UPDATE: Man killed in Bronzeville drive-by
UPDATES WITH ID A 27-year-old man was killed in a drive-by Saturday in Bronzeville on the South Side. About 6:40 p.m., the man was inside a vehicle in the 200 block of East 41st. Street when a black...
View ArticleStudent from Atlanta’s Morehouse College reported missing in Englewood
A student from Atlanta has been reported missing in Englewood on the South Side. Jalen Shelton, 19, was last seen Tuesday in the 1400 block of West 72nd Street, according to Chicago police. Shelton,...
View ArticleEVENT: Ald. Harry Olsterman hosts back-to-school event at Senn High School
UPDATES WEDNESDAY DAYBOOK 5 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Ald. Harry Olsterman hosts back-to-school event at Senn High School, featuring performances from School of Rock and CircEsteem, free back-to-school haircuts...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed in Brighton Park crash
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED NARRATIVE FROM POLICE A 78-year-old man was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side. The man drove his vehicle forward from a stop sign on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Joliet girl found dead in Des Plaines River
UPDATES WITH DETAILS FROM CORONER (JOLIET) A 16-year-old girl reported missing since Sunday from southwest suburban Joliet was found dead Tuesday in the Des Plaines River. Lesly Reynoso was last seen...
View ArticleWoman missing from South Loop returns home safely
A 52-year-old woman reported missing from the South Loop has been reunited with her family. Wanda Draughon was last contacted Aug. 15, Chicago police said. She was missing from the 1400 block of South...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Leroy Cox, 69, of the 1200 block of East 93rd Street, unknown causes at 1244 E. 93rd St. unit 219, pronounced at 7:20 p.m. [8/28] Area South detectives. Gary Zielinsky, 60, of the 1500 block of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Driver flees vehicle crash that kills 1, injures 3 on Near West Side
UPDATE WITH INTERSECTION REOPENED One person was killed and three more were seriously injured in a vehicle crash Thursday on the Near West Side. A 1999 Pontiac Montana minivan was southbound on Halsted...
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Arizona men arrested in Orland Park on weapon, drug charges
Three Arizona men were arrested in southwest suburban Orland Park last weekend after they were allegedly found with weapons and drugs in their vehicle. Officers began a drug investigation after...
View ArticleEVENT: Activists call for investigation of Lincoln Yards TIF before State of...
UPDATES THURSDAY DAYBOOK WITH 5:15 P.M. EVENT 5:15 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Community advocates with Grassroots Collaborative hold a press conference ahead of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s State of the City Address...
View ArticleOwners of Matteson counseling center indicted on Medicaid fraud charges
The owners of a south suburban youth counseling center were indicted on federal charges that they defrauded about $4 million from Illinois’ Medicaid program. The indictment, returned Tuesday in U.S....
View ArticleWindowpane falls from 25th floor of Gold Coast high-rise
No one was injured when glass fell from a building Thursday in the Gold Coast. Shortly before 9 a.m., the outer pane of a two-layer window fell from the 25th floor of a building at 9 W. Walton St.,...
View ArticleMan in custody after woman stabbed to death in Washington Park
Police arrested a man after a woman was found stabbed to death Thursday in Washington Park on the South Side. Someone called 911 asking for help shortly before 8 a.m. in the 300 block of East 53rd...
View ArticleFormer CPS employee charged with sexually assaulting 3 young girls
A former Chicago Public Schools employee wanted for sexually assaulting three young girls turned himself in to police earlier this week in Englewood on the South Side. James Wilson Jr., 67, is charged...
View ArticleMan stabbed during fight in Loop
A man was stabbed during a fight Tuesday in the Loop. The 21-year-old was involved in an altercation with another man at 10:51 a.m. in the 300 block of South State Street, according to Chicago police....
View ArticleBatavia school bus monitor charged with sexually abusing child
(BATAVIA) A west suburban school bus aide has been charged with sexually abusing a child on a bus earlier this week. Ronald A. Spychalski, 79, is charged with one felony count each of aggravated...
View ArticleUPDATE: Former CPS employee charged with sexually assaulting 4 girls
UPDATES WITH COURT INFORMATION, ADDITIONAL DETAILS THROUGHOUT A former Chicago Public Schools security guard was ordered held without bail Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted at least four girls...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 08-30-19
FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8 a.m. – (WAUKEGAN) The Lake County Board hosts a milestone celebration to its Road to Reinstatement Pilot Program, which “helps qualified individuals restore their...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man in custody after woman stabbed to death in Washington Park
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS Police arrested a man after a woman was found stabbed to death Thursday in Washington Park on the South Side. Someone called 911 asking for help shortly before 8 a.m. in...
View ArticleReckless homicide, DUI charges filed in East Garfield Park hit-and-run
A man faces DUI and reckless homicide charges in a fatal hit-and-run crash from Tuesday in East Garfield Park. Elijah Brown, 32, of the West Town neighborhood, allegedly struck a man walking in the...
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