UPDATE: Autopsy pending for man dead after apparent fall in Lake View
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY An autopsy for a 25-year-old man who died after an apparent fall near his Lake View apartment last week did not immediately rule on the cause and manner of his death. Emergency...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, 09-29-16
THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts panel discussion on “The Chicago Marathon: A Local Event for the World,” with speakers including Race Director Carey...
View ArticleLane closures on I-55 under Pulaski Road scheduled
Lane closures are planned for Saturday on the Stevenson Expressway under Pulaski Road. The temporary closure will take place between 7-11 a.m., according to the Illinois Department of Transportation....
View ArticleDad busts man sexting his 13-year-old daughter: prosecutors
Ishmael Henry thought he was sexting a 13-year-old girl he met on Facebook. And for awhile the 20-year-old man was, Cook County prosecutors said. But then the teenager’s father discovered the text...
View ArticleOne in custody when police chase ends in crash on West Side
A person was in custody Wednesday evening after a police chase ended in a crash in the West Side Tri-Taylor neighborhood. At 4:56 p.m., officers began to pursue a vehicle in the area of Harrison Street...
View ArticleUPDATE: $500K bond for two men charged with robbing woman on NW Side
UPDATES WITH BAIL Two men were each ordered held on $5oo,000 bond after they allegedly robbed a woman on the Northwest Side Tuesday morning. Daijon Prince, 22, and Mike Freeman, 21, were each charged...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
David McAlpine, 50, of the 4300 block of North Richmond, of unknown causes at 4339 N. Richmond, pronounced dead at 1:15 p.m. [9/28]. Area North detectives. Maria Hosea, 63, of the 1800 block of North...
View ArticleMan shot, seriously wounded in West Garfield Park
A man was seriously wounded in a shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The 28-year-old was sitting in a vehicle in the 700 block of South Kedvale about 3:45 p.m. when...
View ArticleMan critically wounded in South Chicago shooting
A man was in critical condition after he was shot in the South Chicago neighborhood Wednesday evening. The 21-year-old was driving east at 6:33 p.m. in the 2800 block of East 79th Street when someone...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police suspect homicide after woman’s body found at golf course
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (BENSENVILLE) A woman’s body was found at a golf course Thursday morning in unincorporated DuPage County and detectives suspect she was a homicide victim. The body...
View ArticleUPDATE: Victim fatally shoots would-be robber in Bronzeville
UPDATES WITH ID A man fatally shot another man who was trying to rob him Wednesday night in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, police said. The 22-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle...
View ArticleUPDATE: Convicted Hillside sex offender deemed ‘sexually violent’ by judge
CORRECTS WITH BENCH TRIAL, NOT JURY TRIAL A convicted sex offender from west suburban Hillside has been deemed a “sexually violent person” by a judge and will be committed to the Illinois Department of...
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Man gets 25 years for 2014 murder during drug deal in Aurora
(ST. CHARLES) A southwest suburban man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for shooting a man to death during a drug deal in Aurora in 2014. Jaquan Green-Hosey, 22, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleSuit: Taxi hits CPD officer crossing the street in South Loop
ATTY: Brent R. Eames (312) 334-6875 or beames@wglawgroup.com A Chicago Police officer was hit by a taxi while chasing a suspect in the South Loop neighborhood last year, according to a lawsuit filed...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Treamel Gray, 23, of the 18900 block of Avers Avenue in Flossmoor, gunshot wound to the head at 4317 S. State St., pronounced at the scene at 8:35 p.m. [9/28], Area Central detectives. Unidentified...
View Article2 wounded East Garfield Park drive-by shooting
Two men were wounded in an East Garfield Park neighborhood drive-by shooting Thursday evening on the West Side. The men, ages 20 and 21, were standing on the sidewalk about 6:35 p.m. in the 3000 block...
View ArticleWoman charged with mailing ‘granular substance’ to tollway
A north suburban woman has been charged with mailing a “granular substance” in a threatening letter to the Illinois State Tollway Authority in Downers Grove earlier this month. Cassandra Shepard, 28,...
View ArticleFamily missing from North Side
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a woman and two children reported missing Thursday from the North Side. Tirzah Fujii, 37; Malakai Fujii, 7; and Soriah Fujii, 1, are missing from the...
View ArticleHome invader points gun at person in driveway in Bristol Township
A male drove up, got out of an SUV and pointed a gun at a person at a residence earlier this week in west suburban Bristol Township. At 10:44 a.m. Tuesday, three males drove an SUV into the driveway of...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Byron C. Walker, 28, of the 5700 block of South Aberdeen, unknown causes at 1150 West 57th Street, pronounced at 2:54 p.m. [9/29]. Area South detectives. Joseph P. Carter, 2 months, of the 7300 block...
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