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Illinois State Police Bust 3 Suspects Accused of Trafficking Kids
The Illinois State Police have taken their efforts to stop human trafficking to the next level. Three suspects were just arrested and accused of the worst kind of human trafficking of children. According to the press release just shared recently by the Illinois State Police, they just completed a two-day...
14, including 5 teens, face felony charges in mass arrests hours after Chicago Pride parade 2024
Fourteen people, including five teenagers, were charged with felonies, after mass arrests took place early Monday morning on the North Side, hours after the city's Pride parade.Police said a total of 53 people were arrested, including nine juveniles, and four firearms were recovered. Six people were cited for obstructing traffic, six people cited for disorderly conduct and one person was cited for both obstructing traffic and disorderly conduct, police said. One person was arrested on an outstanding warrant.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe Chicago Pride parade ended around 1 p.m. Sunday, and the mass arrests took...
Thieves steal mail from 3 USPS trucks within 2 hours on Northwest, West sides: Chicago police
Local and federal investigations are underway Tuesday after mail was stolen from three U.S. Postal trucks on Monday.Chicago police issued a community alert describing the mail thefts happening in the Portage Park neighborhood's 4300-block of North Milwaukee Avenue between 4:05 and 4:20 p.m., then in the Jefferson Park neighborhood's 6300-block of West Strong Street at 4:21 p.m. and in the South Austin neighborhood's 900-block of South Mayfield Avenue at 5:45 p.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe U.S. Postal Inspection Service calls these crimes of opportunity as the carriers were out of their vehicles delivering mail at...
Huge heart tattoo helped cops identify North Side killer who was on electronic monitoring, officials say
CHICAGO — Prosecutors say the man who shot and killed an unintended victim on the Far North Side last month was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet while on juvenile parole. Nicolas Novak, 18, was assigned to live at a Thresholds facility in the 2000 block of West Arthur when...
Suburban Whole Foods evacuated due to threat: police
HINSDALE, Ill. - The Whole Foods in suburban Hinsdale was evacuated Tuesday as a precautionary measure, according to village police. The store was closed for approximately an hour before it was reopened. The Village of Hinsdale Police Department posted on Facebook that the Whole Foods located at 500 East Ogden...
Crews suspend water search for missing man in Lake Michigan at Evanston's Lighthouse Beach
Our coverage of this story has moved here.A swimmer went missing in Lake Michigan in the north suburbs on Sunday afternoon, officials said. Dangerous water conditions caused issues for the rescue attempt, putting the search on pause until Monday morning.Evanston police and fire officials said three swimmers were rescued around 4 p.m. at Lighthouse Beach, but a fourth swimmer, a 41-year-old man, is unaccounted for.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch"Two teenage females, one adult female and a 41-year-old male ... the three females were brought in with the assistance of one of our citizens who were...
Chicago mom was killed after abuser was allowed to keep his guns
CHICAGO (CBS) — Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that says domestic abusers with protection orders are banned from owning guns. But there are still problems domestic violence survivors face trying to get guns out of the hands of abusers, as in the case of one Chicago mother who was killed earlier this year after her abuser was allowed to keep his guns.Our current moment can be a dangerous one for victims, as court sources say the law is unclear as to whether judges have the authority to take away guns at this point, during the Emergency...
3 killed in Chatham shooting after argument, Chicago police say
Three people were shot and killed on the city's South Side early Sunday, according to Chicago police.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe shooting happened around 2:17 a.m. in the 500-block of East 76th Street near Eberhart in the Chatham neighborhood.The victims, two men and a woman were arguing with the two unknown people.Moments later, the pair got into a silver SUV and began shooting towards the victims before driving off.All three were struck by several bullets.They were taken to the hospital where they later died, Chicago police said.The silver SUV fled eastbound. No other injuries have been reported.No one is in custody. CPD detectives are conducting a homicide investigation.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
2 men charged in Little Village shooting that left 14-year-old boy critically injured: CPD
Two men have been charged in a Southwest Side shooting that left a teenage boy critically injured last month, Chicago police said.Police said the shooting happened in the Little Village neighborhood's 2700-block of South Komensky Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on June 11.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchA 14-year-old boy was on the sidewalk when, a witness told police, someone fired shots before fleeing the scene.The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body. He was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.Police said Thomas Garcia, 30, and Angel Ramirez, 35, were arrested on first-degree attempted murder charges on Sunday. The two men are due in court on Tuesday.Police did not immediately provide further information.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
2 Shot, 1 Dead: Chaos Erupts at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach as Teenager and Woman Involved in Fatal Altercation!
Chicago’s 31st Street Beach Incident Sparks Safety Concerns. Calls for Enhanced Security Measures Following Violent Altercation. According to Block Club Chicago, in a troubling incident at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach a 17-year-old girl was shot after allegedly stabbing a 26-year-old woman during a heated argument late Saturday night. This incident occurred against a backdrop of increasing violence throughout the summer prompting widespread concern and heightened police attention in the community. Earlier that day a vigil had been held to pray for peace following a string of fatal shootings in June that claimed three lives and left others injured.
53 arrested during Pride Parade afterparty, the most arrests at any one-day event since at least 2013
CHICAGO — Police recovered four guns and arrested 53 people, including nine juveniles, in the hours after Sunday’s Chicago Pride Parade, officials said. That total is the most arrests at a one-day event in Chicago since CWBChicago began keeping records in 2013. Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) issued a...
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