Man charged with stealing vehicle from NW Side car dealership
A man has been charged with breaking into a Portage Park neighborhood car dealership and stealing a vehicle in October on the Northwest Side. Keshawn S. Green, 22, was arrested Wednesday and charged...
View Article$1.85M winning lottery ticket sold in West Town
A West Town neighborhood gas station sold a $1.85 million winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket for the Tuesday evening drawing. The winner, who has not yet come forward, bought the winning Quick Pick ticket...
View Article4 injured in Near North Side crash
Four people were injured in a crash early Thursday on the Near North Side. Paramedics responded to the crash near West Division and North Orleans streets, according to Fire Media Affairs. Four people...
View ArticleUPDATE: CFD: Chicago Police officer among 4 injured in Near North Side crash
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS A Chicago Police officer was among four people injured in a crash early Thursday on the Near North Side, fire officials said. Paramedics responded about 3 a.m. to the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Chicago Police officer involved in Near North Side crash
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS A Chicago Police officer was driving one of four vehicles involved in a crash early Thursday that left several people injured on the Near North Side. About 2:45 a.m., a...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, 12-22-16
ADDITIONS MARKED *** THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois State Police troopers will participate in a holiday party for schoolchildren sponsored by Walmart and the ISP Heritage...
View ArticleUPDATE: Chicago Police officer involved in Near North Side crash
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS A Chicago Police officer was driving one of five vehicles involved in an early Thursday crash that left three people injured on the Near North Side. About 2:45 a.m., a...
View ArticleUPDATE: 4 teens charged with 5 armed robberies in stolen vehicle
UPDATES WITH CHARGES Four teenagers have been arrested after a series of armed robberies ended with a crash between a stolen vehicle and a CTA bus Wednesday morning in the South Side Fuller Park...
View ArticleFire officials: Man dies after house fire in Hoffman Estates
(HOFFMAN ESTATES) A man died after a fire broke out in a home early Thursday in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, fire officials said. Firefighters responded about 1:35 a.m. to the one-story,...
View Article1 killed, 8 wounded in Thursday shootings across Chicago
A man was killed and at least eight more people were wounded in shootings across Chicago on Thursday. The homicide happened at 1:11 p.m. in the South Shore neighborhood, where someone in a white SUV...
View ArticleAuthorities ID body found 3 months ago in Little Calumet River
(GARY, Ind.) Authorities have identified a body found in the Little Calumet River nearly three months ago in Gary, Indiana, as 64-year-old Johnny Mitchell. Two fishermen spotted the body the afternoon...
View ArticleSupt. Johnson still weighing whether to punish 4 Laquan cops
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson has moved to fire only five of the 15 officers recommended for discipline for allegedly covering up or bungling the investigation into the Laquan McDonald shooting,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with breaking into NW Side car dealership
UPDATES WITH BOND A man has been charged with breaking into a Portage Park neighborhood car dealership and stealing a vehicle in October on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago Police. Keshawn S....
View ArticleReputed mobster plotted heist to have a happy holiday, feds say
Federal prosecutors say Charles “Chucky” Russell — a convicted killer reputedly connected to the Outfit’s Grand Avenue crew — recently bragged to a federal informant that he was planning a home...
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UPDATE: 2nd brother charged with 2013 Berwyn murder found in Florida
UPDATES WITH MUGSHOT, NEW DETAILS (BERWYN) A man wanted for a 2013 murder in west suburban Berwyn was arrested in Florida, where he had been living under an alias, police said. Emmanuel Garcia, 30,...
View ArticleJuror in Hobo super gang trial asks to get off jury
The first full day of deliberations in the trial of Chicago’s so-called “super gang” ended with a note from a frustrated juror Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. “Judge, how can I get off...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 12-23-2016
FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. – (GENEVA) Kane County Clerk’s Office hosts lottery for candidate placement on ballot for the April 4 Consolidated Election. Kane County Clerk’s Office (Building...
View ArticleUPDATE: Driver charged after woman, 84, fatally hit by truck on SW Side
UPDATES WITH CHARGES A misdemeanor charge has been filed against the man at the wheel of a truck that fatally struck an 84-year-old woman Thursday afternoon in the Southwest Side Little Village...
View ArticlePolice: At least 1 dead in Tri-State Tollway semi crash
(BANNOCKBURN) At least person was killed when a semi slammed into two other vehicles on the Tri-State Tollway Friday morning near north suburban Bannockburn, police said. Emergency crews responded at...
View ArticleTeen shot in back in Roseland
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the back early Saturday in Roseland on the Far South Side. It happened about 1:15 a.m. in the 10800 block of South Wentworth, and he was taken to Christ Medical Center in...
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