Man shot in both legs in Princeton Park
A man was shot in both legs Thursday night in the Princeton Park neighborhood on the South Side. About 8:30 p.m., officers responding to a shooting in the 9400 block of South Wentworth found the...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 01-03-17
ADDITION MARKED *** FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The 31st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Rufus Williams, CEO of BBF Family...
View Article$400M property tax increase could save CPS finances: Moody’s
The credit rating agency Moody’s says a $400 million property tax increase is the most likely way for Chicago Public Schools to shore up its finances, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. “If CPS fiscal...
View ArticleMan robbed on same Little Village block as killing hours earlier
A man was robbed early Friday on the same Little Village block where another man was shot dead eight hours earlier on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police. About 5:45 a.m., the 31-year-old...
View ArticleHousing activists ‘shut down’ MLK breakfast
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 7:30 a.m. EVENT 7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Fair housing advocates stage a demonstration blocking the entrance to a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast attended by Mayor Rahm Emanuel....
View ArticleDOJ announces findings of CPD probe
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 10 a.m. EVENT 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch announces the findings of a Department of Justice investigation of the Chicago Police Department. 9 a.m. camera...
View Article4 shot across Chicago on Thursday; 1 dead
Four people were shot in separate attacks within 90 minutes of each other Thursday night on the South and Southwest sides, leaving one man dead, according to Chicago Police. The fatal attack happened...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Joseph W. Adamcik, 33, of the 2200 block of North 75th Court in Elmwood Park, unknown causes at 3216 N. Harlem Ave., pronounced at 6:27 p.m. [1/12], Area North detectives. Dominic Recine, 88, of the...
View ArticleKane County man wins $250K lotto prize
(GILBERTS) A Kane County man is $250,000 richer after his lottery ticket matched the winning numbers in a drawing last month. Steven Scott of Gilberts won the prize when his Lucky Day Lotto ticket...
View ArticleMan shot in leg in Little Village drive-by
A man was shot Friday night in the Southwest Side Little Village neighborhood. The 21-year-old man was standing in the 2300 block of South Kedzie at 11:40 p.m. when someone in a vehicle drove past him...
View ArticleMan shot in Washington Heights, uncooperative with police
A man was shot Friday night in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the South Side. About 11:30 p.m., the 28-year-old was getting out a vehicle in the 10500 block of South Sangamon when someone...
View ArticlePolice: 1 dead, 1 critical after shooting inside Englewood home
A man was killed and a woman critically wounded in a shooting early Saturday inside an Englewood neighborhood home on the South Side, according to Chicago Police. About 3:30 a.m., five or six people...
View ArticleDOJ report includes anecdotes of deadly force, ‘dangerous practices’
The Department of Justice’s sweeping report into the Chicago Police Department offers stark anecdotes of deadly force, including officers firing shots in residential neighborhoods, and “dangerous...
View ArticleHOLIDAY WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 01-14 THRU 01-17-17
ADDITION MARKED *** SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) PASO (Proyecto de Accion de los Suburbios del Oeste) leads an Immigration Rally for Resistance, Unity and Respect for All....
View ArticleCPS to force staffers to take four unpaid furlough days
Staring down a $215 million budget hole it blames on the governor, Chicago Public Schools announced Friday it’ll make all staffers take four unpaid furlough days this spring on dates when children...
View ArticlePolice: 3 killed, 5 wounded in shootings to start MLK Day weekend
Eight people were shot across the city in the first 12 hours of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend, leaving three dead, according to Chicago Police. The most recent killing happened about...
View Article300 black women, girls attend ‘Hidden Figures’ for MLK weekend
UPDATES SATURDAY DAYBOOK WITH 9:45 A.M. EVENT 9:45 a.m. – (CHICAGO) The Black Star Project organizes about 300 black women and girls to attend a screening of “Hidden Figures” as part of “MLK Mentor...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Devonta Spraggins, 20, of the 7200 block of South Talman Avenue, unknown causes at 7200 S. Washtenaw Ave., pronounced at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 10:22 p.m. [1/13], Area Central detectives....
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot to death in Marquette Park
UPDATES WITH ID A man was killed in a shooting Friday night in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Devonta Spraggins, 20, was driving east on 72nd Street about 9:50 p.m. when someone...
View ArticleMan critically wounded in Lawndale shooting during argument
A man was critically wounded in a shooting early Sunday during an argument in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood. At 1:13 a.m., a 34-year-old man was arguing with someone who fired shots in the 4700...
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