A 32-year-old man was fatally wounded overnight after he was involved in an argument that turned into a fight and gunfire was exchanged, Chicago police said. About 2:45 a.m. Saturday, the victim was inside an apartment in the 6400 block of North Richmond Street when he was arguing with two people. The argument turned into […]
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2 bodies found in Englewood home, medical examiner says
The bodies were found inside a home on South Justine Street in Englewood.
Supreme Court tosses convictions on two counts for former 11th Ward alderman Patrick Daley Thompson
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned convictions on two counts in the case against former Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson and remanded the case back to the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
‘A vicious, vicious response:’ Judge orders detention for woman charged with killing girlfriend on Red Line platform
Woman charged and ordered held pending trial in Tuesday’s fatal shooting on CTA Red Line platform.
Suspect identified in fatal Pullman police shooting
The man shot to death by a Chicago Police officer early Thursday during a domestic violence incident in Pullman has been identified by authorities.
Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck early Friday on West Side
A female pedestrian was listed in critical condition after she was struck crossing the street Friday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 7 a.m., the victim was in a crosswalk in the 1500 block of South Pulaski Road when she was struck by a 24-year-old man traveling north in a […]
Lake County leads state in firearm restraining orders; ‘One of the many tools … to make people safer’
An FRO is a civil order issued by a judge that temporarily limits a person’s access to guns and related items when law enforcement believes that person poses a threat to themselves or others.
8-year-old boy fatally wounded Thursday in South Shore identified
An 8-year-old boy who was among two children shot Thursday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood has been identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The boy was identified as Josiah Hooker of the 1400 block of East 71st Place, officials said. Chicago police said two boys, ages 8 and 5, were inside a […]
Boy shot, critically wounded in South Shore: Fire
A young boy was critically injured Thursday evening in a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The boy, believed to be under 10, was wounded in the 1400 block of East 71st Place around 5:45 p.m., fire officials said. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious-to-critical condition, […]
Jury gets case in Pine Township pond fatal crash in which woman died, toddler was injured
Who was behind the steering wheel is the critical question to be decided by a Porter County jury in determining responsibility for the tragic drowning death of a woman and the catastrophic injury of her toddler son three years ago.