Crime
91-year-old man carjacked and shot early Saturday morning
The 91 year-old male was working as a cab driver at the time.
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Music
Bernard Haitink, renowned Dutch conductor, dies at 92
Bernard Haitink was principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2010, between the terms of music directors Daniel Barenboim and and Riccardo Muti.
Crime
3 dead and 2 wounded in shootings around Logan Square neighborhood within 14 hours
In the overnight hours, a 25-year-old male and a 41-year-old male were shot and killed in the Logan Square neighborhood, authorities said. This comes after a male of unknown age was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon blocks away in the same neighborhood.
Crime
Two Chicago police officers shot in suburban Lyons
This story has been updated to include additional details from Superintendent David Brown: In a struggle with a suspect, one of the officers accidentally discharged their firearm and one bullet struck the two officers, one in the arm and the other in the shoulder.
Police
Judge denies Chicago Police union's effort to recuse herself from case
The union wanted Cook County Judge Cecilia Horan to recuse herself because of what its attorney, Joel D'Alba, called the "appearance of impropriety."
Chicago Journal
Man shot and killed in Logan Square in the middle of the afternoon
Scanner reports of the incident indicated 6 shots were fired near 2125 N Central Park and the man was struck in the head, chest, and twice in the leg.
Chicago Journal
23-year-old Elgin man charged with attempted murder of a CPD Officer
The incident occurred yesterday at approximately 3:35 p.m. near the Ulta Beauty cosmetics store in a prominent shopping area in the Goose Island neighborhood of Chicago.
Chicago Journal
Former Chicago college student convicted of terrorism charge
Prosecutors alleged Thomas Osadzinski worked in coordination with or at the direction of the Islamic State.
Chicago Journal
Judge firms up trial date for Jussie Smollett, won't dismiss case
The case was revived when a special prosecutor charged Smollett with disorderly conduct over the police reports. The actor has pleaded not guilty.
Chicago Journal
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot takes police union head to court over vaccines
The mayor said in a statement that the city's law department filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court for injunctive relief against Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, whom she accused of "engaging in, supporting and encouraging work stoppage or strike."
Chicago Journal
14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl killed in separate incidents overnight
The boy was sitting in a home in the Brainerd neighborhood and the girl was standing with a group on the sidewalk in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Crime
7-Eleven clerk in the Fulton River District stabbed after asking woman to wear a mask
The 48-year-old male clerk told the female offender to put a mask on, at which time she produced a knife and stabbed the clerk twice in the abdomen.