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Chicago couple watches Helene hit their Florida house from security cameras
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Chicago couple with a home in Florida said while they prepared for the storm, they stayed in Chicago and watched the wrath of Helene and its impact on the video provided by their security cameras.Helene came ashore Thursday night as a Category 4 hurricane with wind gusts up to 140 mph and a storm surge around 20 feet. In Tallahassee, boats were tossed in front yards."We knew pretty clearly early on that our area was going to be affected," said Ken Buckman.Ken and Heide Buckman have been glued to their security cameras in Chicago as they...
Tent camp on the Northwest Side is at the center of a battle over homelessness
Nicole Foster says her children no longer can go to their Northwest Side neighborhood park because she fears for their safety. After a rapid rise in the number of tents sheltering homeless people there this summer, Foster says her 14-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son are steering clear of Gompers Park, a 42-acre sanctuary at Foster Avenue and Pulaski Road.
3 people shot while sitting at red light in South Shore
CHICAGO (CBS) — Three people were shot in their cars while sitting at a red light in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night. Just before 10:45 p.m., police said two men were sitting in a silver sedan at a red light, in the 7500 block of South Stony Island Avenue, when a red van pulled up and shots were fired. A 23-year-old man was shot in the chest and neck and a 25-year-old man was shot in the leg. Both victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. A woman, 46, also stopped at the red light in a dark-colored SUV, was shot in the arm. She was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in fair condition. Officers do not believe the woman was the target. No arrests have been made. Police are investigating.
Video shows thieves smashing showcases, clearing out jewelry store on Devon Avenue
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A West Ridge neighborhood jeweler said his store on a very busy stretch of Devon Avenue recently.The jeweler estimated that $300,000 in merchandise was lost.Devon Avenue along Chicago's Little India section of West Ridge is filled with smalls shops and family-owned businesses—such as Darbar Jewelers, at 2632 W. Devon Ave.At Darbar Jewelers—located in an area of particularly high foot traffic at Devon and Talman avenues across from Fresh Farms International Market grocery store, formerly the North Water Market—the display cases are now empty.The shelves were cleaned out earlier this month by smash-and-grab thieves. Surveillance video shows a...
38-year sentence handed down to man who robbed suburban convenience store, gas station on same day while on parole
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — A man who robbed a convenience store and a gas station at gunpoint on the same day in 2021 was handed a 38-year prison sentence this week. According to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, 31-year-old Robert Howard, a former Chicago resident who was out on parole for two armed robberies […]
Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover challenged by judge weighing his release: ‘How many murders is he responsible for?’
Infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover’s first court appearance in decades may have been via video link from a prison more than a thousand miles from Chicago, but the judge’s question still hit like a bucket of cold water. “How many other murders is he responsible for?” U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey asked Hoover’s defense attorney point-blank Thursday, near the end of an ...
Chicago leads state in mass layoffs, policy researcher says ‘it’s violent crime’
(The Center Square) – Amid new reports that Chicago led the state in mass layoffs, a policy researcher says state leaders could do a lot to make Illinois more attractive to businesses and workers. Illinois companies announced 1,183 mass layoffs in August, according to the Illinois Policy Institute. Of the 1,183 layoffs, 443 hit Chicago. "Even though the homicide rate is down, the violent crime rates are still very high,...
Early-morning crash in Auburn Gresham sends car into liquor store
CHICAGO — Two people were hospitalized after a crash at a South Side intersection sent a car barreling into a liquor store early Friday morning. According to Chicago police, the crashes unfolded just after 1 a.m. in the 1200 block of West 81st Street in Auburn Gresham. Officers said the chain of events started after […]
Chicago cop runs for cover as tow trucks collide rushing to car wreck
Footage shared on social media of three tow trucks crashing while racing to a separate wreck as police ran for cover showed a chaotic scene Thursday afternoon on the Southwest Side. Around noon, three “unknown” tow trucks were responding to the crash in the 6600 block of South Cicero Avenue...
CTA bus window shot out on South Side: Chicago police
The window of a CTA bus was shot out on Chicago's South Side Thursday night, Chicago police said.The bus was operating in the 100-block of West 95th Street in the city's Princeton Park neighborhood just before 9:45 p.m., when someone fired shots in the area, causing a back window of the bus to shatter, police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThere were six passengers on the bus at the time, who were able to get off and continue to their destinations, CPD said.SEE ALSO: 3 shot in 2 separate vehicles in Grand Crossing, Chicago police sayNo one was injured. The bus driver was taken to a local hospital for observation, police said.No one is in custody, and Area Two detectives are investigating.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER | Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
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