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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...
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...
Gunmen rob construction workers in broad daylight (video)
CHICAGO — A couple of contractors were forced to lie on the ground as two armed robbers rifled their pockets and searched their work van for valuables on Tuesday morning. Ring surveillance cameras recorded it all. The men were working behind their parked truck when it all went down...
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...
‘Yeah, I Killed Somebody: Indiana Man Confessed to Strangling Mother After He Refused to Clean His Room or Get a Job
The horrific demise of a beloved college administrator shocked her loved ones and colleagues at Loyola University Chicago. Even more shocking is who authorities believe […] ‘Yeah, I Killed Somebody: Indiana Man Confessed to Strangling Mother After He Refused to Clean His Room or Get a Job
1 dead in shooting and crash on I-55
CHICAGO — Authorities are investigating a shooting and crash on the Stevenson Expressway that left one person dead. According to Illinois State Police responded to reports of a shooting and crash around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Officers located a person who was pronounced dead at the scene. The inbound lanes of I-55 were closed for several […]
22-year-old man pulled from Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach ID'd: officials
A 22-year-old man was pulled from Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side early Monday morning, Chicago police said.A scuba team located the person just after 4:30 a.m. near Montrose Beach.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe man was unresponsive, and taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Chicago police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later identified him as Albert Myrsatayev Nazirov.CPD detectives are conducting a death investigation, pending autopsy results.A beach hazard statement was in effect until 7 a.m.A swimmer went missing in Lake Michigan in the north suburbs Sunday afternoon.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, remains unaccounted for.Dangerous water conditions caused issues for the rescue attempt, putting the search on pause until Monday morning.
Mom says life of paralyzed Fourth of July parade shooting victim is 'shattered' 2 years later
Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down.It has been 730 days since her now-10-year-old son Cooper could chase his brother Luke in their suburban Chicago backyard, play soccer or jump on his bed.“It is the 730th anniversary of the total annihilation of our lives,” the Highland Park mother told reporters Wednesday. “That horrific day lives on forever, especially in Cooper’s life, which irrevocably shattered.”Roberts and two of her children are among the dozens of...
Chicago shootings: At least 35 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police say
At least 35 people have been shot, four fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchChicago police are investigating a shooting that injured two men on Chicago's West Side.It happened Friday night around 11:37 p.m. near Le Moyne and Linder in the city's Austin neighborhood.The gunman drove by the victims and started shooting, police said.A 24-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and neck and transported to Stroger Hospital, police said. At last check, he was in critical condition.A 40-year-old man was shot multiple times and taken...
CPD: 10-year-old boy missing in South Shore
CHICAGO — A 10-year-old boy went missing from the South Shore neighborhood Monday evening and the Chicago Police Department is asking the public for information as the search continues. Police said Jody Strong, 10, went missing in the 7200 block of South Stony Island Avenue sometime after 5:45 p.m. and was last seen wearing black […]
58-Year-Old Man Charged With Aggravated Battery In South Side Chicago Shooting Of Elderly Woman
Chicago has seen its share of violence, but not every incident makes the headlines. In a recent event that unfolded in the city's South Side, a 64-year-old woman suffered grave injuries after being shot. The alleged perpetrator, 58-year-old Anthony Williams of the 4000 block of E. 134th St., has been...
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...
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
Cyclists Attacked By Driver And Passenger Who Opened Fire During Group Ride In Uptown, Video Shows
UPTOWN — A driver and his passengers fired shots and threw punches at bicyclists during a popular citywide group bike ride Friday. About 8 p.m. Friday, a fight broke out as cyclists were riding on Sunnyside Avenue between Magnolia and Racine avenues in Uptown during a Critical Mass bike ride, in which hundreds of cyclists ride together in a group to promote safety while cycling in the streets.
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