2 wounded in shootings Wednesday on West, Southwest sides
Two people were wounded in separate shootings Wednesday on the city’s West and Southwest sides, according to Chicago Police. At 8:16 p.m., an 18-year-old man was in the 4300 block of South Rockwell in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Brothers killed in Homan Square shooting
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS Two brothers were shot to death in the Homan Square neighborhood Tuesday night on the West Side. Officers responding at 11:13 p.m. to a call of shots fired in the 3200...
View ArticleHigh-ranking CPD official named chief of Oakland PD
Anne Kirkpatrick — a high-ranking Chicago Police Department administrator and at one time a candidate for CPD’s top job — said Wednesday she has a “heart” for Oakland, California, as she was unveiled...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, 01-05-17
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED *** THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Large yachts and powerboats will be moved in for the 2017 Chicago Boat, RV & Strictly Sail Show. McCormick...
View ArticleIPRA releases videos, audio in Mount Greenwood police shooting
The Independent Police Review Authority on Wednesday released numerous documents, audio and video files in connection with their investigation into the fatal shooting of Joshua Beal by off-duty Chicago...
View ArticleMan charged with double homicide in Back of the Yards
A man has been charged with fatally shooting two people last year in a Back of the Yards neighborhood gas station parking lot on the South Side. Lorenzo Parish, 19, faces two felony counts of...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Robert Hayes, 67, of the 9000 block of South Langley Avenue, unknown causes at 9020 S. Langley Ave., pronounced at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 3:43 a.m. [1/4], Area South detectives. Janusz...
View ArticleThree wounded in Maywood shootings in December
(MAYWOOD) Three people were wounded in two separate shootings in west suburban Maywood in late December. About 2 a.m. on Dec. 25, a person was shot in the shoulder in the 2000 block of 11th Avenue,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wicker Park man is Cook County’s 8th cold-related death
UPDATES WITH ID A Wicker Park man who died early Sunday is the eighth cold-related death of the season in Cook County, according to the medical examiner’s office. Marcus Faleti, 58, died at 12:09 a.m....
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Police: Man shot dead in Bronzeville
A man was shot to death late Thursday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, according to Chicago Police. Someone walked up to the 28-year-old about 11:15 p.m. as he sat in the driver’s...
View ArticleHunter rescued hours after falling in DeKalb County river
(DeKALB COUNTY) A hunter had to be rescued after he fell into a DeKalb County river on Thursday afternoon. The 31-year-old Kingston man was out hunting with a friend in the Kishwaukee River State Fish...
View ArticleTickets for Obama farewell to be handed out at 8 a.m. Saturday
Public ticket distribution for President Obama’s farewell address in Chicago next week will start at 8 a.m. on Saturday at McCormick Place, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Tickets are free, and one...
View ArticleRahm to implement police reforms, with or without consent decree
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he’s determined to implement police reforms outlined by the U.S. Justice Department whether or not President-elect Donald Trump and Attorney General-designee Jeff Sessions...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 01-06-17
ADDITION MARKED *** FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Preparations continue for the Chicago Boat, RV & Strictly Sail Show 2017, with sailboats moved into place ahead for the show,...
View ArticleMan shot in South Austin
A man was shot Friday morning in the South Austin on the West Side. At 12:13 a.m., the 28-year-old was walking outside in the 5200 block of West Jackson when someone approached him and shot him in the...
View Article1 killed, 2 wounded in South Side shootings on Thursday
A man was killed and two more people were wounded in separate shootings Thursday night on the South Side, according to Chicago Police. The slaying happened about 11:15 p.m. in Bronzeville. Someone...
View ArticleMan charged with Bucktown home invasion
A man has been charged with a home invasion in which he tied a woman up, robbed and fondled her late Sunday in the Bucktown neighborhood on the North Side. Edward Malone, 23, was arrested at 3:43 p.m....
View ArticleUPDATE: Suit: Former Bremen High admin, district sued over sexual abuse
UPDATES WITH DISTRICT DECLINES TO COMMENT The parents of a student who said she was sexually abused by a former assistant principal in south suburban Midlothian are seeking more than $400,000 in a...
View ArticleAnnual 3 Kings Festival and Parade starts in front of Nellie’s
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 3 P.M. EVENT 3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 22nd annual Three Kings Winter Festival & Parade dedicated to community activist Oscar Lopez Rivera. Parade starts in front of Nellie’s...
View ArticleUPDATE: Batavia man wanted for questioning in wife’s ‘suspicious’ death
UPDATES WITH ID, NEW DETAILS FOR EDITORS: Person of interest identified by police as Michael J. Marlovitz (BATAVIA) Police are looking for a man wanted for questioning in the “suspicious” death of his...
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