Man charged with killing son, beating pregnant fiancee
A Far South Side man killed his 3-year-old son after punching and stomping on his body and beat his pregnant fiancee when she tried to intervene, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. The woman — also...
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1 killed, 1 wounded in Austin shooting
A man was killed in an Austin neighborhood shooting that left another wounded by errant gunfire late Thursday on the West Side. About 10:45 p.m., officers responding to a call of a person shot in the...
View Article2 shot in East Garfield Park
Two men were shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Thursday night on the West Side. About 9:15 p.m., they were in a car in the 3800 block of West Jackson when a group of people outside opened...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 teens wounded, 1 critically, in Far South Side shooting
UPDATES WITH NEW DETAILS Two teenage boys were shot Thursday evening in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side, leaving one critically hurt. Just after 7 p.m., a gunman walked up to...
View ArticleWoman shot while riding in vehicle on South Side
A woman was shot in the leg multiple times late Thursday while riding in a vehicle in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. Just after 11 p.m., the 24-year-old was in the passenger seat of a car going...
View Article1 wounded in South Shore shooting
A man was shot in the left leg Thursday night in the South Shore neighborhood. The 21-year-old was walking about 11:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Jeffery when he heard gunfire and realized he’d...
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2 women shot on Northwest Side
Two women were shot in the Belmont Central neighborhood early Friday on the Northwest Side, leaving one critically hurt. About 12:15 a.m., they were riding in a vehicle going south in the 2400 block of...
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UPDATE: Man charged with driving away after hitting trick-or-treater
UPDATES WITH CHARGES A Southwest Side man has been charged with driving away after hitting a 3-year-old boy with his car while the toddler was trick-or-treating on Halloween in the Chicago Lawn...
View ArticlePolice: 4 killed, 17 wounded in Thursday shootings
Four people were killed and at least 17 more wounded in shootings across the city on Thursday, according to Chicago Police. The latest homicide happened about 10:45 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood on...
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UPDATE: Cops: Man didn’t stop after hitting trick-or-treater, 3, with car
UPDATES WITH BOND A Southwest Side man has been charged with driving away after hitting a 3-year-old boy with his car while the boy was trick-or-treating on Halloween in Chicago Lawn, leaving the boy...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: Man groped teenage relative in Park Ridge
UPDATES WITH BOND, MUG (PARK FOREST) A man faces aggravated sex abuse charges after authorities say he was caught inappropriately touching a teenage family member earlier this week in northwest...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with selling cocaine, heroin in Wheaton
UPDATES WITH BOND (WHEATON) A man has been charged with selling heroin and cocaine in Wheaton. Detectives concluded a drug investigation Tuesday by arresting 26-year-old Ebben S. Knippen, according to...
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UPDATE: Crews battle 5-alarm fire at Little Village warehouse
RESENDS WITH NEW PHOTOS A massive fire broke out at a Little Village neighborhood warehouse early Saturday on the Southwest Side. Crews were called to the blaze in the 2500 block of South Rockwell...
View ArticleGary man killed when car slams into pole off I-65
(CROWN POINT, Ind.) A 48-year-old man died when his car went off Interstate 65 late Friday and slammed into a light pole near Crown Point, Indiana. Just after 10 p.m., John Gondell tried to take the...
View ArticlePolice: Realtor swiped jewelry from Wheaton home she was showing
(WHEATON) A northwest suburban realtor stole jewelry from homes she was showing to prospective buyers in Palatine and Wheaton, authorities allege. Jamie Detwiler, 38, faces felony counts of residential...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot to death at Chatham gas station
A man in his 20s was shot to death early Saturday in the South Side Chatham neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. About 1:45 a.m., officers responding to a call of a person shot at a gas station...
View Article5 wounded in Uptown shooting
Five people were shot in the Uptown neighborhood early Saturday on the North Side. It happened about 1:30 a.m. in the 4800 block of North Winthrop, according to Chicago Police. The victims — a...
View ArticleWoman shot in knee on West Side
A 24-year-old woman was shot in the knee early Saturday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. About 2:45 a.m., she heard gunfire while getting out of her car in the 300 block of...
View Article2 shot while walking into Wrightwood home
Two people were shot while walking into a Wrightwood neighborhood home early Saturday on the Southwest Side. Two other people got out of a white vehicle about 3:45 a.m. and opened fire on the...
View ArticleMan shot in West Garfield Park
A man was shot Friday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. At 9:24 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot and found a 44-year-old man shot in the back on the sidewalk in the 0-100...
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