UPDATE: 2 charged after shooting in Brighton Park
Two people have been charged after a shooting on Friday afternoon in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The shooting happened at 4:42 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Kedzie when...
View ArticleUPDATE: 15-year-old boy shot in Austin
UPDATES WITH PHOTO A 15-year-old boy was shot Sunday evening in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. About 6:30 p.m., the boy was in the first block of South Mayfield when someone approached him...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police: 4 dead, 10 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SHOOTING Four men were killed and at least 10 other people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday afternoon, according to Chicago Police. Most recently, a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Neighbor awoke to woman’s screams as fire took lives of 2 girls
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Retired Chicago Police Sergeant Ed Adams woke up Saturday night to the smell of smoke and the screams of a frantic mother on the street outside. “My babies!” the woman was yelling....
View Article28-year-old man dies in DeKalb County crash
(CORTLAND) A 28-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in DeKalb County. At 2:53 p.m., Ryan S. Brown was driving a blue, 2003 Dodge Durango north on Somonauk Road toward Barber...
View ArticleHouses struck by bullets in Evanston, no injuries reported
(EVANSTON) No one was injured when two houses were struck by gunfire earlier this month in north suburban Evanston. Officers heard gunshots about 4 p.m. Feb. 17 in the 1600 block of Foster Street,...
View Article2 men shot in East Garfield Park
Two men were shot Monday evening in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. At 6:13 p.m., two men — ages 33 and 37 — were sitting in a parked car in the 2900 block of West Fulton Street...
View ArticleUPDATED ADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 02-28-17
UPDATES MARKED WITH *** TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* ***5:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Activists will hang anti-President Donald Trump banners above major Chicago streets, mostly for inbound traffic. Multiple...
View ArticleUPDATE: Chicago murder suspect mistakenly released from custody in Will County
UPDATES WITH IDOC STATEMENT A man charged with murder for a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway in 2012 was mistakenly released last week instead of being returned to custody in Cook County. “Earlier...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Lonnie Graham, 43, of the 18000 block of Commercial Avenue in Lansing, pedestrian struck by a vehicle at 2550 178th St. in Lansing, pronounced dead at the scene at 2:25 a.m. [2/24] Lansing police....
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Stove used for heat, no detectors where 2 kids died in fire
A stove was being used for heat in the basement where two children died and a third was critically injured in a South Side fire Saturday night. District Chief Dan Cunningham said Monday there were no...
View ArticlePolice: Robberies reported in Armour Square
Police are warning South Side residents of four robberies reported in February in the Armour Square neighborhood. During these incidents, the robbers approached the victims and demanded their property,...
View ArticlePublic asked to help identify man found in West Rogers Park
The public is being asked to help identify a man found Monday in the West Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. The man was shirtless and wearing khaki pants when he was found about 8:25 p.m. in...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 men charged with firing shots in South Shore
UPDATES WITH BOND INFORMATION Two people have been charged with firing shots that wounded three people, including a 15-year-old girl, Saturday morning in the South Shore neighborhood. Rakym Christmas,...
View ArticleState’s attorney to exam Ronald Watts cases for police misconduct
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has agreed to look into hundreds of convictions involving disgraced former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his underlings. “The Conviction Integrity Unit is...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found in West Rogers Park identified
UPDATES WITH MAN IDENTIFIED A man found Monday in the West Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side has been identified and returned home. The man was shirtless and wearing khaki pants when he was...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 wounded in Lawndale shooting
UPDATES WITH DETAILS Two people were shot and wounded Tuesday night in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood. Around 8 p.m., the male and female victims suffered gunshot wounds to the shoulder in the...
View Article2 wounded in Gage Park drive-by shooting
Two people were shot in a Gage Park neighborhood drive-by attack Tuesday night on the Southwest Side. About 8:45 p.m., the males were standing outside on 55th Street near Spaulding Avenue when someone...
View ArticleCity crews to assess storm damage overnight
Crews with the city’s Department of Streets and Sanitation were sent out Tuesday evening to monitor damage from the severe storms that were expected to continue passing through Chicago overnight. The...
View ArticleUPDATE: Tornadoes touch down in Ottawa, northern Ill., leaving one dead
UPDATES WITH NEW DETAILS A tornado roared through Ottawa in north-central Illinois like a “freight train” Tuesday afternoon, ripping through a glass factory, demolishing a nursing home — and killing...
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