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Dozens reported trapped as tornado hits Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville

One official told KTVI-TV that up to 100 people were believed to be in the building, working the night shift, at the time of the collapse.

Chicago Journal

Judge denies bail for suspect in execution of 71-year-old Chicago man

“This was an execution,” Cook County Judge Maryam Ahmad said Thursday before denying bail for Joyner, who is due back in court Dec. 29.

Chicago Journal

Suspect in suburban Riverside killings caught in Massachusetts

The man was wanted in connection with the November 13 shooting deaths of two people in Riverside, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.

Chicago Journal

Off-duty CPD Officer arrested after 29-year-old woman found dead

Chicago Police officer Pierre Tyler, 29, of West Town, was formally charged with first-degree murder in the death of Andris Wofford. Tyler was off-duty at the time.

Chicago Journal

American cites Boeing delay in trimming international plans

Boeing has struggled with production flaws on 787s including tiny gaps between fuselage panels and improperly manufactured titanium parts.

Chicago Journal

Actor Jussie Smollett found "Guilty" of faking own hate crime

The jury deliberated for just over nine hours after a roughly one-week trial in which actor Jussie Smollett was accused of orchestrating his own hate crime.

Chicago Journal

Three Directors, including Deputy Commissioner of Streets and Sans, charged in alleged criminal conspiracies at failed Chicago bank

The new charges allege that the accused made and caused to be made false entries in bank records and provided them to the OCC with intent to deceive and obstruct.

Chicago Journal

Jury begins deliberations in Jussie Smollett trial

The deliberations began after a roughly one-week trial.

Chicago Journal

12-year-old girl discovered shot amid weekend juvenile chaos on Michigan Ave

The girl had been taken to the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition.

Chicago News

Jussie Smollett Under Oath

Smollett, 39, is charged with six counts of felony disorderly conduct for making what prosecutors say was a false police report about the alleged attack to three different officers.

Chicago Journal

3 shot, 1 killed in Portage Park after leaving private (illegal) social club

Around 4:36 a.m., a 20-year-old female and a 23-year-old male were walking in an alley when they were shot by an unknown offender. A third victim, also a 23-year-old male, was also shot inside the location.

Crime

Argument between two neighbors leads to fatal shooting

The 27-year-old female was killed by a single gunshot wound to the left temple.