Store clerk attacked Thursday night in Irving Park neighborhood, 3 in custody

Three men were arrested Thursday night after being involved in an argument with a store clerk that turned physical at a convenience store in the Irving Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday, three men were arguing with a store clerk inside a convenience store in the 4000 block of West Belmont Avenue. The argument turned into a fight and one of the men struck a 39-year-old man who was on the scene to the face with an object, police said. Officers arrived to the scene and arrested the three men. The 39-year-old man was taken to […]

Woman fatally stabbed during fight overnight in Austin neighborhood

A 20-year-old woman was fatally stabbed overnight during a fight in the Austin neighborhood where two people suffered multiple injuries from a sharp object, Chicago police said. About 12:15 a.m. Friday, a 20-year-old woman approached another woman, also 20, while outside in the 5300 block of West Chicago Avenue. A fight ensued and both women suffered multiple injuries from a sharp object, police said. The woman who approached the other woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The second woman was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with lacerations to the arm […]