SWAT incident near Buckingham Fountain ends peacefully
An incident on Lake Shore Drive Sunday night has ended peacefully after a SWAT team was called to the area near Buckingham Fountain. The SWAT team was sent about 5 p.m. to the 500 block of South Lake...
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Darrow A. Sangster, 36, of the 7400 block of South Southshore Drive, unknown causes at 607 E. 75th St., pronounced dead at 10:38 a.m. [2/12]. Area South detectives. Jessie Rizo, 57, of the 400 block of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed, another wounded in South Shore shooting
UPDATES WITH MEDICAL EXAMINER A 45-year-old man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting Sunday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. The 45-year-old man...
View ArticleIowa man charged with seeking sex from girl, 12, in Bridgeview
(BRIDGEVIEW) A 46-year-old Iowa man was charged Sunday with soliciting sex from a 13-year-old girl after he tried to meet her in southwest suburban Bridgeview. Michael G. Bronkhorst was taken into...
View ArticleMan, 28, shot in Belmont Central
A man was shot Sunday night in the Belmont Central neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The shooting happened when the 28-year-old got into an argument with someone at 8:08 p.m. in the 5700 block of...
View Article16-year-old girl missing from Little Village
A 16-year-old girl was reported missing Sunday night from the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Sidney Sellers was last seen Jan. 24 when she left her home in the 2100 block of South...
View ArticleGary police hold press conference on missing teen
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 6:15 P.M. EVENT 6:15 p.m. — (GARY, Ind.) Gary Police Lt. Dawn Westerfield holds a press conference on the Amber Alert issued for missing 15-year-old girl Chastinea Reeves. Gary...
View Article15-year-old boy grazed in North Lawndale shooting
A 15-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to the leg Monday evening in a North Lawndale shooting on the West Side. The boy was in the 4300 block of West Ogden at 5:35 p.m. when someone in a dark-colored...
View Article53-year-old man missing from Will County
(MOKENA) The Will County sheriff’s office is searching for a 53-year-old man who disappeared Monday morning from his Mokena home. Daniel S. Delia was last seen when he left his house around 9:30 a.m....
View ArticleUPDATE: City worker killed in Forest Glen trench collapse
UPDATES WITH NEW DETAILS; CORRECTS AGE PER MEDICAL EXAMINER A city worker was killed when a trench collapsed on him Monday afternoon in the Forest Glen neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Shortly after...
View ArticleWoman, 67, missing from Grand Boulevard
Police are searching for a 67-year-old woman who suffers from memory loss and went missing Monday morning from the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side. Lovie Kye disappeared around 8 a.m....
View Article2 wounded in Uptown drive-by shooting
A 17-year-old boy and 24-year-old man were wounded in an Uptown neighborhood drive-by shooting Monday evening on the North Side. Someone opened fire from a passing vehicle about 6:45 p.m. in the 4600...
View ArticlePolice: Man charged with burglarizing Skokie hookah shop
(SKOKIE) A man has been charged with breaking into a hookah shop early Friday morning in north suburban Skokie. Police responded to a burglar alarm from Sahara Hookah at 4726 Oakton St. just after 3...
View ArticleUPDATED ADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 02-14-17
ADDITIONS MARKED *** TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* *** 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Dr. Theodore Siegel provides free dental care to needy patients for Valentine’s Day. Big Smile Dental, 2833 N. Milwaukee Ave....
View ArticleMan’s burning death inside car in Skokie ruled accidental
(SKOKIE) The death of a 50-year-old man found inside a burning car last fall in north suburban Skokie has been ruled accidental. Thomas Damnitz was dead at the wheel of a car that was found engulfed in...
View ArticleChicago woman airlifted to hospital after Kankakee County crash
(MOMENCE TWP.) A Chicago woman was airlifted to a hospital after a garbage truck slammed into her car on Monday morning in the far south suburbs. About 11 a.m., the 30-year-old drove a Kia from a stop...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman, 67, missing from Grand Boulevard found
UPDATED WITH WOMAN FOUND Police have found a 67-year-old woman who went missing Monday morning from the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side. Lovie Kye disappeared about 8 a.m. from the 4200...
View ArticleUPDATE: Toddler and man killed, woman wounded in North Lawndale shooting
UPDATES WITH CORRECTED AGE OF MAN, NEW DETAILS A man and a 2-year-old boy were shot and killed and a pregnant woman was wounded Tuesday afternoon in North Lawndale. The woman was on Facebook Live at...
View ArticleUPDATE: Toddler and man killed, woman wounded in North Lawndale shooting
UPDATES WITH CHILD’S ID A man and a 2-year-old boy were shot and killed in an attack that also wounded a pregnant woman Tuesday afternoon in North Lawndale. The woman was streaming video on Facebook...
View ArticlePolice: Man robs Waukegan Papa John’s at gunpoint
(WAUKEGAN) A man with a gun robbed a Papa John’s Pizza restaurant Monday night in north suburban Waukegan. An employee called for help about 10:30 p.m. after the man entered the pizza place in the 1300...
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