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Thanks, mom! Woman is charged with violent CTA attack after her mother recognizes her in Chicago police bulletin
CHICAGO — An 18-year-old woman turned herself in to Chicago police after her own mother recognized her as one of the people who attacked and robbed a man on the Orange Line downtown. Tamia Washington is the fifth person, but the first adult, to be charged with the robbery, which occurred around 11 p.m. on July 8.
Suburban man's mother walked in as he stabbed girlfriend to death: prosecutors
VILLA PARK, Ill. - A Villa Park man was arrested this week after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death during an argument. Anthony Jimenez, 26, faces two counts of first-degree murder. At about 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Villa Park police officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance at...
Octavia Redmond murder: Vehicle believed to be used in Chicago mail carrier's shooting death found torched
CHICAGO - The vehicle believed to be used in the murder of a United States Postal Service letter carrier was discovered torched Saturday on Chicago's South Side. The white Dodge Durango was located this afternoon in the 8900 block of South Holland Road. On Friday, at about 11:38 a.m., the...
Hillside man resentenced to 27 years in terrorism plot to detonate car bomb outside Chicago bar in 2012
Nearly four years after an appeals court threw out his first sentence for being too lenient, a suburban Chicago man was resentenced Friday to 27 years in prison for plotting to detonate a car bomb outside a bar in downtown Chicago in what turned out to be an FBI terrorism sting. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly’s sentence adds more than a decade to Adel Daoud’s original 16-year term, and ...
CTA bus crashes into building after sedan runs red light; 1 killed, 3 hurt, Chicago police say
One person has died and three more were hospitalized after a CTA bus was involved in a crash in Little Village Saturday morning, Chicago police said.At about 4 a.m., a white Infinity sedan was travelling westbound in the 4000 block of West 26th Street ran a red light and hit the bus, according to police.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe #53 bus was travelling northbound and ended up crashing into a building, police said.The 18-year-old driver of the vehicle was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he later died, police said. His 21-year-old female passenger...
Chicago police issue alert for armed robberies in 3 neighborhoods
CHICAGO - Chicago police have issued a community alert following a series of armed robberies in three city neighborhoods. In each incident, three offenders approached victims while brandishing handguns and demanded property. The offenders, who arrived in a stolen 2018 silver Hyundai Sonata, then fled the scene. During one of the robberies, a victim was pistol-whipped.
Man critically injured after argument leads to shooting outside South Side Walmart
CHICAGO — A man was critically injured on Friday afternoon after a fight outside of a Walmart on the city’s South Side led to a shooting. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded just after 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a Walmart in the 10900 block of South Doty Avenue in Pullman. Officers […]
7 Arrested in ‘Large-Scale’ Drug Trafficking Bust
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Seven people have been arrested in what Brown County authorities call the dismantling of a “large-scale drug trafficking organization.”. Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain said the Brown County Drug Task Force along with several police agencies across Northeast Wisconsin including the FBI and DEA, spent six months on the investigation.
Man returning from gun range fatally shot 3-year-old in road rage fury: prosecutors
CHICAGO — A Berwyn man is accused of shooting and killing a 3-year-old during a road rage confrontation as he and his wife returned home from picking up a gun at a suburban firing range. The September 30, 2022, murder of Mateo Zastro shocked the city, but prosecutors only recently approved murder charges in the case.
Street racers get probation for 100 mph crash that killed tourist near Midway Airport
CHICAGO — Two men who crashed their Corvettes during a 100 mph race near Midway Airport, killing a tourist who was walking nearby, have been sentenced to probation. Aaron Guerrero, 29, and Noe Garcia, 37, pleaded guilty before Judge Ursula Walowski on Tuesday. Prosecutors said Chicago police collected witness...
15-year-old boy arrested in Tinley Park after allegedly shooting man in Chicago
CHICAGO - A 15-year-old boy is accused of firing shots at a vehicle in Brighton Park earlier this year, leaving one man wounded. The juvenile faces two felony counts of attempted first degree murder and one felony count of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm. On April 19, the teen allegedly...
‘Work ethic was unmatched’: Car enthusiast shot, killed over BMW at Fuller Park gas station
CHICAGO — A man, who immigrated from Poland and loved cars, was gunned down during an attempted carjacking in Fuller Park on the morning of his 25th birthday Sunday. Michal Ciskal was driving to work at the University of Chicago for his company Comecer when he stopped at a Shell gas station located in the […]
3 people hurt in multiple-vehicle crash involving hotel van at O'Hare airport
Three people were hurt in a multiple-vehicle crash involving a hotel van at O'Hare airport Friday night.At least three people were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash that involved a hotel van at O'Hare airport Friday night.It happened at around 9:52 p.m. on the lower level near Terminal 1, Chicago police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchAccording to police one of the drivers lost control of their vehicle and hit a wall and struck a second vehicle that was sitting in traffic. The impact cause the second vehicle to hit a third vehicle.A 32-year-old and 54-year-old man were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said. A third person refused medical attention.No citations have been issued at this time.
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