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2 suspects wanted in armed robberies on Chicago's South SideFOX 32 Chicago2 days ago
Body of missing elderly woman found in Chicago's south suburbsCBS Chicago8 hours ago
Large crowds gather in Bucktown for street takeoverFOX 32 Chicagolast hour
Video shows crowds take streets over by Kennedy ExpresswayCBS Chicago15 hours ago
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Body of missing elderly woman found in Chicago's south suburbs
CHICAGO — Authorities say that the body of an elderly woman with dementia who was missing for over a week has been recovered 11 days after she had last been seen.Yolanda Howell, 78, had last been seen in the 10088th block of Cedar Avenue in Country Club Hills on Oct. 8. Cook County Forest Preserve police said around 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, a search and rescue drone found a person laying in a ravine in the Forest Preserve's Bartel Grassland property. The body was that of a Black woman who showed no sign of life, police said. There was no initial indication...
Video shows crowds take streets over by Kennedy Expressway
CHICAGO — Video captured the moments overnight when crowds and vehicles overtook a section of North Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago.The video shows dozens of people watching cars and motorcycles doing donuts and tricks in the middle of the intersection.The gathered crowds made it difficult for drivers who were trying to get on and off the expressway, and cameras caught an ambulance with its lights and sirens on but still having a tough time getting through for an emergency.Crews said when police got to the scene, people scattered and quickly drove away.There's no word on whether anyone has been arrested.
Man shot to death in McDonald’s parking lot on Far North Side
CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed in a McDonald’s parking lot on the city’s Far North Side. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. Friday on the 1000 block of West Wilson Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood. Police said a 45-year-old man was inside a parked vehicle in the fast-food restaurant’s parking lot when […]
Man fatally stabbed by woman on CTA bus overnight
CHICAGO — A man was killed following an argument that led to a stabbing on a CTA bus Friday evening.According to investigators, the incident happened around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Jackson and Cicero in Chicago, near South Austin and Garfield Park.Police say the 49-year-old victim got into a verbal fight with a woman on the bus, and that's when she took out a knife and stabbed him in the chest.Investigators say the woman then left the bus and ran away from the scene.Paramedics rushed the man to a hospital, but he died of his injuries.Police do not have anyone in custody. It's not yet clear whether the stabber and the victim knew each other.
Illinois Lottery player wins $9.2M thanks to ‘broken machine’ at Addison Jewel-Osco
ADDISON, Ill. — An Illinois Lottery player has won a whopping $9,200,000 after getting the wrong ticket from a “broken machine.” The jackpot-winning ticket was bought for the Aug. 24 Lotto drawing from Jewel-Osco, located at 140 West Lake Street in Addison. “It was a normal day, just like any other. I was picking up […]
Dozens gather in apparent street takeover in Bucktown
CHICAGO — Dozens of vehicles and people gathered in an apparant street takeover in the city’s Bucktown neighborhood. The incident happened just after midnight Saturday near North Avenue and the Kennedy Expressway. Video captured a large group of people and cars, some doing donuts in the middle of the intersection. The group dispersed once Chicago […]
Possible future home of White Sox could have a second stadium, developer says
The company behind "The 78" development proposed in the South Loop said Friday the exit of the University of Illinois' Discovery Partners Institute from the project opens up new opportunities for the site, including the possible co-location of dual stadiums for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Fire. Crain's Chicago...
Chicago Man Accused of Impersonating Police Wins Major Court Victory Yet Again
Robert Ellis, notorious for posing as a police officer, triumphs in court as evidence is thrown out in yet another legal battle. CHICAGO — Robert Ellis, a Chicago resident with a controversial history of impersonating police officers, has once again emerged victorious in court. Representing himself, the 66-year-old successfully persuaded a Cook County Circuit Judge to dismiss the evidence against him in a 2021 police-impersonation case. This marks Ellis's second courtroom win this year, leaving prosecutors from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office frustrated and the public divided over his actions.
Two students hit by bus outside Bartlett High School
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two students were hit by a school bus, and one was seriously injured on Friday afternoon outside Bartlett High School in the western suburbs.Police said during after-school dismissal around 3:20 p.m., two students were running along a school bus that was pulling into the bus lane at Bartlett High School, 701 W. Schick Rd., when both of them fell and were hit by the bus.A male student and a female student both were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Police said the female student suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. The male...
Mysterious Disappearance of Jesse Ross: Illinois Case Still Unsolved
On November 21, 2006, the vibrant life of Jesse Ross, a sophomore communications major at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, took an inexplicable turn. Last seen at approximately 2:30 a.m. after a Model United Nations meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago, Ross’s sudden disappearance left family and friends in a state of enduring uncertainty.
Neighborhood block club honors fallen CPD officer Areanah Preston
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Fallen Chicago police officer Areanah Preston is now a permanent part of a neighborhood block club aiming to bring safety and stability to part of the city. Preston was shot and killed during a robbery attempt outside her Avalon Park home last year. On Friday, the group My Block, My Hood, My City installed a sign for the 8100 South Blackstone Block Club, featuring an image of Preston. That's the same neighborhood where Preston lived. Her mother, Dionne Mhoon, was there when the sign was installed. "When I got the call, I was just, like, 'Oh my God. They remembered my baby.' So I was overjoyed and glad," she said.The sign is part of a new initiative from My Block, My Hood, My City to give block clubs the resources to protect and improve their neighborhoods – through meetings, volunteer opportunities, and grants.
Man wounded after gunfire erupts outside West Side home
CHICAGO - A 20-year-old man was shot while inside a home in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood Friday night. Police said the victim was standing in the kitchen of a residence in the 1400 block of North Keeler Avenue around midnight when shots were fired outside. The victim was taken...
10 years after the Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald, what has changed?
When Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by then-CPD officer Jason Van Dyke on Pulaski Road 10 years ago, it unleashed a reckoning about how Chicago police and communities interact.The legacy of McDonald's death upset the status quote in the city, and instigated some far-reaching changes.The video of McDonald's shooting was made public 13 months after the fact. It shows McDonald being shot 16 times by Van Dyke on October 20, 2014."That was definitely tugging on our heart strings to see that over and over again," said Rev. Marvin Hunter, McDonald's great uncle.Hunter still continues to speak for the family and...
Blazing Speeding Ticket in Illinois One of the Fastest in History
It's incredible that someone wasn't seriously injured. Did you know that one of the fastest speeding tickets in history was handed out in Illinois to a motorcyclist that is fortunate to be alive. I saw Yahoo compile a brand new list a few months ago of the fastest speeding tickets...
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