UPDATE: Man fatally shot Monday in Austin identified
UPDATES WITH ID A 37-year-old man who was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood has been identified. Lafayette Montgomery was in a vehicle in the 1700 block of North Long...
View ArticleUPDATE: 1 dead, 1 wounded in Humboldt Park shooting
UPDATES WITH ID A 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. They were outside about noon in the 1000 block...
View ArticleMental health patient chains himself to doors of Roseland clinic
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD ONGOING EVENT 10:10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) A mental health patient has chained himself to the doors of the Roseland Mental Health Clinic, which the city is closing and privatizing. 200...
View ArticlePaulina-Diversey corner to be Sister Barbara Jean Ciszek Way
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 2 P.M. EVENT 2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cardinal Bernardin Early Childhood Center dedicates the southeast corner of Paulina and Diversey as “Sister Barbara Jean Ciszek Way,” with Bishop...
View ArticleUPDATE: 1-month-old boy dies in Englewood
UPDATES WITH DCFS STATEMENT A 1-month-old boy died Wednesday afternoon after becoming unconscious inside a South Side Englewood home. About 2 p.m., officers responded to a call to assist paramedics...
View ArticleUPDATE: FBI investigating incident at Chicago Heights bank
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (CHICAGO HEIGHTS) The FBI is investigating a suspicious incident Wednesday afternoon at a bank in south suburban Chicago Heights. The incident, initially reported as an attempted...
View ArticleBank robbery reported in Irving Park
A bank robbery was reported Thursday morning in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The robbery happened at a First Merit Bank branch at 4012 N. Pulaski Rd., according to FBI spokesman...
View ArticlePolice seek man who battered, robbed 94-year-old woman on SW Side
Chicago Police are searching for the man who robbed and beat a 94-year-old woman Wednesday morning in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side. At 11:52 a.m., the woman was followed into...
View ArticleBank robbery reported in Joliet
(JOLIET) A bank robbery was reported Thursday in southwest suburban Joliet. The robbery happened at the Chase Bank branch at 2500 W. Jefferson in Joliet, according to FBI spokesman Garrett Croon. FBI...
View ArticleAttorney general, IRS and consumer advocates offer tips on avoiding scams
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 10:30 A.M. EVENT 10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins IRS Special Agent in Charge James Robnett, and representatives of AARP, the Center for Economic Progress...
View ArticleSuit claims woman with Alzheimer’s raped at nursing home before her death
The son of a 63-year-old woman who died last year at a south suburban nursing home claims she was sexually assaulted at some point during her seven-week stay at the facility. The woman, who suffered...
View ArticleSkokie man gets 18 months for international parental kidnapping
A north suburban man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for taking his children out of the country without their mother’s knowledge last year. Skokie resident Murtaza Ali, 46, was sentenced...
View ArticleUPS employee charged with trying to steal iPhones in Northbrook
(NORTHBROOK) A UPS employee has been charged with trying to steal nearly $6,000 worth of iPhones on Tuesday morning in north suburban Northbrook. Security officers stopped 21-year-old Khalil J. Harris...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man forced to take money from ATM in Buffalo Grove
UPDATES WITH SURVEILLANCE PHOTO (BUFFALO GROVE) A man was ordered into a car at gunpoint, then driven to an ATM and forced to withdraw money and give it to his assailants Monday night in northwest...
View ArticleWoman hit by car, critically injured in Round Lake
(ROUND LAKE) A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a car Thursday evening in north suburban Round Lake. The 30-year-old Round Lake resident was involved in a traffic crash about 6:15...
View ArticleTwo deaths in Cook County linked to never-before-seen opioids
A Chicago man and a northwest suburban resident died of overdoses of powerful opioids that had never before been seen in Cook County, officials said Friday. They were the first deaths in Cook County...
View ArticlePerformance of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ at Macy’s
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 12:30 P.M. EVENT 12:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Broadway In Chicago and Emerald City Theatre invite media to film or photograph a performance of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” during at...
View ArticleNWS: Chicago could get 8 inches of snow this weekend
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the weekend, warning that up to 8 inches of snow could blanket parts of the Chicago area starting Saturday night. Snow is expected to...
View ArticleVeterans group to speak about attack on elderly woman
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 2:30 P.M. EVENT 2:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) National Women Veterans United press conference in light of assault and robbery of 94-year-old veteran in her home to call on all veterans to...
View ArticleMan shot in foot during robbery attempt in Washington Park
A man was shot in the foot when he tried to bat away a robber’s gun early Saturday in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. About 3:30 a.m., the 32-year-old was walking in the 5900 block...
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