Crime
The Aunt of a 3-year-old boy has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after she was reportedly caught on surveillance video pushing him into Lake Michigan at Navy Pier, authorities said. The boy is currently on life support.
Crime
An off-duty CPD probationary officer was shot in the face after an apparent road rage incident on the city's northwest side this afternoon, authorities said.
Crime
A father of two was found dead after a fight this weekend along the Lake Michigan shoreline near Fort Sheridan Beach and one of the men he was in the confrontation with has been taken into custody on a weapons charge unrelated to the incident, authorities said.
Crime
Two people are dead and there are an additional four people in critical condition as well as a seventh victim wounded in two separate shootings that happened five minutes apart on the city's south side Sunday night, authorities said.
Crime
An armed offender was shot and wounded by a Chicago Police tactical officer early this morning on the city's south side, authorities said.
Chicago Journal
Police announced attempted murder charges on Friday against two men they say shot and critically wounded a 12-year-old boy at random on the city's Lower West Side earlier in the week.
Crime
Police reported this morning that a vehicle was carjacked and the occupants were robbed of personal belongings while stopped on Lake Shore Drive during Mexican Independence Day celebrations downtown.
Chicago Journal
A boy was out walking with his father and another child on the city's south side tonight when someone opened fire on the group in a drive-by shooting, authorities said.
Police
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting and has a deadline of Sept. 22 to release materials related to the shooting, including videos.
Chicago Journal
A 31-year-old woman was leaving a residence in Englewood this morning when an unknown person sprayed her with pepper spray, hit her about the body, and stabbed her both above her left eye and in the back of the neck.
Chicago Journal
A 16-year-old, 17-year-old, and 18-year-old were at a gas station when they were shot by someone in a green Chevy Tahoe.
Chicago Journal
Here is a brief summary of recent cases brought by the US Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois.