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Crosetti Brand, 37, changed his story when he testified before parole officials, who ultimately decided to release him on March 12, a day before the attack at his ex-girlfriend’s North Side apartment.
The Warren Hickox House dates to 1900. It is one of Wright’s first Prairie-style homes.
The boy was standing in an alley in the 7400 block of South Kenwood Avenue about 2:20 p.m. Monday when two males approached him and opened fire. The assailants fled.
The shooting last month outside the VLive nightclub is being investigated as a hate crime. The gunman allegedly said, “Bad gay,” before firing.
A man broke through a glass door to the Downtown Islamic Center before the nightly prayers for Ramadan Sunday night. “It really ties into — from our side of the looking glass — to the situation in Gaza,” Abdullah Mitchell, executive director of the Council Of Islamic Organizations Of Greater Chicago said Monday.
Thirteen of the robberies occurred between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday across the Avondale, Austin, Logan Square and Portage Park neighborhoods, though another occurred Thursday in the 2600 block of West Fletcher Avenue about 7:41 p.m.
A 25-year-old man was sitting on a porch in the 4200 block of North Kimball Avenue about 1:23 p.m. Sunday when two men walked up and shot at him, police said, hitting him five times.
A 20-year-old man was stopped in his vehicle in the first block of West 79th Street about 3:06 p.m. Sunday when a ‘known offender’ came up on foot and shot at the man, hitting him three times in the body, police said.
The incidents started in the 9100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue in June, with more fires occurring in July, September and October, police said. The most recent fire was reported March 2. Police have issued a suspect description.
Illinois State Police officers responding to a report of a rollover crash near 170th Street about 6:10 p.m. Saturday found a man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Gustavo Suarez, 27, was in an alley in the 5200 block of South Central Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when someone in a black truck opened fire, striking him in the chest.
The two men were in a parking lot about 5 p.m. in the 1500 block of East 75th Street when someone opened fire.
Sean Bailey, 45, was shot about 6:45 p.m. Friday. One person was being questioned by police.
Thousands of revelers flooded the Loop on Saturday for that most Chicago of traditions: the greening of the river.
Jayden Perkins was killed and his pregnant mother was critically wounded in the attack Wednesday morning in the 5900 block of North Ravenswood Avenue. Community members are raising money for the family.
The two were sitting in a car about 5 p.m. in the 5000 block of South Western Avenue when they suffered gunshot wounds.
The man, 34, was standing in an alley around 11:55 a.m. in the 1700 block of West 95th Street when a blue vehicle drove by and someone from inside opened fire.
Officials have struggled to explain why Crosetti Brand, 37, was released from the Stateville Correctional Center on Tuesday — a day before the attack — after he had been sent back to prison earlier this year for menacing the woman while on parole.
The population loss bucks a larger trend in the Midwest and nationwide, the bureau noted. More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023. But after the census undercounted Illinoisans in 2020, the bureau’s estimates should be taken with a grain of salt.
Kendall Fleming, an Auburn Gresham resident, allegedly shot and killed Shannon Sago in the 8400 block of South Vincennes Avenue on Jan. 12.
Janet Kilkelly is accused of illegally giving thousands of dollars in credits to businesses that were applying for liquor and gambling licenses.
Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old from Plainfield, was slain Oct. 14. Law enforcement officials said he was a victim of a hate crime, targeted for his Muslim faith.