Police warn of robberies in Douglas
Police are warning residents of three recent robberies in the Douglas neighborhood on the South Side. In each incident, The suspect walked up to a victim on the street or sidewalk, then demanded and...
View ArticleInmate hospitalized after fire at Cook County Jail
An inmate was hospitalized in critical condition after a fire early Wednesday at the Cook County Jail. The fire was reported in the 2800 block of West 31st Street and had been struck out by 1:24 a.m.,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Inmate hospitalized after fire at Cook County Jail
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION An inmate was hospitalized in critical condition after a fire early Wednesday at the Cook County Jail. Firefighters responded about 12:30 a.m. to the blaze at 2834...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man critical after West Side stabbing, suspect in custody
UPDATES WITH DETAILS THROUGHOUT A suspect is in custody after allegedly stabbing a man during an argument late Tuesday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. Just before 10 p.m., a man in his 30s was...
View ArticlePerson in wheelchair falls onto Red Line tracks in the Loop
A person in a wheelchair was injured early Wednesday after they fell onto the tracks at a CTA Red Line station in the Loop. The male, whose age wasn’t known, fell onto the tracks about 3 a.m. at the...
View ArticleMan shot, critically wounded in Marquette Park
A man was critically wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The 59-year-old was shot in the head at 4:09 a.m. in the 6600 block of South...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 11-16-16
ADDITIONS MARKED *** WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO/ELK GROVE VILLAGE) Mothers and midwifery advocates will protest the American Academy of Pediatrics at two locations over their...
View ArticleUPDATE: Detainees hospitalized after fire, fight at Cook County Jail
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Two detainees were hospitalized after a fight broke out in a cell and one of them started a fire early Wednesday at the Cook County Jail. Firefighters responded...
View ArticleUPDATE: Homicide suspect arrested after police chase, crash in Auburn Gresham
UPDATES WITH CHARGES, NO MUGSHOT AVAILABLE A man wanted for a homicide in west suburban Brookfield was arrested Tuesday after he led Chicago Police officers on a chase that ended with a crash, leaving...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: Man killed in Austin shooting
UPDATES WITH NARRATIVE A man was slain in the West Side Austin neighborhood on Wednesday night, according to Chicago Police. Officers responding about 8 p.m. to a call of a person down found the...
View ArticleOvernight lane closures on Lake Shore near Stevenson interchange
Overnight lane closures are planned on Lake Shore Drive until Friday morning as crews work to rebuild the interchange between Lake Shore and the Stevenson Expressway. Northbound Lake Shore will be...
View ArticleUPDATE: No bail for man accused of killing, dismembering 2-year-old
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS THROUGHOUT Kamel Harris told someone he “snapped” when he killed 2-year-old Kyrian Knox and threw the toddler’s dismembered body into the Garfield Park lagoon, Cook...
View ArticleLake Shore Drive bridge to close for inspection Thursday night
The Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River will be closed for inspection from late Thursday night to early Friday morning. The bridge will close for maintenance and inspection at 10 p.m....
View ArticleMan shot in Austin
A man was shot early Thursday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The man, whose exact age was not immediately known, was shot in the arm at 2:51 a.m. in the 5100 block of West Madison,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man hurt in Austin drive-by shooting
UPDATES WITH DETAILS THROUGHOUT A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting early Thursday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The 24-year-old was walking down the street at 2:51 a.m. in the 5100...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, 11-17-16
ADDITIONS MARKED *** THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) International Toy and Game Inventor and Industry Conferences, with tracks for amateur and professional inventors. Through Nov....
View ArticleCTA approves $400M in borrowing for Red and Purple Lines
The Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday approved borrowing $400 million toward a $2.1 billion-dollar series of projects to revamp the Red and Purple L lines, hoping to secure federal matching funds...
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2 hurt in crash between SUV, semi in Skokie
(SKOKIE) Two people were injured when an SUV crashed into a semi Thursday morning in north suburban Skokie. The SUV crashed head-on into the side of the semi at Golf Road and Keeler Avenue in Skokie,...
View ArticleTree lighting at InterContinental Chicago hotel
UPDATES THURSDAY DAYBOOK WITH 2:30 P.M. EVENT 2:30 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Tree lighting ceremony at InterContinental Chicago hotel. 505 N Michigan Ave., lobby. Contact: Kylie Bunting, kylie@imrchicago.com or...
View ArticleMan charged with fatal shooting during South Side dice game
A South Side man has been charged with killing another man during a dice game over the summer in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Corey Binns, 24, faces one count of first-degree murder for the June...
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