3 charged in shooting death of Chicago letter carrier found in Orland Park

Three people have been charged in connection with the March 20 shooting death of 28-year-old Chicago letter carrier Mechella Williams, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a car parked in Orland Park, according to police. Kiraun Williams, 29, of Chicago, was ordered held on a charge of first-degree murder at an initial court appearance Wednesday […]

Officers suffer minor injuries Wednesday evening when squad cars collided with vehicles on Far South Side

Officers responded to a call of shots fired Wednesday evening were involved in a collision with a SUV on the Far South Side in the West Pullman neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., officers in a squad car with the sirens activated responded to a call of shots fired. As the squad car entered an intersection in the 500 block of West 107th Street it collided with a black SUV with two occupants, police said. The occupants, a 32-year-old man and a woman, 31, fled the scene on foot, but were taken into custody a short distance from […]