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Thieves steal mail from 3 USPS trucks within 2 hours on Northwest, West sides: Chicago police
Local and federal investigations are underway Tuesday after mail was stolen from three U.S. Postal trucks on Monday.Chicago police issued a community alert describing the mail thefts happening in the Portage Park neighborhood's 4300-block of North Milwaukee Avenue between 4:05 and 4:20 p.m., then in the Jefferson Park neighborhood's 6300-block of West Strong Street at 4:21 p.m. and in the South Austin neighborhood's 900-block of South Mayfield Avenue at 5:45 p.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe U.S. Postal Inspection Service calls these crimes of opportunity as the carriers were out of their vehicles delivering mail at...
July 4th mass shooting: Chicago women died shielding children from gunfire
CHICAGO - A mass shooting in Grand Crossing on Chicago’s South Side early Thursday morning left two women dead, and three young children critically injured. A neighbor reported seeing men knocking on the door of a residence in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue around 6:15 a.m. Those knocks turned into gunfire.
14, including 5 teens, face felony charges in mass arrests hours after Chicago Pride parade 2024
Fourteen people, including five teenagers, were charged with felonies, after mass arrests took place early Monday morning on the North Side, hours after the city's Pride parade.Police said a total of 53 people were arrested, including nine juveniles, and four firearms were recovered. Six people were cited for obstructing traffic, six people cited for disorderly conduct and one person was cited for both obstructing traffic and disorderly conduct, police said. One person was arrested on an outstanding warrant.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe Chicago Pride parade ended around 1 p.m. Sunday, and the mass arrests took...
Thieves break into U.S. Postal Service trucks three times in 90 minutes on West and Northwest Sides
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two men stole more than $500 worth of packages from mail trucks Monday afternoon on the West and Northwest Sides.Police said the pair robbed three United States Postal Service vehicles in less than 90 minutes in the Portage Park, Jefferson Park, and Austin neighborhoods:at 4:20 p.m. in the 4300 block of North Milwaukee Avenue,at 4:21 p.m. in the 6300 block of West Strong Avenue,at 5:45 p.m. in the 900 block of South Mayfield Avenue.In each case, police said the thieves parked a white SUV near the mail trucks.The men would then break the mail truck's window and take packages before driving away.Police had only vague descriptions of the thieves, who were both wearing hoodies and masks.Anyone with information on the thefts is asked to call Area Five Detectives at 312-746-7394.
Burglars smash into Englewood liquor store, Chicago police say
Burglars used a car to smash into an Englewood liquor store Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.The incident occurred in the 6600-block of South Halsted Street at about 4:34 a.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice said the suspects rammed the security gate at the store and then partially removed it to gain entry.Four suspects then entered the store and took property, with two additional suspects later joining, police said.The suspects then fled in a white SUV and a silver sedan, police said.No one is in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
Convicted felon sentenced again on gun charges in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man has been sentenced to 55 months in prison, along with three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. 39-year-old Alan Collins was previously convicted of felony offenses in 2004 and 2005 in Cook County, along with two prior federal convictions for firearm possession in the Central Districts of Illinois in 2008 and 2014, according to the Department of Justice.
Video shows brazen broad daylight armed robbery of contractors working on Chicago's West Side
A pair of armed robbers attacked contractors as they worked on the West Side, part of a brazen armed robbery caught on video."I was shocked, honestly," said Cynthia Bednarz, who lives in East Garfield Park. "I've lived here for 24 years and we've never had anything like that happen on our block. We are a tight community.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe crime happened at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, in the 2700-block of West Washington Blvd. It was captured in its entirety on a doorbell security camera.The footage shows a 61-year-old contractor and a 38-year-old contractor...
1 dead in shooting and crash on I-55
CHICAGO — Authorities are investigating a shooting and crash on the Stevenson Expressway that left one person dead. According to Illinois State Police responded to reports of a shooting and crash around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Officers located a person who was pronounced dead at the scene. The inbound lanes of I-55 were closed for several […]
58-Year-Old Man Charged With Aggravated Battery In South Side Chicago Shooting Of Elderly Woman
Chicago has seen its share of violence, but not every incident makes the headlines. In a recent event that unfolded in the city's South Side, a 64-year-old woman suffered grave injuries after being shot. The alleged perpetrator, 58-year-old Anthony Williams of the 4000 block of E. 134th St., has been...
‘Yeah, I Killed Somebody: Indiana Man Confessed to Strangling Mother After He Refused to Clean His Room or Get a Job
The horrific demise of a beloved college administrator shocked her loved ones and colleagues at Loyola University Chicago. Even more shocking is who authorities believe […] ‘Yeah, I Killed Somebody: Indiana Man Confessed to Strangling Mother After He Refused to Clean His Room or Get a Job
Migrant bit Chicago cop twice during arrest, while on pretrial release for biting another cop: prosecutors
CHICAGO — A Venezuelan migrant bit a Chicago police officer twice as cops tried to arrest him in the Loop last week, officials say. Yonaiker De Jesus Arevalo Ortiz was already on felony pretrial release for allegedly biting another cop who arrested him less than three weeks earlier. Video...
Illinois State Police Bust 3 Suspects Accused of Trafficking Kids
The Illinois State Police have taken their efforts to stop human trafficking to the next level. Three suspects were just arrested and accused of the worst kind of human trafficking of children. According to the press release just shared recently by the Illinois State Police, they just completed a two-day...
53 arrested during Pride Parade afterparty, the most arrests at any one-day event since at least 2013
CHICAGO — Police recovered four guns and arrested 53 people, including nine juveniles, in the hours after Sunday’s Chicago Pride Parade, officials said. That total is the most arrests at a one-day event in Chicago since CWBChicago began keeping records in 2013. Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) issued a...
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