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Three in custody after woman stabbed at suburban Sam's Club: police
HODGKINS, Ill. - A stabbing at a southwest suburban Sam's Club left one woman hospitalized and three people in custody. The incident happened just after 2:30 p.m. Thursday in a Sam's Club parking lot at 9500 W Joliet Road in Hodgkins. When officers arrived, they found a woman on the...
Gunmen kill 17-year-old in targeted daytime attack
CHICAGO — Three gunmen shot and killed a 17-year-old boy in a targeted attack in Humboldt Park on Wednesday evening. Chicago police said it happened in the 3400 block of West Franklin. Surveillance video shows the victim walking with two other men when a car pulls up next to...
Watch This Woman Get Absolutely Destroyed By Lake Michigan Wave
There's a video that's gone viral recently of a woman walking along the beach in Chicago on Lake Michigan, getting absolutely totaled by a massive wave. As Newsweek pointed out, the video of the young woman has gone somewhat viral, but it's important to point out how lucky she is that she didn't get seriously injured during the wave attack:
Man carjacked 2 drivers in 90 minutes, but mistakenly left his phone inside one of the cars, officials say
CHICAGO — Prosecutors say a 19-year-old Chicago man carjacked two drivers at gunpoint in about 90 minutes, only to give cops a vital clue by mistakenly leaving his phone inside one of the hijacked cars. Jomari Tanksley was identified as one of the men who hijacked the drivers on...
Couple firebombed 7-Eleven after employees caught them shoplifting booze: prosecutors
CHICAGO — A Chicago couple has been detained as threats to public safety after prosecutors accused them of firebombing a 7-Eleven store after employees confronted them about shoplifting liquor. Jessalyn Mendez, 18, and Julio Ortiz, 19, were both on probation for felony cases at the time of the early...
One year since Sean Richards tragically killed in Hinsdale crash, parents create foundation
Tuesday marked one year since Sean Richards was tragically killed in a Hinsdale crash.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchSean Richards was struck and killed after a teenage employee from Fuller's Car Wash hit the accelerator instead of the brake, according to police. Sean's mother was on her way to pick him up, when she witnessed the incident.Since his tragic death, his family has established the "Love Like Sean" foundation in his honor.His parents Brian and Kristine Richards said they are focusing their love by providing scholarships, books, stuffed animals, and other everyday items to kids and parents all over the Chicago area.To learn more about how to get involved with the foundation, click here.READ ALSO | Family of boy hit, killed in Hinsdale sub shop crash launches Love Like Sean foundation
Death investigation launched after man, 22, found dead in Little Village
CHICAGO - A death investigation is underway after a man was found dead Thursday morning in the Little Village neighborhood. The 22-year-old was found unresponsive around 7 a.m. in the 3300 block of South Kedzie Avenue, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical...
2 victims, suspect killed in shooting at Woodridge townhome complex ID'd by coroner
Two victims and a suspect who died after a shooting at a southwest suburban townhome complex have been identified.Woodridge police said the shooting happened at The Townhomes at Highcrest in the 3200-block of 83rd Street around 9 p.m. Friday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOfficers responded and found two men who had been shot to death. The DuPage County Coroner's Office identified them as 36-year-old Jose Munoz from Romeoville and 29-year-old Moses Rogers from Woodridge.Officers also found a third man, believed by police to be the suspect, who had also been shot. He was taken in very critical condition to a hospital, where he died on Saturday evening.The coroner identified him as 35-year-old Terrence Suggs-Nichols from Rowlette, Texas.Police said a woman and two children were able escape from the home and were not injured.Police believe this is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the community.Meanwhile, residents have been asking for more security at the complex while also reconsidering their living situation entirely.The video in the player above is from a previous report.
Freight train burglary disrupts Metra service to and from Chicago's west suburbs
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Trains on the Metra Union Pacific West Line had to be stopped in Oak Park Thursday afternoon, while police investigated a burglary on a freight train that uses the same tracks.Investigators said the burglary happened Thursday afternoon on a Union Pacific freight train near Lawler Avenue and Kinzie Street in the Austin neighborhood.Several trains on both the inbound and outbound tracks were delayed, and at least one did not run at all.By 4 p.m., Metra trains were back running.The Union Pacific West line runs from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in the West Loop to Elburn.Information about the burglary was not immediately available.CHECK: Metra updates
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