Chicago Journal
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.
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Illinois Association of School Boards withdraws membership in NSBA, joins growing list of states
The Illinois Association of School Boards decided Thursday to join a growing group of other states and withdraw its membership with the National School Board Association, effective immediately.
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.
Education
Chicago Schools ousts 13 over misconduct at Marine Leadership Academy
The investigation alleges that several of those accused had inappropriate relationships with students at the Marine Leadership Academy while others are accused of covering up the sexual misconduct.
Chicago Journal
Citadel's Ken Griffin outbids group of crypto investors for first-edition U.S. Constitution
The purchase by the 53-year-old founder and CEO of Chicago-based hedge-fund, Citadel, set a new world auction record for any book, manuscript, historical document, or printed text, according to Sotheby’s.
Chicago Journal
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges
The jury deliberated for close to 3 1/2 days. Rittenhouse could have received life in prison if found guilty on the most serious charge, first-degree intentional homicide.
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.
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.
Crime
Boy, 16, arrested in fatal shooting of Melanie Yates
The boy and two other juveniles were arrested shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday after a shooting in nearby Waukegan, police said. No injuries were reported in that shooting.