Man shot on Near West Side
A 31-year-old man was shot Monday morning on the Near West Side. The shooting happened about 3:50 a.m. in the 2700 block of West Adams, according to Chicago Police. He suffered a gunshot wound in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: 43 shot, 11 fatally, in Christmas weekend shootings in Chicago
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTINGS The three-day Christmas weekend in Chicago has already become more violent than it was during the entire holiday weekend last year. Eleven men were killed and at least...
View ArticleDay after Christmas shopping at Fashion Outlets of Chicago
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 3 P.M. EVENT 3 p.m. — (ROSEMONT) Several shoppers will head to Fashion Outlets of Chicago to take advantage of gift cards and last-minute holiday savings. Fashion Outlets of...
View ArticleMore than 50 flights canceled at O’Hare and Midway
More than 50 flights were canceled Monday morning at Chicago’s airports. As of 8:30 a.m., 31 flights had been canceled at Midway and 23 had been canceled at O’Hare, according to the city’s Department...
View ArticleUPDATE: 74-year-old man charged with Park Manor shooting
UPDATES WITH CHARGES A 74-year-old man has been charged with shooting another man Saturday night in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side. James B. Johnson faces one count of aggravated battery...
View ArticleReward offered for information on damaged vehicles in Oswego
(OSWEGO) Police are looking for information about several vehicles that were damaged in west suburban Oswego Township earlier this month. Several parked vehicles had their rear windows damaged between...
View ArticleMan critically injured in ATV crash in North Barrington
(NORTH BARRINGTON) A northwest suburban man was critically injured in an ATV crash on Christmas Day. The 43-year-old man and his 7-year-old son were on the ATV heading north in the 100 block of North...
View ArticleTwo men shot in Greater Grand Crossing
Two men were shot Monday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. The shooting happened at 9:25 a.m. in the 7000 block of South Indiana, according to Chicago Police. A...
View ArticleUPDATE: Cops: 2 dead, 5 wounded in mass shooting in East Chatham
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Two men were killed and five other people were wounded, two critically, in a mass shooting Christmas night in the East Chatham neighborhood. About 9:20 p.m., people were gathered...
View ArticleGirls, 13 and 14, shot in Gresham
Two teenage girls were wounded, one critically, in a shooting late Monday in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. The girls, ages 13 and 14, were sitting in a van at 11:34 p.m. in the 7500 block...
View ArticleMan shot on Near West Side
A man was shot Monday night on the Near West Side. The 23-year-old was standing outside about 10:50 p.m. in the 200 block of South Leavitt when a silver Ford Fusion drove up, according to Chicago...
View ArticlePolice: Body found in burning vehicle in Homewood
(HOMEWOOD) A body was found in a burning vehicle in a park Monday afternoon in south suburban Homewood, police said. Police and firefighters responded about 2:15 p.m. to a report of a vehicle on fire...
View ArticlePolice: Man did heroin, other drugs before Riverside crash
(RIVERSIDE) A Southwest Side man admitted to using heroin, smoking marijuana and ingesting Xanax while driving before being involved in a crash Friday evening in in west suburban Riverside, police...
View ArticleMan fatally struck by vehicle in Joliet
(JOLIET) A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle early Sunday in southwest suburban Joliet. Paul L. Loyd, 52, suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by the vehicle near Route 53 and Laraway...
View ArticleWoman shot in East Garfield Park
A woman was shot early Tuesday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 25-year-old was sitting in a vehicle at 12:48 a.m. parked in the 3500 block of West Van Buren when another...
View ArticleUPDATE: 11 killed, 49 wounded in Christmas weekend shootings in Chicago
UPDATES WITH LATEST SHOOTINGS A violent year in Chicago appears poised to grind to the end of the calendar, as 11 men were killed and at least 49 more people were wounded in shootings across the city...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 dead, 5 wounded in mass shooting in East Chatham
UPDATES WITH NEW DETAILS During her decade in office, Ald. Michelle Harris (8th) has talked many times with her City Council colleagues about the gun violence that has battered parts of the South and...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 12-27-2016
ADDITION MARKED *** TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Lincoln Park Zoo hosts a Winter Break Camp for kids in pre-K through 4th grade. Through Dec. 30. 2001 N. Clark. Contact: Jillian...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man fatally struck by vehicle in Joliet
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS (JOLIET) A man was fatally struck by a vehicle early Sunday in southwest suburban Joliet. Just before 5:30 a.m., 52-year-old Paul L. Loyd was walking in the roadway on...
View ArticleRedflex helps feds, avoids charges in red-light camera scandal
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s office have agreed not to seek criminal charges against Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. over a multimillion-dollar scandal involving red-light cameras in...
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