UPDATE: Man, 19, killed in Austin shooting
UPDATES WITH ID A 19-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon in a shooting in the West Side Austin neighborhood. At 3:17 p.m., Shaqwon I. Stidhun was standing in the 5500 block of West Crystal when...
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William Casey, 87, of the 7400 block of North Octavia Avenue, unknown causes at 7405 N. Octavia Ave., pronounced at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge at 9:30 p.m. [12/9], Area North detectives....
View ArticleMan seriously hurt in Princeton Park shooting
A man was seriously wounded in a shooting Saturday morning in the Princeton Park neighborhood on the South Side. The 28-year-old was shot in the upper right thigh at 6:21 a.m. in the 9100 block of...
View ArticlePolice: 1 dead, 5 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
A man was killed and at least five other people were wounded in shootings on Chicago’s South and West sides since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police. The fatal shooting happened Friday night...
View ArticleMayor’s public schedule
UPDATES SATURDAY DAYBOOK WITH 11:15 A.M., 12:15 P.M. EVENTS 11:15 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel will speak at the Chicago Housing Authority’s annual senior holiday party. Hyatt Regency, 151 E....
View ArticlePilot dead after small plane crashes in Marengo
(MARENGO) One person was killed in a plane crash overnight in northwest suburban Marengo. Fire crews were dispatched at 7:29 a.m. after someone spotted the wreckage of a single-engine plane in an area...
View ArticleUPDATE: Cops think gummy bears that sickened students laced with pot
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS (NAPERVILLE) Gummy bears that may have been laced with marijuana or marijuana oil made several west suburban students sick on Tuesday, but authorities still don’t know...
View ArticleElderly man missing from Kenwood
Police are looking for an 88-year-old man who went missing early Saturday morning in the Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side. Lerone Bennett was last seen at 5:05 a.m. near the 4800 block of South...
View ArticleWoman shot in Humboldt Park
A woman was wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 19-year-old was shot in the left shoulder at 12:25 p.m. in the 900 block of North Homan,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged in robbery and battery of 94-year-old woman
A 26-year-old man was charged early Sunday in the home invasion of a 94-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Wednesday morning in her Garfield Ridge neighborhood home. Olajuwon Claiborne, of the 1500 block of E....
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Patricia Nichols, 55, of the 3900 block of South Lake Park Avenue, unknown causes at same, pronounced dead at 9:20 p.m. [12/10], Area Central detectives.
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot in Lawndale dies two days later
A man was shot Wednesday evening and died two days later in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood. At 6:35 p.m., the 54-year-old man was driving a vehicle in the 1300 block of South Komensky when he was...
View ArticleUPDATE: More than 1,300 flights canceled as 8 inches of snow expected
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS More than 1,300 flights have been canceled as Chicago prepares for up to 8 inches of snow by Sunday night. Sunday morning, 1,208 flights were canceled at...
View ArticleSkokie police to host ‘Shop With a Cop’
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 10 A.M. EVENT 10 a.m. — (SKOKIE) Skokie police officers will shop with the neediest kids in the community. Until 3 p.m. Walmart, 3626 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie. Contact: Sgt. John...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 1 dead, 9 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
A man was killed and at least nine other people were wounded in shootings on the city’s South and West sides since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police. The fatal shooting happened Friday night...
View ArticleWoman struck by car, critically injured in North Center
A 62-year-old woman was struck by a car and critically injured Sunday morning in the North Center neighborhood. A 25-year-old man was driving a 2010 Hyundai Elantra south in the 3400 block of North...
View ArticleStreets & San to provide update on snow removal efforts
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 2 P.M. EVENT 2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Department of Streets & Sanitation Deputy Commissioner Cole Stallard will provide an update on snow removal. Outside of Office of...
View ArticlePolice: Man fatally shot in SUV in Riverdale
A man was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago Police. The 45-year-old man was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked blue SUV in...
View ArticleUPDATE: No bond for man charged with robbing 94-year-old woman
UPDATES WITH NO BOND A 26-year-old man was charged early Sunday in the home invasion of a 94-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Wednesday morning in her Garfield Ridge neighborhood home. Olajuwon Claiborne was...
View ArticleUPDATE: SW Side man stole car with toddler in back seat: prosecutors
RESENDS WITH MUGSHOT A 24-year-old man stole a woman’s car with her 3-year-old niece in the back seat Saturday afternoon in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, prosecutors said. A...
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