Police investigate shots fired on Bishop Ford at 103rd Street
The Bishop Ford Expressway was shut down Thursday afternoon as police investigated a shooting and traffic crash in which no one was hurt. Officers collected 14 shell casings from the northbound lanes...
View ArticleProsecutors: Driver in deadly Northwest Side crash had opioids in system
A 30-year-old woman was killed and her two young daughters injured when a pickup truck driven by a man with opioids in his system plowed into their car on the Northwest Side, Cook County prosecutors...
View ArticleMan with baseball bat shot dead in Lawndale road rage incident: police
A man was shot to death last week in a road rage incident on the Southwest Side. Marquist Boyd began arguing with a 22-year-old man following a traffic incident in the Lawndale neighborhood, according...
View ArticleUPDATED ADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 08-30-19
UPDATES MARKED *** 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...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Roseland: police
A man was shot in the head and killed Thursday in Roseland on the Far South Side, according to police The 37-year-old was outside on a sidewalk about 6:30 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Wabash Avenue...
View ArticleTeen girl missing from Little Village may need medical attention
A teenage girl has been reported missing from Little Village on the Southwest Side. Yulissa Chavez, 17, was last seen Wednesday in the 4000 block of West 24th Place, according to Chicago police....
View ArticleUPDATE: Police investigate shots fired on Bishop Ford at 103rd Street
UPDATES WITH DETAILS The Bishop Ford Expressway was shut down Thursday afternoon as police investigated a shooting and traffic crash in which no one was hurt. Officers collected 14 shell casings from...
View ArticleFederal judge upholds Cook County assault weapons ban
LINK TO DECISION A federal judge on Thursday upheld an assault weapons ban in Cook County. A decision in the case “Wilson v. Cook County, et al.” was made in favor of Cook County by Judge Manish S....
View ArticleTeen charged in Edgewater beating that critically injured man
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with beating and critically injuring a man Monday in the North Side Edgewater neighborhood. The boy, who has not been named because he is a juvenile, is charged with...
View ArticleWoman, man wounded in Fuller Park shooting
A woman and man were wounded in a shooting Thursday in Fuller Park on the South Side. The pair were in a vehicle about 4:55 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Wells when a vehicle approached them and...
View ArticleMan wounded in Back of the Yards shooting
A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded Thursday in Back of the Yards on the South Side. He was on a sidewalk in the 5200 block of South Loomis Street at 6:25 p.m. when someone in a Dodge Caravan...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot to death in Austin
UPDATES WITH ID A 29-year-old man was shot to death Thursday in Austin on the West Side. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 12:40 a.m. in the 5100 block of West Thomas Street and found the...
View ArticleRobberies reported in Chicago Lawn, Marquette Park: police
Police are warning residents of a series of robberies that were reported over the last few weeks in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Park on the Southwest Side. In each case, a person or a group of people...
View ArticleUPDATE: Person fatally struck by CTA train in South Loop, Red Line service...
UPDATES WITH TRAINS RUNNING, BUT NOT STOPPING AT ROOSEVELT Red Line trains are being diverted Friday after a person was fatally struck by a train, and two others were injured in the South Loop,...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Roberto Trinidad, 43, of the 1800 block of North St. Louis Avenue, unknown causes at 1814 N. St. Louis Ave., pronounced at 6:58 p.m. [8/29], Area North detectives. Jumiah I. Perkins, 47, of the 10500...
View ArticleGirl, 17, wounded in Humboldt Park shooting
A 17-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting Friday in Humboldt Park on the West Side. Two males followed her about 5 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Springfield Avenue and unleashed gunfire, Chicago...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man fatally shot in Roseland
UPDATES WITH ID A man was shot in the head and killed Thursday in Roseland on the South Side. Jumiah Perkins, 47, was outside on a sidewalk about 6:30 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Wabash Avenue...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman killed after falling onto CTA tracks in South Loop, Red Line...
UPDATES WITH POLICE DETAILS Red Line trains are being diverted Friday after a woman who fell onto train tracks in the South Loop died, and two people were hospitalized, authorities said. About 5:46...
View Article2 bodies found in South Branch of Chicago River
Two people were found dead Friday in the South Branch of the Chicago River. Chicago police said the department’s Marine Unit responded sometime Friday morning to reports of a body floating face-down in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman dies after falling onto Red Line tracks; normal service resuming
UPDATES WITH SERVICE RESUMING Normal CTA Red Line service is resuming after a woman who fell on the tracks at the South Loop Roosevelt station died and two people were hospitalized, authorities said....
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