‘He assured me it wasn’t dangerous,’ security guard’s wife says
(HARVEY) Tyrone Hardin was working a second job as a security guard for a railroad company Saturday to earn enough money to provide a nice Christmas for his family. “He assured me it wasn’t dangerous,”...
View ArticleUPDATE: 68 shot, 8 fatally, in Thanksgiving weekend violence
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTINGS At least 68 people were shot, 8 fatally, in attacks across the city over Thanksgiving weekend, according to Chicago Police. Last year, 8 people were killed and 20 were...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot dead in Gresham drive-by
UPDATES WITH ID A man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. Delvon Weston, 18, was sitting in a parked vehicle at 2:03 p.m. in the 8800 block of South...
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Deshon Williams, 23, of the 7800 block of South Aberdeen Street, unknown causes at 7827 S. Aberdeen St., pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m. [11/27], Area South detectives. Derrick Welch Sr., 58, of the 14600...
View ArticleUPDATE: 68 shot, 8 fatally, in Thanksgiving weekend violence
UPDATES WITH ID At least 68 people were shot, 8 fatally, in attacks across the city over Thanksgiving weekend, according to Chicago Police. Last year, 8 people were killed and 20 were wounded in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, 23, charged in Andersonville shooting
UPDATES WITH CHARGES, MUG A 23-year-old Logan Square man has been charged with shooting a man early Thursday in the Andersonville neighborhood on the North Side. Julian Zamora of the 5000 block of West...
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UPDATE: 2 charged after chase ends in crash on South Side
UPDATES WITH CHARGES FILED Two 24-year-old men have been charged after Chicago Police officers witnessed gunfire Thursday afternoon and chased them until they crashed on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with misdemeanor in Logan Square shooting
UPDATES WITH CHARGE FILED A man has been charged with a weapon violation after he shot a man during an argument at a house party in the Logan Square neighborhood early Saturday on the Northwest Side....
View Article3 shot in Back of the Yards
Three men were shot Monday morning in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. The shooting happened about 9:25 a.m. in the 5200 block of South Ashland, according to preliminary...
View ArticleSeniors write letters to Obama asking not to be displaced by presidential...
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK WITH 6:30 P.M. EVENT 6:30 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Seniors living across the street from the future site of the Obama Library write letters to President Obama asking that the library...
View ArticleCFD displays new heavy rescue squads
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK TO ADD NOON EVENT Noon — (CHICAGO) The Chicago Fire Department displays eight vehicles that make up four new heavy rescue squads to be deployed. Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn...
View ArticleMan arrested after University Village traffic stop, foot chase
A man was arrested after leading police on a foot chase following a traffic stop early Tuesday in the University Village neighborhood. A state trooper curbed a vehicle about 2:30 a.m. on the northbound...
View ArticleUPDATE: 3 charged after employee shoots two robbers at North Side store
UPDATES WITH CHARGES (NOTE: Mugshot for Neil Thomas not available) Three men have been charged after two of them were shot by the employee of a store they were trying to rob Sunday night in the West...
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Unidentified person, unknown age, of an unknown home address, unknown causes at 6309 S. Ashland Ave., unknown pronouncement information, Area South detectives. Unidentified person, unknown age, of an...
View Article55 ticketed at ‘Fight for 15′ protest in West Town
More than 50 people were ticketed at a Fight for $15 protest Tuesday morning in the West Town neighborhood. The protest began about 6:30 a.m. at the McDonald’s restaurant at Damen and Chicago. As of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman charged with DUI in I-290 crash that injured baby boy
UPDATES WITH ID OF CHARGED DRIVER (FOREST PARK) A Chicago woman was drunk when she caused an Eisenhower Expressway crash that left a 10-month-old boy in her car on life support early Sunday, Illinois...
View ArticleThree men shot in legs, feet in West Garfield Park
Three men were shot Tuesday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. They were standing on the corner in the 100 block of South Kostner at 9:17 a.m. when a silver vehicle, possibly a Chevrolet...
View ArticlePartnership to launch new center to help retail workers find jobs
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 1 P.M. EVENT 1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership launches its Retail Sector Center to provide education and employment services for retail workers, with speakers...
View ArticleThree armed robberies reported in Ashburn
Three armed robberies have been reported in the last two weeks in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. In each case, two suspects approached a victim on the street, pulled out a handgun and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police locate missing West Side girl
UPDATES WITH GIRL FOUND A 16-year-old girl who went missing Tuesday from the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood has been located. Demetri Ivy went missing about 9 a.m. from the 1300 block of North...
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