Chicago police opened a death investigation after a newborn baby was discovered unresponsive overnight inside an apartment building on the South Side. Around midnight Tuesday, officers were called out to an apartment building in the 4700 block of South Damen Avenue where a newborn baby was discovered unresponsive, Chicago police said. The newborn was taken […]
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Man found fatally wounded overnight outside in Edgewater neighborhood
Chicago police officers discovered a 37-year-old man fatally wounded early Tuesday morning in the Edgewater neighborhood. Officers responded to a call of a person shot shortly after 2:15 a.m. in the 6000 block of North Sheridan Road and found a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the inner thigh, Chicago police […]
Hammond man charged after busting pool cue over man’s head in bowling alley
A Hammond man was charged Saturday after beating a man over the head with a pool cue, jealous that the man was talking to his girlfriend at the bowling alley, charges allege.
Closing arguments expected Monday in bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III
Closing arguments are expected Monday in the bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III, a Chicago Democrat accused of soliciting $5,000 in campaign funding and a job for his former district office intern from a red light camera company executive in exchange for Jones’ help with legislation in Springfield.
4 killed in central Illinois plane crash were from Menomonie, Wisconsin
Authorities have reported that two men and two women from Menomonie, Wisconsin were killed in a small plane crash Saturday morning along the Coles-Cumberland county line.
Oak Forest teen shot in Mexico continues recovery at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab; mother works on long-term care plan
Jason Peña, 14, of Oak Forest, is undergoing eight weeks of therapy at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to recover from a severe brain injury.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had another Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared the same details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders, The New York Times reported.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Sunday, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for what he called “political prisoners” in Venezuela.
Man killed in traffic accident in Morgan Park, police say
A man was killed in a traffic accident on Halsted Street in Morgan Park Sunday around 12:15 a.m., according to Chicago Police.
3 men shot, 2 fatally, in South Shore home, police say
Two men were fatally shot and one was injured in a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood Sunday morning, according to Chicago police.