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Girl, 11, among 5 juveniles charged in violent attack, robbery on CTA train
CHICAGO - An 11-year-old girl and four other juveniles were charged in a violent attack that happened on a CTA train in the Loop last week. The incident occurred on July 8 on an Orange Line train. According to police, the group of at least 10 young people approached the male victim, engaged him in a physical altercation and then forcibly took his debit card.
Get got a 9 year sentence for carjacking a 69-year-old woman, but didn’t spend a single night in prison. Here’s why.
CHICAGO — Even in a state where most prison sentences are automatically cut in half, Damajae Mitchell’s situation is an eye-opener. Mitchell, 20, pleaded guilty late last month to carjacking and trying to rob a 69-year-old woman on the Northwest Side. When he committed the crime, officials said, he had another carjacking case pending in juvenile court.
1 dead after semi-trailer falls off I-80, overturns; Illinois State Police say
One person is dead after a semi-trailer went down an embankment on Interstate 80 in the south suburbs Tuesday morning, Illinois State police said.The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Kedzie Avenue.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice said the semi-trailer left the roadway, went down an embankment and overturned onto Kedzie Avenue.LIVE TRAFFIC: Check out the latest conditions on our live traffic mapPolice said the driver of the semi-trailer was pronounced dead. One lane on eastbound I-80 was closed, and both directions of Kedzie Avenue under I-80 were closed, police said.They have since reopened.Police are investigating, and further details were not immediately available.
Chaos at Chicago Amazon Center: Woman Shot, Investigation Ongoing (Video)
Police have confirmed a shooting at an Amazon fulfillment center in Matson, a suburb of Chicago. The incident occurred around 9:30 PM last night. A 33-year-old woman from Chicago was injured in the shooting, sustaining a graze wound to her head. She was taken to Christ Hospital, where her injury was determined to be non-life-threatening, and she is expected to recover.
She disappeared in Chicago as a toddler; Authorities think she looks like this today
A new age-progression image has been created showing what a girl who was 18-months-old when she disappeared in Chicago in 1983 would look like today. The image was created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
5+ Armed Robberies in Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood: Dating App Suspect Warned by Police
Safety Alert in Austin: Recent String of Robberies Linked to Dating Apps. Police Warning – Chicago Residents Urged to Exercise Caution with Online Meetups. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, there have been several armed robberies in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago recently. Police say a man met people through dating apps and then robbed them at gunpoint. This armed robbery incident happened at least five times. In one case, he even stole a person’s car after meeting them at their home.
Grand Crossing mass shooting victims’ family, activists call for direct support for families in $100 million crime-fighting fund
Markita Scott has spent every day at Comer Children’s Hospital for nearly two weeks, watching over her young grandsons as they undergo multiple surgeries and recover from gunshot wounds. When one grandson asked for a Wendy’s Frosty, she got on the bus to buy him one, she said. “I have my days where I cry, and I have my days when I’m OK, even when I may not be,” she said. Jacoby Strong, 8, and ...
Violence – a worrying trend among young males
Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist, parenting expert, and author of Rescuing Our Sons: 8 Solutions to Our Crisis of Disaffected Teen Boys, joins Lisa to talk about Trump’s shooter. The 20-year-old white male is just another name in the long list of public shooters.
Man robs kid at gunpoint on Lake Street
A man met with a kid to purchase some clothing July 9 on the 700 block of Lake Street. The man then displayed a firearm and stole the youth’s property and money. The estimated loss is $2,250. Burglary. A man entered a Chicago resident’s trailer July 9 on the...
Two Women Injured in Unintended Shooting on Chicago's South Side, Suspects at Large
Two women were injured in a shooting incident that took place early Wednesday on Chicago’s South Side. The gunfire erupted in the vicinity of the 2900 block of South Dearborn Street, within the Dearborn Homes neighborhood, and resulted in two victims, a 24-year-old and a 28-year-old, catching bullets not intended for them. The Chicago Tribune reports that the shooting occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m., whereby the women found themselves amid an exchange of gunfire between individuals who thereafter fled the scene on foot.
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