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2 detained after man shot to death inside Arlington Heights apartment
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) — One man is dead after being shot inside an Arlington Heights apartment building Sunday afternoon.Around 1:40 p.m., Arlington Heights police responded to the 4200 block of north Bloomington Avenue at the Arbor Lakes Apartment Complex, just south of Bloomington and Lake Cook Road. After a resident called to report a man had been shot inside her apartment. Police arrived at the scene where the resident and gunman, who confessed to the shooting, were outside. Both were taken into custody for questioning.The victim was located inside the apartment on the ground level, near the back door, with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He died at the scene. Detectives say a past relationship between the resident and the victim was a possible contributing factor, and the resident had an order of protection against the victim.An autopsy will be conducted by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office on Monday to determine an official cause of death. Police are investigating the incident as a contained occurrence with no threat to the public.No further information was immediately available.
DuPage County, IL – Early Morning Armed Robbery on Route 59 in Naperville
Naperville, IL – An armed robbery occurred early Friday morning at a business on Route 59 in Naperville, leaving police in search of a suspect. The incident took place at approximately 5:03 a.m. on the 4900 block of S. Route 59. The Naperville Police Department responded swiftly to reports of an armed robbery that had transpired around 10 minutes earlier.
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.
2 men accused of spray painting ‘FREE GAZA’ on Israeli flag at northwest suburban grocery store facing hate crime charges
BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. — Two men accused of spray painting “FREE GAZA” on an Israeli flag at a grocery store in the northwest suburbs last month are now facing hate crime charges. Prosecutors said the alleged incident unfolded just before 11:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24, at a Woodman’s Food Market along Stratford Drive in Bloomingdale. […]
Chicago Man Charged With Drug-Induced Homicide in Naperville Resident's Overdose Death
A Chicago man faces serious charges and has been denied pre-trial release after allegedly supplying a fatal cocktail of narcotics to a Naperville man. DuPage County Judge Joshua Dieden sided with the State's motion, grounding 38-year-old Christopher Hobson ahead of his August 12, arraignment, as reported by the City of Naperville.
Villa Park Man Charged with Fatal Stabbing of Girlfriend, DuPage County Vows Full Force of the Law
A tragic incident shook the community of Villa Park earlier this week when 25-year-old Anthony Jimenez was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Jessica Reyes, during a domestic incident. According to CBS News Chicago, the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office announced that Villa Park police officers responded to a call at an apartment on South Michigan Avenue Wednesday morning, where they found Jimenez with blood on his hands and chest. He was taken into custody after indicating to police that he had stabbed Reyes.
Search intensifies for missing 82-year-old Skokie woman Tsering Wangyal, last seen nearly 1 week ago
It's been nearly a week since an elderly woman was reported missing in north suburban Skokie.Her family and friends ramped up their search efforts Sunday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe search intensified as dozens of volunteers gathered at Evanston's Tibetan Alliance of Chicago to get their marching orders. It is there where Tsering Wangyal's daughter, Tenzin Wangyal, believes her mother was trying to get to when she disappeared Monday afternoon."There was a service Monday evening at 5:30 p.m., and my dad and her spoke earlier in the day, and my dad told her they'd be leaving...
$120,000 Stolen: 31-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Armed Robberies of Sprint and Verizon Stores
Isa Al Ahad was sentenced to 26 years in prison for robbing a Sprint store in 2019 and a Verizon store in 2022. DuPage County Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Armed Robberies of Sprint and Verizon Stores. Isa Al Ahad, a 31-year-old man was sentenced to 26...
Traffic Stop Near Elburn Leads To Massive Fentanyl Arrest
A Chicago man is in custody after allegedly being found with 100 grams of Fentanyl in his vehicle. That amount of Fentanyl could produce approximately 50,000 fatal doses. On Tuesday afternoon at around 2:25 p.m., the Kane County Special Investigation Unit (SIU) spotted a silver Nissan SUV on I-88 near Dauberman Road in Elburn, exhibiting several lane violations.
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 ...
Motorcycle rider dies after crash on Edens Expy. near Skokie, Illinois State Police say
A motorcycle rider died after a fiery crash on the Edens Expressway in the north suburbs, Illinois State Police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe crash happened around 8:16 p.m. on Saturday on the southbound lanes of I-94 at Lake Avenue near Skokie.The rider of a Suzuki motorcycle crashed into a Toyota Prius while crossing onto the ramp, according to police.After the crash, the motorcycle caught fire. The rider was rushed to the hospital where they later died.Video shows the bike and pieces of metal scattered across the road.Traffic was diverted off the expressway to Skokie Avenue up until 12:25 a.m. when all lanes were reopened, ISP said.No information was immediately available about the rider who died. It is unknown if the driver of Prius had any injuries.
Highland Park parade mass shooting victims sue Illinois State Police for approving suspect's gun card
Several victims of the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting have filed lawsuits against the Illinois State Police, alleging it allowed the suspected shooter to obtain firearms. Five lawsuits filed in the last month in the Illinois Court of Claims accuse the state police of having negligently approved...
10 people displaced by South Side fire Sunday morning
Firefighters responded to a blaze on the South Side at 4:30 Sunday morning at a residence in the area of South Loomis and W 51st streets. A 50-year-old woman reportedly sustained minor injuries. She was treated at the scene and released.
Charges dropped against Northwestern staff members who participated in pro-Palestinian protests
Criminal charges filed against four Northwestern University staff members over their alleged actions during protests over the war in Gaza have been dropped. They were charged with obstructing law enforcement.
IT outage brings down emergency systems in RF, OP
Emergency services in River Forest were down overnight after a massive IT outage disrupted services across the country. “We had to go to our manual operations overnight but our police dispatch staff handled it very well,” said Matt Walsh, village administrator. According to Walsh the system went down close...
Bridgeview family loses two pickup trucks, but house is saved
A Bridgeview family in the 7400 block of Roberts Road knows first-hand the damage weather can do. When high winds hit around 9:30 p.m. Monday as a tornado blew through Justice, a cemetery and then into Bridgeview, two power lines were brought down near their bi-level house. One line fell...
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