UPDATE: $1M bond for man charged with stabbing at Hawthorne Race Course
UPDATES WITH BOND INFORMATION (STICKNEY) A man charged with stabbing another man to death Wednesday evening at Hawthorne Race Course in southwest suburban Stickney has been ordered held on a $1 million...
View ArticlePolice: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Near North Side
Authorities are looking for a driver whose Jeep fatally struck a man early Sunday as he was crossing the street on the Near North Side, police said. About 4 a.m., the 23-year-old was in a crosswalk at...
View ArticleWEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 11-20 THRU 11-21-16
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) St. Teresa of Avila parish hosts its inaugural non-competitive 1.6-mile Turkey Trot. Parsih Center, 1037 W. Armitage. Contact: mark.buciak@rcn.com. 8...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot dead in Chatham
A man was shot dead after an argument early Sunday in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, police said. At 3:20 a.m., the 40-year-old man was arguing with an acquaintance who pulled out a gun...
View ArticleMan critically wounded in West Rogers Park shooting
A man was shot and critically wounded early Sunday in the West Rogers Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Officers called about 4:30 a.m. to the 2400 block of West Devon discovered a 28-year-old...
View ArticlePolice: Man fatally shot in Wicker Park
A man was fatally shot early Sunday neighborhood in the Wicker Park neighborhood on the North Side, police said. The 24-year-old was walking about 3 a.m. north in the 1300 block of North Moorman when...
View ArticleMan shot to death in West Englewood
UPDATE WITH ID A man was shot to death early Sunday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said. Officers responding about 12:50 a.m. to a call of shots fired found the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 7 dead, 16 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTINGS Seven people were killed, including the teenage grandson of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, and at least 16 others have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Michael Billings, 60, of the 900 block of Brandt Drive in Lake in the Hills, unknown causes at Route 59 near East Dundee in South Barrington, pronounced dead at Alexian Brothers Medical Center at 2:39...
View ArticleWoman gives birth to baby girl at Blue Line station
A woman gave birth to a baby girl early Monday on the platform at a CTA Blue Line station in the Loop. Paramedics responded about 2 a.m. when the 26-year-old woman delivered the girl at the LaSalle...
View Article5 firefighters hospitalized after ‘feeling ill’
Five Chicago Fire Department firefighters were taken to the hospital early Monday when they reported “feeling ill” after battling an earlier blaze. About 3:20 a.m., the firefighters were all taken from...
View ArticleMom of man shot by police in Mount Greenwood: ‘I’m on a mission’
Two weeks after the fatal police shooting of an Indianapolis man led to tense and racially charged protests in Mount Greenwood, about 50 people gathered 6 miles away Sunday to remember Joshua Beal....
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR MONDAY, 11-21-2016
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED *** MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8:30 a.m — (GURNEE) Waukegan Township Coalition to Reduce Recidivism meets, with speakers including Karen Swanson, director of the...
View ArticleOEMC reminds residents to take precautions during cold weather
Residents should prepare for cold temperatures and snowy conditions by having emergency kits ready for homes and vehicles, according to a statement from the Office of Emergency Management and...
View ArticleFight for $15 makes post-election announcement
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 10 A.M. EVENT 10 a.m. — (TELECONFERENCE) Workers in the Fight for $15 make a “major” post-election announcement about the movement’s next steps. (847) 413-3768, Passcode:...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, 31, fatally shot on Far South Side
UPDATES WITH ID A man was fatally shot Sunday evening in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side. Paul Cruz, 31, was outside just after 5 p.m. in the 10300 block of South Avenue M when a...
View ArticleUPDATE: 9 dead, 19 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH ID Nine people were killed, including the teenage grandson of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, and at least 19 others were wounded in shootings across the city between Friday evening and Sunday...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Peter Chapelle, 67, of the 9300 block of Massasoit Avenue in Oak Lawn, unknown causes at 9333 Massasoit Ave. in Oak Lawn, pronounced at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 6:55 p.m., [11/20], Oak Lawn...
View ArticleActivists urge DePaul to direct stadium naming rights profit to CPS
UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD 2:30 P.M. EVENT 2:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Elected officials join parents, teachers and principals to deliver more than 1,300 petition signatures to DePaul University to demand...
View ArticleLawyer: Man provoked by partisan crowd before ‘Hamilton’ arrest
The man charged with criminal trespassing after he allegedly refused to leave a Chicago production of “Hamilton” on Saturday was provoked by partisan theater goers riled up by the lecture a cast member...
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