, according to police. The suspect robbed the store in the 600 block of East 79th...
View Article61-year-old man missing from Uptown
Police are searching for a 61-year-old man who was reported missing from the North Side Uptown neighborhood. Jesus Ortiz has been missing from his home in the 4500 block of North Sheridan since 2:44...
View ArticlePolice warn of robberies in South Shore neighborhood
Police are warning residents of two robberies this month in the South Shore neighborhood. The victims were walking when a man approached them and forcefully took their cellphones, according to a...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 09-20-16
TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Sajid Javid, UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, speaks on U.S.-UK relations with the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Orrin Vanhook, 85, of the 400 block of Eagle Drive in Elk Grove Village, Ill., unknown causes at same, pronounced dead at 9:57 p.m. at Alexian Brothers Medical Center [9/16], Elk Grove Village police....
View ArticleUPDATE: Death of man in July on Southwest Side ruled homicide
UPDATES WITH DETAILS FROM POLICE The death of a 21-year-old man in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side in late July has been ruled a homicide. Ural J. Durant was standing near an SUV parked...
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