Extra weekend CTA service planned for World Series
Additional CTA train and bus service will be provided this weekend for the World Series games at Wrigley Field. More frequent Red Line trains will run start running before the scheduled 7:08 p.m. first...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot dead on Sheridan Park sidewalk
UPDATES WITH PRONOUNCEMENT A man was fatally shot in the Sheridan Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon on the North Side. Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 3:40 p.m. in the 4400 block...
View ArticleFirefighter hurt, dog killed in Geneva house fire
(GENEVA) A dog was killed in a west suburban house fire that also injured a Geneva firefighter Wednesday afternoon. The homeowner called for help just before 2 p.m. after coming home to find the blaze...
View ArticleWoman gets 38 years in prison for killing her baby
A young mother was sentenced to 38 years in prison Wednesday after she pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the stabbing death of her 5-month-old son, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. “To say this...
View ArticleTeenage boy shot in Englewood
A teenage boy was shot late Wednesday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The 17-year-old was walking in an alley at 11:05 p.m. in the 700 block of West 59th when a male inside a...
View ArticlePolice: 73-year-old man missing from Gage Park since August
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 73-year-old man missing from the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side since August. Reno Carli, who may be in need of medication, was last...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot to death in Goose Island
A man was found shot to death early Thursday in the Goose Island neighborhood on the Near North Side, police said. Officers responding to reports of a person shot at 12:18 a.m. in the 1000 block of...
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UPDATE: Police: Man shot to death in Goose Island
RESENDS WITH PHOTOS A man was found shot to death early Thursday in the Goose Island neighborhood on the Near North Side, police said. Officers responding to reports of a person shot at 12:18 a.m. in...
View Article2 dead, 2 wounded in shootings Wednesday across Chicago
Two men were killed and two more people were wounded in separate shootings in less than 11 hours Wednesday across Chicago. At 7:11 p.m., a man was shot to death in the Goose Island neighborhood on the...
View ArticleMultiple people shot with paintballs in Evanston
Evanston police are seeking information from the public after multiple people were shot with paintballs Wednesday in the north suburb. Between 7:20 and 7:33 p.m., police received four reports of people...
View ArticleTeen charged in deadly gang-related shooting
A 17-year-old boy was ordered held without bail Thursday for a gang-related shooting that left one dead and two others wounded on the South Side over the summer, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting....
View ArticleElectrical fire suspected as cause of Evanston blaze
A electrical fire was suspected as the cause of a blaze at a house in north suburban Evanston Thursday afternoon. At 12:27 p.m., firefighters were sent to a home in the 2400 block of Prospect Avenue,...
View ArticleMetra schedules to be impacted by work on UP lines
Track work by the Union Pacific Railroad will impact Metra schedules on several lines in November. Construction schedules will be posted on Metra’s website and will add 10 minutes to the schedules for...
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3 shot in Logan Square drive-by
Three men were wounded in a Logan Square neighborhood shooting Thursday night on the Northwest Side. About 9:30 p.m., two of the men, ages 18 and 24, were walking in the 2600 block of West Fullerton...
View Article2 killed, 9 wounded in Thursday shootings across Chicago
Two people were killed and at least nine more wounded in shootings across Chicago on Thursday. The latest homicide happened about 6:40 p.m. in the West Side Homan Square neighborhood, where a...
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Man shot on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park
A man was shot and critically wounded while driving on Lake Shore Drive early Friday near Grant Park. At 1:26 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the northbound lanes near Grand and...
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UPDATE: Driver charged in Milwaukee crash that killed 3 Chicago women
UPDATES WITH CHARGES, PHOTOS (MILWAUKEE, Wis.) A man has been charged with reckless homicide after crashing his vehicle into an Uber car last weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing three Chicago...
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UPDATE: Man shot on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park
UPDATES WITH AGE A man was shot and critically wounded while driving on Lake Shore Drive early Friday near Grant Park. At 1:26 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the northbound...
View ArticleMan shot on Eisenhower exit ramp near West Garfield Park
A man was shot on the Eisenhower Expressway early Friday near the West Garfield Park neighborhood. He showed up at Stroger Hospital about 1:30 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the leg and told...
View ArticlePlane catches fire at O’Hare: ‘big, red ball of flames’ — 20 hurt
As terrifying as Flight 383 was for Cardenas and the other 170 passengers and crew members, it could have been much worse. The Miami-bound American Airlines flight caught fire before takeoff Friday...
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