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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...
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.
Activists and family members of Grand Crossing mass shooting victims demand direct assistance for families from $100 million crime-fighting fund
For almost two weeks now, Markita Scott has been a constant presence at Comer Children’s Hospital, tending to her grandsons as they heal from gunshot wounds and undergo several surgeries. She shared that she once got on the bus to purchase a Wendy’s Frosty for her grandson when he...
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.
Driver killed after semi flips off of I-80: ISP
According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred shortly in the eastbound lanes of I-80. A truck-tractor semi-trailer veered off the road, fell down an embankment and then overturned on to Kedzie Avenue. He died at the scene.
2 women shot outside Near South Side apartment
CHICAGO — Two women were shot early Wednesday morning outside an apartment building on the Near South Side. Just before 12:40 a.m., officers responded to the 2900 block of South Dearborn on the report of a shooting. CPD believes a 24-year-old woman and a 28-year old woman were standing outside an apartment building when they […]
CPD lieutenant relieved of police powers after shocking confrontation caught on camera
CHICAGO - A Chicago police lieutenant has been relieved of his police powers after a shocking confrontation was caught on camera. FOX 32’s Tia Ewing talked with the man who recorded it. He doesn't want his name published out of fear of retaliation because this isn't the first time this officer has been accused of wrongdoing.
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.
Killers used 6 guns to murder man on West Side: prosecutors
CHICAGO — On a Friday morning last June, men in two stolen cars began following 31-year-old Demetrius Little as he drove on the city’s West Side. It wouldn’t be long before the men behind Little would kill him in a barrage of gunfire, shooting more than 30 rounds from six guns.
‘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 […]
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...
Judge who found woman not guilty of hitting cop with squad car due to insanity says she’s being threatened; Officer gives victim impact statement
CHICAGO — The Cook County judge who oversaw the bench trial of a woman who struck a Chicago cop with his own squad car says she has been receiving threats since finding Whitley Temple not guilty by reason of insanity. We’ve also received documents from the city of Chicago...
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