Man shot on Lower West Side
A man was wounded in a shooting Monday in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the Lower West Side. The man in his 40s was shot in his knee about 2 p.m. in the 2200 block of South Bell Avenue, Chicago...
View ArticleDixmoor 5 member among those caught in $3 million financial scam
A member of the so-called Dixmoor 5 who landed $5 million in a wrongful conviction settlement said he “hit rock bottom” last year after being told the money he thought would sustain him for life was...
View Article4 homes burglarized while residents slept in Glen Ellyn, Wheaton
(WHEATON, GLEN ELLYN) Police were investigating a string of early Monday home burglaries that targeted residents while they slept in west suburban Wheaton and Glen Ellyn. The burglaries, which happened...
View Article10-year-old boy, teen stole vehicle at gunpoint in Oak Park: police
(OAK PARK) Police are looking for a teenager and 10-year-old boy who stole a vehicle at gunpoint last week in west suburban Oak Park. The boy and an 18-year-old man allegedly approached a car owner...
View ArticleUPDATE: 1 killed, 1 wounded in East Garfield Park shooting
UPDATES WITH ID Two men were wounded, one fatally, Sunday in East Garfield Park on the West Side. About 9:25 p.m., the pair where standing outside in the 3200 block of West Congress Parkway when a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teen killed, 3 wounded in Chatham shooting
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED SPELLING OF NAME, DETAILS A teen was killed and three people wounded in a shooting Sunday in Chatham on the South Side. Dontevion Gates, 17, was among a group of 30 to 40 people...
View ArticleMan shot during East Garfield Park fight; suspect in custody
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED AGES PER POLICE A gunman was arrested after allegedly shooting a man during a fight Monday in East Garfield Park on the West Side. The 27-year-old was arguing with someone at...
View ArticlePerson hit by freight train on SW Side
A person was hit by a freight train Tuesday on the Southwest Side. The male was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 4:41 a.m. after being struck by a freight train on the CSX tracks near 87th...
View ArticleEVENT: Detectives discuss recent South Side sexual assaults
UPDATES TUESDAY DAYBOOK WITH 1 P.M. EVENT 1 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Area Central detectives will hold a press briefing to discuss a recent alert about multiple sexual assaults in Chatham and Park Manor. 51st...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to 12 years in ‘dark web’ murder-for-hire plot
(WHEATON) A woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday for paying $12,000 in bitcoins to a “dark-web company” last year to hire someone to kill the wife of a man she had an affair with. Tina Jones,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Person hit, killed by freight train on SW Side
A person was fatally struck by a freight train Tuesday on the Southwest Side. The train hit a “pedestrian trespasser” about 3 a.m. on the CSX tracks just north of 87th Street near Central Park Avenue,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed in East Garfield Park drive-by
UPDATES WITH ID A 22-year old man was killed Saturday in a drive-by in East Garfield Park on the West Side. About 4:40 p.m., Keyontae Hodges was standing on a sidewalk in the 3700 block of West Ohio...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed, woman critical in Humboldt Park shooting
UPDATES WITH ID A man was killed and a woman critically wounded in shooting Friday in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to police. The pair were approached by someone with a gun about...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Edgewater woman found safe
UPDATES WITH PERSON FOUND A 42-year-old woman reported missing from Edgewater on the North Side has been found safe. Esmeralda Zela-Stuva was last seen Aug. 25 at her home in the 5700 block of North...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, 19, killed in Garfield Park shooting
UPDATES WITH ID A man was killed in a shooting Friday in Garfield Park on the West Side, according to police. About 12:20 a.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 3800 block of West Adams...
View ArticleConvicted child molester charged with trying to publish pornographic...
(LAPORTE, Ind.) An Indiana man convicted of molesting a child is now accused of trying to publish pornographic children’s books in another state. Michael Christianson, 55, is charged with...
View ArticleEVENT: Lopez calls for more funding for HIV/STI services on South, West sides
UPDATES WEDNESDAY DAYBOOK WITH 2 P.M. EVENT 2 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Ald. Raymond Lopez holds a press conference calling for more funding for HIV and STI services on the South and West Side. 15th Ward...
View ArticleMount Prospect man charged with sexually assaulting minor
(MOUNT PROSPECT) A man has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a child. Raymond S. Grenke, 31, is charged with a felony count of predatory criminal sexual assault, according to a statement...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed in Brighton Park crash
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED INFO FROM POLICE A 78-year-old man was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side. The man was driving northbound about 9 a.m. in the 3600 block...
View ArticleMelrose Park police officer in custody after fatal Maywood shooting
(MAYWOOD) An off-duty Melrose Park police officer was in custody after a fatal shooting Tuesday in west suburban Maywood. Two men were shot about 7:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West Lake Street,...
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