9 people shot in Chicago on Thursday
At least nine people were shot across the city on Thursday, according to Chicago Police. In the most recent attack, a 40-year-old man was walking about 10:30 p.m. in the Northwest Side Kelvyn Park...
View ArticlePolice dog and handler get recognition for tracking down felon
(FOX RIVER GROVE) A Lake County deputy and his canine partner received recognition earlier this month for finding a felon who had attacked a police officer and run away in northwest suburban Fox River...
View ArticleRobbers targeted at least 7 package delivery trucks this month
Robberies of two FedEx delivery trucks on Wednesday were the latest in a string of similar crimes reported in the last month — all on the South Side. In all, at least seven robberies involving package...
View ArticleLurie Children’s Hospital proposes $51 million expansion
Lurie Children’s Hospital hopes to increase the number of intensive-care beds by nearly 50 percent at its Streeterville facility in a $51 million proposal aimed to increase critical care services, the...
View ArticleMan charged with DUI after Palos Park crash
(PALOS PARK) A man was charged with DUI after a head-on crash Thursday evening in southwest suburban Palos Park. At 5:47 p.m., officers arrived and found one vehicle with extensive damage and another...
View ArticlePolice: 1 dead, 1 critical after head-on crash in Palos Park
(PALOS PARK) A woman was killed and a man critically injured in a head-on crash Thursday night in southwest suburban Palos Park, police said. Emergency crews responded at 9:04 p.m. to the two-vehicle...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 12-30-2016
FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Lincoln Park Zoo hosts a Winter Break Camp for kids in pre-K through 4th grade. 2001 N. Clark. Contact: Jillian Braun, (312) 742-5791 or...
View ArticleMayor appoints former CPS official to Chicago Board of Education
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Thursday the appointment of a former top aide to the Chicago Board of Education, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Arnaldo Rivera, a former educator and education...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Ryan A. Karageorge, 34, of the 0-100 block of Santa Fe Court in Willow Springs, unknown causes at 81 Santa Fe Court in Willow Springs, pronounced at 8:57 p.m. [12/29], Willow Springs police. Tae...
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5 cops injured when 2 police SUVs collide on South Side
Five Chicago Police officers were injured when two squad cars slammed into each other early Saturday along the border of the Grand Crossing and South Shore neighborhoods. The unmarked police SUVs were...
View ArticleEx-Chicago top cop, who ran mobbed-up jewelry theft ring, dies
William Hanhardt, a former high-ranking Chicago Police official who spent years in prison for running a mob-connected jewel-theft ring, has died at age 88, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Hanhardt, a...
View ArticleMan shot in head in Gage Park
A man was shot in the head early Saturday in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Just after 3 a.m., the 35-year-old was driving in the 5600 block of South Albany when at least one person...
View ArticleCTA’s Second Chance program wins reprieve
The CTA announced late Friday afternoon it will continue operating beyond this weekend the Second Chance program, which employs nonviolent ex-convicts, victims of abuse and other hard-to-place workers,...
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Uber driver among 2 wounded in Hanson Park shooting
An Uber driver and another man were shot early Saturday in the Hanson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 3:15 a.m., two gunmen walked up to a 24-year-old man who was walking in the 2200...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 12-31-16 THRU 01-03-17
SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 9 a.m. — (NAPERVILLE) DuPage Children’s Museum hosts its annual Bubble Bash Under the Sea, a family event featuring fish kites, sand painting, turtle shell weaving,...
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UPDATE: 5 cops injured when 2 police SUVs collide on South Side
UPDATES WITH NEW DETAILS One Chicago Police officer was hurt while making an arrest and five more called in as backup were injured when two squad cars slammed into each other early Saturday along the...
View ArticleTom Carey, strategist for Cook County Democrats, dies at 62
Tom Carey, a longtime political strategist for the Cook County Democratic Central Committee, has died, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. He was 62. The Southwest Sider worked on John Stroger’s...
View ArticleCPD: 1 killed, 6 wounded in city shootings since Friday evening
A man was killed and at least six others have been wounded in shootings across the city to start the New Year’s holiday weekend, according to Chicago Police. The homicide happened about 9:40 p.m....
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UPDATE: Uber driver among 2 wounded in Hanson Park shooting
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED AGE OF VICTIM PER POLICE An Uber driver and another man were shot early Saturday in the Hanson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 3:15 a.m., two gunmen walked up to a...
View ArticleWoman shot in drive-by on Near West Side
A woman was shot early Sunday on the Near West Side. About 1:41 a.m., the 23-year-old woman was sitting in a car in the 2300 block of West Jackson when a vehicle drove by and someone inside fired...
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