Cash register taken during burglary overnight at West Loop restaurant

Officers responding to a burglar alarm early Tuesday morning at a South Loop restaurant discovered a shattered front door and a register from inside had been taken, Chicago police said. About 4:20 a.m., officers responded to a burglar alarm at a restaurant in the 500 block of West Roosevelt Road and found a shattered front glass door. During a walk through of the premises it was determined that a cash register was missing, police said. No one was in custody, and detectives were investigating.  

Woman in good condition after suffering smoke inhalation from a burning dumpster overnight on the Near West Side

Chicago firefighters responded to a call overnight for service on the Near West Side and found a burning dumpster next to a building where a 57-year-old woman suffered smoke inhalation, Chicago police said. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to a call for service in the 1500 block of West Van Buren Street and found a dumpster on fire next to a building, police said. A woman who suffered smoke inhalation was taken to a local hospital as a precaution and was listed in good condition, police said. No further injuries were reported.  

47-year-old woman in custody after driving into convenience store on Northwest Side

A 47-year-old woman was taken into custody after she drove a sedan into a convenience store Monday night in the O’Hare neighborhood in Chicago Ridge, Chicago police said. Shortly after 8:35 p.m., the woman was inside a parked black sedan in the 5300 block of North Cumberland Avenue when she drove into a convenience store, police said. The woman was not injured and was placed into custody at the scene. No one was reported injured from inside the store. Charges were pending, police said.  

Woman fatally struck Monday night on South Side, citations pending toward driver

A woman was pronounced dead after she was struck by a vehicle when running into the street Monday night on the South Side in the Parkview neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 11:30 p.m., a 48-year-old man driving a white SUV was headed west in the 3800 block of West Columbus Avenue when he struck an unidentified woman who ran into the street, police said. The woman suffered trauma to the body, and was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where she was later pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the SUV stayed […]