Crime
15-year-old shot and killed while waiting for ride-share
The boy is the 63rd homicide so far this year in the 17-and-under age group.
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A pair of homicides in the 5th, another in the 3rd, plus an accidental toddler death highlight a violent overnight
Homicides in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood have already passed their 2020 tally, and are already double their 2018 totals.
U.S. News
5 dead, 40 injured in suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade
The parade, held each year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, is sponsored by the city’s Chamber of Commerce. This year’s, the 59th, had the theme of “comfort and joy.”
Crime
3 shot inside South State Street gas station in Chatham
Police originally believed it was two people shot inside the gas station until they received a call of a third victim self-transporting to the hospital.
Chicago Journal
15-year-old girl charged with murder after stabbing another teen outside high school in Springfield
A 15-year-old girl has been charged in what police described as an altercation Wednesday afternoon outside Lanphier High School that left 18-year-old Pierre Scott Jr. dead and a 16-year-old student injured.
Chicago Journal
1 dead, 1 injured in West Englewood and witnesses are not cooperating
Around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, a 45-year-old man was shot dead and a 35-year-old injured in the 7100 block of S. Seeley in the West Englewood neighborhood. Witnesses are not cooperating with police.
Chicago Journal
Mag Mile Neiman Marcus licked again by up to 15 suspects, less than a week after previous heist
This week's theft occurred at approximately 6:45 p.m., almost the same time as last week's theft. This one also sounds remarkably similar to the Oakbrook Louis Vuitton incident from 3 days ago, but those are our words, not the words of investigators.
Chicago Journal
Memorial held for slain University of Chicago student
“You said you wanted to take me to see the world, you wanted me to witness your dreams, You wanted us to look forward to the future together.” Instead, said the mother of 24-year-old Zheng, “I am going to bring you home.”
Chicago Journal
1 dead, 1 hurt Thursday morning in surging Chicago expressway gun violence
The incidents bring the total number of expressway shootings thus far this year in the Chicago area to 213 — more than double the 101 expressway shootings that the state police investigated during the same period in 2020.
Chicago Journal
Louis Vuitton store at the Oakbrook Mall robbed again, this time by 14 suspects
Neither mall security nor Louis Vuitton store employees were able to provide an estimate of the dollar amount of the merchandise that was stolen, as a full inventory count had yet to be completed.
Chicago Journal
Did an armed robbery crew work through Lakeview Wednesday night?
A suspicious red Mazda SUV carrying a trio of offenders robbed two young women and a man in a pair of separate armed incidents Wednesday night, with an unconfirmed third incident also possibly involving the red Mazda SUV.
Crime
Men charged in connection to attempted robbery of armored truck, and multiple fatal shootings
Authorities said that shortly after the attempted robbery of the armored truck on Monday that left 47-year-old security guard Lashonda Hearts dead and her partner in critical condition, the two men robbed a cell phone store, and killed their accomplices.