2 wounded in Humboldt Park shooting
Two men were shot early Saturday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. About 1:15 a.m., the 26- and 34-year-old were outside in the 3400 block of West Beach when someone in a passing...
View ArticleEx-state rep fired from govt. job for groping women at Xmas party
A former state representative was fired from a high-ranking, six-figure corrections job after inappropriately touching state employees at a Christmas party — including an instance caught on...
View ArticleMan robbed, shot after leaving party on SW Side
A 41-year-old man was grazed in the hand while running away from two masked gunmen who opened fire after trying to rob him when he left a party in the LeClaire Courts neighborhood early Friday on the...
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UPDATE: Officials: 3 children found dead after Gary apartment fire
UPDATES WITH NEW DETAILS; CORRECTS NUMBER INJURED PER FIRE OFFICIALS (GARY, Ind.) Three young children were found dead after an apartment fire in Gary, Indiana, late Friday, officials said. Crews...
View ArticleMan shot inside vehicle in Chicago Lawn
A man was shot in the arm early Saturday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. About 4:30 a.m., the 23-year-old was inside a vehicle in the 5900 block of South Western when another...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 12-24-16 THRU 12-27-16
ADDITION MARKED *** SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Rainbow PUSH Coalition gives away baskets of food to the needy. Rainbow PUSH Headquarters, 930 E. 50th St. Contact: Felicia Neal,...
View ArticleMan wounded in Washington Park shooting
A man was shot in the shoulder and buttocks early Saturday in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. About 4:45 a.m., the 26-year-old was getting out of a vehicle in the 5700 block of...
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UPDATE: Officials: 3 children dead, mother injured in Gary apartment fire
UPDATES WITH RELATIONSHIP (GARY, Ind.) Three young children were found dead after an apartment fire in Gary, Indiana, late Friday, officials said. Crews responded at 11:26 p.m. to the blaze at a unit...
View Article15 shot, 3 fatally, in city attacks since Friday evening
Three men were killed and at least 12 more people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening. The latest homicide happened just after midnight Saturday in the Brighton Park...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot to death in Joliet
UPDATES WITH ID (JOLIET) A man was shot to death Friday afternoon in southwest suburban Joliet. Brian D. Byrd, 24, was driving south on Broadway Street when another vehicle pulled alongside him north...
View ArticlePolice: Man found fatally shot in South Shore
A man was shot to death early Sunday in the South Shore neighborhood, police said. The 21-year-old was found at 12:49 a.m. lying on the ground in the backyard of a home in the 2600 block of East 76th...
View ArticleMan shot, critically wounded in Gage Park
A man was shot and critically wounded early Sunday in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. At 1:33 a.m., the 18-year-old was driving north in the 5300 block of South Francisco when shots...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man critically wounded in West Pullman stabbing
UPDATES WITH HOSPITAL, NARRATIVE A man was critically wounded in a domestic-related stabbing Saturday evening in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. About 5:05 p.m., the 26-year-old...
View ArticleDrug busts ‘in, around’ parking lot on city land by United Center
Undercover police officers bought heroin, crack cocaine and fentanyl earlier this month “in and around” a parking lot on city-owned land near the United Center that City Hall has been trying to shut...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Lake View extra-alarm fire
No one was injured early Sunday in an extra-alarm fire at a Lake View neighborhood apartment building on the North Side. Firefighters were battling the blaze shortly after 4 a.m. at the three-story...
View ArticleMan shot during family Christmas party in South Holland
(SOUTH HOLLAND) A man is in custody after he shot his girlfriend’s family member during a Christmas party Saturday night in south suburban South Holland, police said. Officers responded about 9 p.m. to...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 12-25-16 THRU 12-27-16
ADDITIONS MARKED *** SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 4:30 a.m. — (RIVER FOREST) Christmas Cheer Foundation volunteers will deliver meals and gifts to those in need around the Chicagoland area. Dominican...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: Man shot to death in Gage Park
UPDATES WITH FATALITY A man was shot to death early Sunday in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said. At 1:33 a.m., the 18-year-old was driving north in the 5300 block of South...
View ArticleUPDATE: No injuries reported in Lake View extra-alarm fire
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS No one was injured early Sunday in an extra-alarm fire at a Lake View neighborhood apartment building on the North Side. Firefighters responded about 3:45 a.m. to the...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 12-26-16 THRU 12-27-16
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (NORTHBROOK) Chabad of Northbrook hosts inaugural Chanukah Wonderland for children at Northbrook Court mall. Northbrook Court, lower level, four stores down from...
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