Chicago Police host ‘Operation Wake Up’ anti-violence rally
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 6 P.M. EVENT 6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Department will host an “Operation Wake Up” community rally to help stop the violence. 63rd and Honore. Contact: (312) 745-6110.
View ArticleBank robbed in Des Plaines
(DES PLAINES) A bank was robbed Tuesday morning in northwest suburban Des Plaines. The robbery happened at a TCF Bank branch in the 1500 block of Lee Street in Des Plaines at 11:16 a.m., according to...
View ArticleTwo Northwest Side businesses robbed at gunpoint
Police are warning Northwest Siders after two businesses in the Jefferson Park and Portage Park neighborhoods were robbed at gunpoint this week. Both times, a suspect entered the business, pulled a...
View ArticleMarchers to protest Trump’s approval of DAPL
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 4 P.M. EVENT 4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Refuse Fascism Chicago will protest President Trump’s approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Begins at State and Jackson, followed by a march to...
View ArticleTwo men charged with Lisle home invasion
(LISLE) Two men have been charged with a home invasion last week in west suburban Lisle. About 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the victim’s former roommate, 18-year-old William G. Smith, and another man knocked on...
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Giant anteater pup born at Brookfield Zoo
The Brookfield Zoo announced its newest, but not-so-little, arrival Tuesday — a giant anteater. The female pup was born Nov. 15 to mother Tulum and sire Lupito, according to the west suburban zoo. She...
View ArticleUPDATE: 5 shot, 1 fatally, in Tuesday violence
UPDATES WITH ID A man was killed and four more were wounded in separate shootings across the city on Tuesday. The slaying happened about 7:45 p.m. in the Cottage Grove Heights neighborhood on the Far...
View ArticlePilsen charter school community to protest layoffs
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD 3 P.M. EVENT 3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Parents and students at Pilsen’s Justice and Leadership Academy will protest layoffs at a press conference. Instituto Justice Leadership Academy,...
View ArticleImmigrant communities to protest Trump’s actions
UPDATES DAYBOOK TO ADD NOON EVENT Noon — (CHICAGO) Immigrant communities will respond to President Trump’s executive actions banning refugees and immigrants and attacking sanctuary cities. 525 W. Van...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
David Carroll Jr., 22, of the 9700 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, unknown causes at 9735 S. Woodlawn Ave., pronounced dead at 8:14 p.m. [1/24], Area South detectives. Unidentified person, unknown age,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Immigrant communities to protest Trump’s actions
UPDATES WITH TIME OF PROTEST CHANGED TO 1 P.M. 1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Immigrant communities will respond to President Trump’s executive actions banning refugees and immigrants and attacking sanctuary...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed in Flossmoor crash
UPDATES WITH ID (FLOSSMOOR) A 55-year-old man died after crashing his vehicle Thursday night in south suburban Flossmoor. Charles I. Dowden was driving south in the 19700 block of Governors Highway at...
View ArticleMan shot in knee in Humboldt Park
A man was shot Wednesday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. The shooting happened about 8:45 a.m. in the 900 block of North Monticello, according to Chicago Police. The...
View ArticleCatholic girls high school in Burbank shutting down
(BURBANK) Queen of Peace High School, a Catholic college preparatory for girls in southwest suburban Burbank, will shut down at the end of the school year because of low enrollment. “This has been a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot in leg in Humboldt Park
UPDATES WITH DETAILS A man was shot Wednesday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 22-year-old was standing in the 900 block of North Monticello about 8:45 a.m. when someone...
View ArticleNewark man charged with posting sexual photos of ex online
(YORKVILLE) A southwest suburban man is facing charges after he allegedly posted sexual images of his ex-girlfriend on social media without her consent last year. Brandon M. Colyer, 23, faces two...
View ArticleFoster to speak at book discussion on addiction epidemic
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 7 P.M. EVENT 7 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) U.S. Rep. Bill Foster speaks at a Parents Matter Too program, “What Happened to My Beautiful Boy?’ A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s...
View ArticleNo injuries in garbage can fire in lobby of West Loop high-rise
No injuries were reported after a small fire in the lobby of a high-rise building along the Chicago River Thursday morning in the West Loop. Firefighters responded just before 10 a.m. to a garbage can...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teen dies after being pulled from pool at Kennedy High School
UPDATES WITH DETAILS A 14-year-old boy died after he was pulled from a swimming pool Wednesday afternoon at a high school in the Southwest Side Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Crews responded to Kennedy...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by Metra train in Crystal Lake
(CRYSTAL LAKE) All trains are halted on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line Thursday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a train in northwest suburban Crystal Lake. Inbound train No. 636 struck a...
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