UPDATE: ‘Person of interest’ released after man shot dead in Chatham
UPDATES WITH PERSON RELEASED A person of interest has been released after a man was fatally shot Friday night in the South Side Chatham neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. Just after 10 p.m.,...
View ArticleMan shot in ankle in Austin
A man was shot Monday morning in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The 18-year-old was shot in the left ankle near Madison and Lavergne about 10 a.m., according to Chicago Police. He went to the 500...
View ArticlePolice: 53-year-old man found shot to death on South Side
A man was found shot to death Monday morning on the South Side, according to Chicago Police. The 53-year-old victim was found unresponsive on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head in the 1100...
View ArticleNo prison for man who fatally ran over woman with car in Chatham
A man who fatally struck a woman with a rented car last year in the South Side Chatham neighborhood was sentenced Friday to probation and community service. George R. Evans, 25, pleaded guilty to one...
View ArticleTinley Park doctor convicted of Medicare fraud gets 40 months
A Tinley Park doctor convicted earlier this year of defrauding Medicare has been sentenced to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution. In January, Dr. Banio Koroma, 66, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 53-year-old man found shot to death on Far South Side
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED ADDRESS A man was found shot to death Monday morning in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago Police. The 53-year-old victim was found...
View ArticleUPDATE: 37-year-old woman killed in Frankfort crash
UPDATES WITH DETAILS FROM POLICE (FRANKFORT) A 37-year-old woman was was killed in a crash Thursday afternoon in southwest suburban Frankfort. Rebecca J. Schatz was driving a 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander...
View ArticleFalse report of gun prompts lockdown at Waukegan middle school
(WAUKEGAN) A false report of a gun prompted a lockdown Monday morning at a middle school in north suburban Waukegan. Waukegan police received an anonymous call about 11:30 a.m. saying someone had...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed in Englewood shooting, crash identified
UPDATES WITH ID A man was killed and three people, including a young child, were injured in a crash caused by a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. Nathaniel...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot to death Friday in Chatham identified
UPDATES WITH ID A man who was fatally shot Friday night in the South Side Chatham neighborhood has been identified. Derrick Swanigan, 34, was shot in the chest by someone he knew during a fight inside...
View ArticleUPDATE: Worker fatally struck by ATV at Deep Tunnel project site in Summit
UPDATES WITH OSHA STATEMENT (SUMMIT) A worker was fatally struck by an ATV Monday afternoon at a southwest suburban reservoir under construction as part of the Deep Tunnel project. The 55-year-old...
View ArticleEmanuel to preside over Public Building Commission meeting
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 2:30 P.M. EVENT 2:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel will preside over a meeting of the Public Building Commission. Daley Center, 2nd floor board room, 50 W. Washington. Contact:...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot to death Friday night in Joliet
UPDATES WITH POLICE STATEMENT (JOLIET) A man died Friday night after he was shot in the chest in southwest suburban Joliet. Officers responded to a person down in the parkway on McDonough Street, just...
View ArticleHinsdale man charged with second attempted robbery this month
(HINSDALE) A Hinsdale man tried to rob a business in the western suburb for the second time in less than two weeks Monday, according to prosecutors. Milan Crnovich, 24, entered the Hinsdale Food Mart...
View ArticleTrapped by his texts, man pleads guilty in Heather Mack case
A man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Chicago to taking part in the murder of a Chicago-area socialite half a world away in a Bali resort — a case that attracted international attention, the...
View ArticlePolice: Woman robbed Jimmy John’s at gunpoint in Huntley
(HUNTLEY) Police have released a sketch of a woman who robbed a sandwich shop at gunpoint in northwest suburban Huntley on Friday night. The woman entered the Jimmy John’s at 9704 N. Rte. 47 at 8:53...
View ArticleMan seriously wounded in Austin drive-by shooting
A man was seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The 21-year-old victim was standing outside in the 5500 block of West Quincy about 12:40 p.m....
View ArticleElgin man gets six years for sexual assault of child
(ST. CHARLES) A northwest suburban man has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually assaulting a child he knew at an Elgin park last year. Jesus Vazquez Zamora, 25, of Elgin pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleMan shot in leg in Austin
A man was shot in the leg Tuesday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The shooting happened just before 1 p.m. in the 200 block of South Lockwood, according to Chicago Police. The...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man wearing construction vest robs Mount Prospect bank
UPDATES WITH DETAILS FROM POLICE (MOUNT PROSPECT) A man wearing a construction vest robbed a bank Monday afternoon in northwest suburban Mount Prospect. The man entered the Bank of America branch at...
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