A 15-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday evening in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police. The boy, whose identity wasn’t immediately released, was standing near the sidewalk in the 400 block of West 110th Street just after 6 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle approached him, police […]
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1 person killed after explosion outside fertility clinic in what police say was an ‘intentional’ act
A statement by Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said the blast “appears to be an intentional act of violence” and that several buildings damaged, some severely.
Here are the key moments from the first week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
Much of the testimony was hard to watch. Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie, recounted being beaten and pressured into degrading sexual performances with strangers.
Police: 7-year-old boy stabbed by woman inside Rogers Park home
A woman was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 7-year-old boy Saturday morning inside a Rogers Park home, according to Chicago police. The 26-year-old woman pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the boy in the abdomen around 8 a.m. inside a residence in the 1700 block of West Touhy Avenue, police said. The boy was […]
Teen boy and three others injured in West Side drive-by shooting
The victims were standing outside on the 600 block of South Homan Avenue when a dark color SUV approached at about 9:05 p.m. and someone inside the vehicle opened fire, police said.
3 children, police officers and 1 other hospitalized after pickup driver crashes into Palos Park church
Three children were being treated at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn Friday after the driver of a pickup truck crashed into a church in Palos Park early Friday evening, police said.
Two released without charges in connection with wounding of 4-year-old boy
Authorities released two people Friday evening after questioning them in connection with a shooting that seriously wounded a 4-year-old boy as he rode in his family’s minivan in the McKinley Park neighborhood Wednesday evening. According to Chicago police, prosecutors cited inconsistent statements from the victims and witnesses of the shooting when they denied charges, as […]
26-year-old Dolton man shot, killed in Park Forest, police investigating
Park Forest police say they’re investigating the shooting death of Kevin M. Miller Jr., a 26-year-old Dolton man.
Organizations push back on new charging pilot program in letter to State’s Attorney Burke
Organizations on Friday sent a letter to Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke opposing a pilot program that allows Chicago police officers to bypass prosecutors and directly file charges in some low-level felony gun cases, arguing the initiative “removes critical oversight from the charging process.”
Suburban accountant accused in $10 million COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme
A suburban accountant has been charged with conspiring to submit at least $10 million in bogus Illinois unemployment insurance claims during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the largest single schemes brought involving a program awash in fraud.