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UPDATE: Fifth Third Bank branch robbed in West Loop
UPDATES WITH PHOTOS AND DETAILS A Fifth Third Bank branch was robbed Thursday morning in the West Loop. The non-takeover robbery happened about 8:45 a.m. at 222 S. Riverside Pl., FBI spokesman Garrett...
View ArticleTwo teens beaten, robbed on Pink Line train
Two teenagers were beaten and robbed on a Pink Line train Wednesday afternoon in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. The boys, ages 18 and 17, were riding the train when the older boy was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man reported missing from Jefferson Park found safe
UPDATES WITH MAN FOUND A man who went missing last week from the Northwest Side Jefferson Park neighborhood has been found safe. Robinson “Rob” Molina, 23, went missing Jan. 18 from the area near...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police investigating racist graffiti on Beverly garage
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Police have opened an investigation after racist graffiti was found drawn on a garage Wednesday night in the Beverly neighborhood on the Far South Side. The “derogatory remarks and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Pedestrian struck by Metra train in Crystal Lake
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (CRYSTAL LAKE) All trains remain halted on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line late Thursday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a train in northwest suburban Crystal Lake....
View ArticleUPDATE: 12-year-old among 6 wounded in South Side shooting
UPDATES TO CORRECT DETAILS A mass shooting at a memorial Wednesday night on the South Side left six people wounded, including a 12-year-old boy. About 8:15 p.m., officers responding to a calls of shots...
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K-9 Blade shot during traffic stop must retire, seeks donations
(GARY, Ind.) Lake County sheriff’s police dog Blade must retire after being shot in the jaw during a traffic stop in Gary, Ind. more than a week ago. About 3 p.m. on Jan. 18, the sheriff’s officer and...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Charles McCoy, 48, of the 800 block of Erie Court in Carol Stream, unknown causes at Glen Oaks Hospital. pronounced dead at 4:37 p.m, [1/24]. Easton Porters, 5 months, of the 2200 block of Forest...
View ArticleWanted Lake County sex offender arrested in Ohio
(CINCINNATI, Ohio) A north suburban sex offender wanted for failing to appear in court and failing to report an address change was arrested Wednesday in Ohio. Quincy Ray, 36, was arrested in November...
View ArticleUPDATE: 17-year-old boy shot to death in Englewood
UPDATES WITH ID A 17-year-old boy died several hours after being shot Thursday evening in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. About 7 p.m., Husain Parr was walking in...
View ArticleMan charged with Forest Park hit-and-run crash
(FOREST PARK) A Maywood man has been charged with driving away after hitting a pedestrian with his car late Sunday in west suburban Forest Park. Xavier Watkins was charged Thursday with one count of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Owners of bridal shop destroyed by fire scramble to fill orders
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (ELMHURST) A fire that burned for more than 12 hours destroyed a bridal shop in west suburban Elmhurst, and now the owners are scrambling to assure that all customer orders will...
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Veteran goes missing on way to new job at Great Lakes Naval Base
(NORTH CHICAGO) Authorities are looking for a veteran who went missing on his way to start a new job at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago earlier this week. Philip Quick, 54, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with Forest Park hit-and-run crash
UPDATES WITH SUSPECT’S AGE (FOREST PARK) A Maywood man has been charged with driving away after hitting a pedestrian with his car late Sunday in west suburban Forest Park. Xavier Watkins was charged...
View ArticlePolice Supt. Johnson nearly faints at press conference
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson fell ill at a press conference Friday at a South Side police station and appeared about to faint, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. As Johnson got wobbly, there...
View ArticlePolice: Suicidal 26-year-old man missing from Montclare
Police are looking for a suicidal 26-year-old man who went missing from the Northwest Side Montclare neighborhood. Joey Marte was reported missing from the area near Wellington and Natchez, according...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man stabbed during argument on Near North Side
UPDATES TO CORRECT VICTIM’S AGE A man was stabbed during an argument early Saturday on the Near North Side. At 5:53 a.m., the 37-year-old was arguing with a male in the 800 block of North State Street...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Jerome Franklin, 52, of the 7600 block of West 62nd Place in Summit, unknown causes at 7612 62nd Pl. in Summit, pronounced dead at MacNeal Hospital in Berywn at 9:26 p.m. [1/23], Summit police. Husain...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Evanston man found dead near lake
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY RESULTS (EVANSTON) A man reported missing in Evanston was found dead Wednesday along the lakeshore in the north suburb. Andrew Pappas, 45, had last been seen on Saturday near his...
View ArticleThree home burglaries reported in Ashburn
Police are warning Southwest Side residents after three recent home burglaries in the Ashburn neighborhood. The suspects break into homes and steal property, according to the community alert from Area...
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