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Category: Crime and Public Safety
Police: Lake Station officer fatally shoots dog after it charges him
A Lake Station police officer on Tuesday shot and killed a dog after another dog in its pack attacked a delivery driver.
Rape crisis center staff to clergy: ‘You are the safe person in their life’
Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center held a seminar for clergy in Crown Point on the signs of sexual violence and resources for victims.
Southland crime: Crete fatal crash, carjackings in Dixmoor, Midlothian and Riverdale, and more
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
South Chicago man shot, killed in Roseland: Authorities
A suspect remained at large after a man was shot to death in what police called a domestic incident in the Roseland neighborhood on the far South Side Wednesday morning.
Officers in good condition after squad car was struck on South Side
Two police officers were listed in good condition after their squad car was struck overnight in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, officals said. Shortly before 12:15 a.m., a police squad car was headed north on Wentworth Avenue with its emergency lights and equipment activated when it was struck by a gray sedan that was headed west […]
Man, 32, pronounced dead in fire overnight in Grand Crossing neighborhood
A 32-year-old man was pronounced dead overnight after he was recovered from a building that caught fire in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, officials said. Shortly after 2:15 a.m., police and firefighters were called to a fire in the 7100 block of South Rhodes Avenue. A man was recovered from the fire and was taken to […]
Passenger killed, driver critically injured in DuSable Lake Shore crash: police
One person was killed and a motorist was critically injured in an outbound crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago police. The collision occurred just before 5 p.m. near the 2900 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, police said in a statement. An 18-year-old man was driving southbound when he lost control […]
Autopsy: Roseland infant boy died of child abuse
A 2-month-old boy died of child abuse-related injuries Monday in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Kayson Flowers was found unresponsive in a home located at 243 E. 106th St. around 10 a.m., authorities said. Police said the infant’s family members brought him to Roseland […]
First accuser takes the witness stand at Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial
The first of three accusers expected to testify at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial took the witness stand on Tuesday in a reprise of her testimony in his first #MeToo trial five years ago.