The front passenger, a 32-year-old woman, is dead. The driver and two rear passengers are expected to recover after sustaining minor injuries.
Woman killed, 3 injured in DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash
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2 teens hurt in West Town shooting early Sunday morning, police say
A man, 18, is in critical condition and a boy, 17, is in good condition. No one is in custody as police continue investigating.
Sister of homeless man who died outside of city resource center is still searching for answers almost a year later: ‘No one should have died like he did’
Before they lost contact, Ellie Dyckman relied on her younger brother Joey. He helped her cope with her divorce, taught her two daughters how to swim and ride a bicycle and coached her daughters’ softball team in grade school. He had a messy room, but his car was “always immaculate,” Dyckman said. He loved The Three Stooges, and used to spend hours on Saturdays watching cartoons with one of his nieces. Yet as his addiction escalated, the once-inseparable siblings drifted apart. On the day Joey died, Dyckman had no idea that her brother was even living on the streets. “Just […]
Murders surged in the pandemic. Now in many cities that surge is gone.
Murders declined at a remarkable rate in America in 2023, with official statistics showing the largest one-year drop in more than half a century, and this year looks on track for an even greater improvement.
Arlington Heights police investigate Friday night shooting at Red Roof Inn
The Arlington Heights police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday night at a Red Roof Inn on Algonquin Road, officials said. About 11:30 p.m. Friday, the Arlington Heights police and fire responded to a call in the first block of West Algonquin Road from a Red Roof Inn guest service employee reporting a man who entered the motel lobby bleeding profusely from a gunshot wound, according to a news release. Preliminary information gathered by police indicated several people knocked on the door of a second floor room and confronted two sleeping occupants. A male exited the room and was […]
2 critically injured in shooting Friday night in Auburn Gresham
A 33-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were listed in critical condition after being wounded Friday night in a shooting in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 8 p.m., the victims were standing outside in the 1300 block of West 87th Street when a gunman opened fire striking them both, police said. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and the man was shot twice to the arm and once to the abdomen. The victims got themselves to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where they were listed in critical condition, police said. No […]
Officers responding to call Friday afternoon injured in crash in South Shore, woman also hurt
Chicago police officers responding to a call for service were struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 5 p.m., the officers were headed west in the 7500 block of South Jeffrey Boulevard when their car was struck by a SUV headed north at the intersection of […]
Jury finds Merrillville man guilty of Winfield nurse’s death
A jury found a Merrillville man guilty of killing a Winfield nurse after a few hours of deliberation on Friday afternoon.
One man headed to trial, second gets plea deal in ‘18 E.C. shooting
One man is headed to trial in a 2018 East Chicago shooting, while the other co-defendant inked a plea deal Thursday. Mark Harrison III, 29, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. His sentencing date is Jan. 2 before Judge Natalie Bokota.
Girl, 9, and man hurt in shooting outside Edgewater school
A man was shot and a 9-year-old girl was grazed by gunfire in a late Friday afternoon shooting outside an Edgewater elementary school, authorities said. Unknown shooters began firing just outside William C. Goudy Technology Academy on the 5100 block of North Winthrop Avenue just before 3:30 p.m., according to Chicago police. Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, […]