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Update: 11-year-old girl charged with violently attacking senior citizen on the Orange Line; 4 other juveniles also charged
CHICAGO — Police have charged four more juveniles, including an 11-year-old girl, for participating in the violent attack and robbery of a 63-year-old man on the Orange Line last week. Michael Manning was riding home from work when the group boarded his train car at LaSalle and Van Buren...
Suburban man arrested for fatal shooting of 3-year-old in road rage incident: police
CHICAGO - A suburban man is behind bars for fatally shooting a 3-year-old boy during a road rage incident in September 2022, according to Chicago police. Chief of Detectives Antoinette Ursitti announced Govanni Hernandez's arrest during a press conference on Thursday. Hernandez, 32, is charged with the following:. One felony...
3 shot outside Lyon’s Den hookah lounge
CHICAGO — Three people were shot overnight outside Lyon’s Den, a hookah lounge on the border of Wicker Park and West Town where a shootout left one dead and another injured last year. Authorities have not publicly linked the latest shooting to the business. Here’s what we know...
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...
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.
Chicago shooting: Postal worker shot to death in front of West Pullman home ID'd, officials say
A postal worker was shot to death while on the job in front of a South Side home on Friday, officials said.Chicago police said the shooting happened in the West Pullman neighborhood's 12100-block of South Harvard Avenue just before 11:40 a.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchAn offender, identified only as male, approached a 48-year-old woman, took out a gun and fired shots, police said. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her body.The woman, a postal worker, was taken to Christ Hospital in very critical condition, Chicago Fire Department officials said.Police said the vicitm was later pronounced...
USPS letter carrier shot to death on Chicago's South Side; offender still at large
CHICAGO - A United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier was fatally shot in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood Friday. At about 11:38 a.m., the 48-year-old female letter carrier was in front of a residence in the 12100 block of South Harvard when an unknown male offender approached her, police said.
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...
Man fatally shot during carjacking at Fuller Park gas station, Chicago police say
A Polish immigrant who was shot and killed on his way to work earlier this week on Chicago's South Side is being remembered as "loyal and polite."ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe shooting happened Sunday morning during an attempted carjacking at a gas station in the 5400 block of South Wells Street.Michal Ciskal was shot in the chest and later died, Chicago police said.His friend said Ciskal has been preparing for his parents and 10-year-old brother to visit Chicago. He hadn't seen them in nearly three years.SEE ALSO | Chicago shootings: At least 36 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police sayNo further information about the shooting was immediately available. Chicago police continue to investigate.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
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...
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.
Man found fatally shot on Albany Park sidewalk
CHICAGO — A man found unresponsive on a sidewalk in Albany Park early Tuesday was shot to death, officials say. Officers responding to calls of a person down found the 59-year-old Evanston man lying near a strip mall in the 3300 block of West Lawrence around 2:37 a.m. Chicago Fire Department personnel attempted to save the man, but he succumbed to his injuries at Swedish Hospital a short time later.
Suburban man's mother walked in as he stabbed girlfriend to death: prosecutors
VILLA PARK, Ill. - A Villa Park man was arrested this week after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death during an argument. Anthony Jimenez, 26, faces two counts of first-degree murder. At about 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Villa Park police officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance at...
2 businesses burglarized overnight on Far South Side and Northwest Side, police say
Chicago police said a liquor store in the Calumet Heights neighborhood and a retail store in the Avondale neighborhood were burglarized overnight. Shortly before 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a call of a burglary at a liquor store in the 9300 block of South Stony Island Avenue and found the front door pried open. An investigation revealed items were taken from the business, police said. ...
Prosecutors drop charges filed by Northwestern police against educators involved in campus encampment
Cook County prosecutors have dropped the criminal charges against four educators arrested by Northwestern University police earlier this month and accused of obstructing law enforcement during the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Evanston campus in late April. A representative from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said in an email that...
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