Good afternoon, Chicago.
An investigation is underway after two people, including a 10-year-old girl, were fatally stabbed at a northwest suburban home last night, according to Streamwood police.
Police said this morning that they identified Jalonie Jenkins, 25, as a suspect, and that he should be considered “armed and dangerous.” His last known location was in Bensenville. Police said to call 911 if someone sees him and to not approach him.
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‘Mama, don’t cry’: Woman held in stabbing of three children in Grand Crossing
DeVaughen Stringfellow was putting his tow truck away in a Grand Crossing parking lot yesterday evening when he saw a baby on the ground, near the tire of a nearby parked car. Then a little boy and a woman came around the corner of the car, he said. The woman was holding a third child and begging for help, he said. Read more here.
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