Law
A pair of old doctors committing fraud, a pair of young carjackers, a violent gang-member sentenced to decades behind bars, and a Department of Agriculture Investigator charged with civil rights violations.
Crime
Not to be outdone by the big NASCAR announcement today, a local 16-year-old armed robber stole an Alfa Romeo from a woman in Hyde Park last night and reached speeds in excess of 125 mph on the Dan Ryan.
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A 15-year-old was standing on a sidewalk in the Grand Crossing neighborhood when someone fired shots from a red sedan. The teen is in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.
Opinion & Comment
A 56-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon near the intersection of California and Flournoy in the Garfield Park neighborhood and the police pursuit of the suspected murderers was abruptly terminated as officers closed in. Craig has some brief thoughts.
Crime
Prosecutors said Dragan shot a trooper in the arm, causing a non-life-threatening wound, in August 2019 as officers were serving an arrest and search warrant for Dragan at his home in Wheeling.
Chicago Journal
Police said a group of three 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old were arrested a mile away from where they allegedly committed an armed carjacking on a 32-year-old male victim in Roseland.
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Family members said Hamros was at the park playing Pokémon Go with his 6-year-old daughter. Police said there was a confrontation with "an unknown number of people," when Hamros was shot and killed.
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An Englewood man is charged with murder in the Monday stabbing death of the person he was allegedly in a relationship with, according to prosecutors. The man's attorney said it was a fight and the man acted in self defense.
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A drive-by shooting on the city's west side yesterday afternoon wounded 4 people, including a 15-year-old girl, authorities said.
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A suburban Chicago man accused in the drowning deaths of his three young children pleaded not guilty Thursday to three counts of first-degree murder.
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Joel Jexie, 25, of Elmhurst has been charged with three counts of hate crime and one count of criminal damage to property.
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A 17-year-old girl was shot in the face and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the foot while on a Humboldt Park porch this afternoon.