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The credit union — Leaders Network Financial in partnership with Great Lakes Credit Union — is open to members of the Leaders Network. They hope to open a branch at 5600 W. Madison St. in February, with a possible interim branch before then.
Alexander Villa was convicted of gunning down Lewis during the armed robbery of a convenience store at Division Street and Austin Boulevard, where Lewis was working as a security guard.
The sentencing of Alexander Villa, found guilty at trial for the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis in 2019, has been scheduled for Monday.
More neighborhood, evening meetings are scheduled to provide better access for students and parents with daytime work schedules than workday meetings in the Loop.
Alexander Villa’s lawyers cited emails they claim show cops and prosecutors withheld evidence like cellphone data showing the suspects were not at the crime scene when Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis was killed.
The driver of a silver sedan was traveling east in the 5200 block of West North Avenue just before 1 a.m. when they struck the 38-year-old man.
Lawyers for Alexander Villa, Edgardo Colon and Tyrone Clay, suspected of killing a CPD officer, say the state’s attorney’s office is covering up prosecutors’ misconduct.
Officers found the man, 32, face-down on a street with multiple gunshot wounds.
“I want the students to go higher,” says Bernard Lilly Sr., 55, a pastor at Greater St. John’s Bible Church in Austin.
About 200 staff members at the Austin neighborhood hospital spent months in negotiations, demanding a living wage, more hiring and safer working conditions.
Judge Timothy Joyce denied a motion to replace the trial judge in gunman Alexander Villa’s case before sentencing.
Alexander Villa, awaiting sentencing after a 2019 trial verdict, has said police and prosecutors hid evidence from his lawyers.
The boy was in the 5500 block of West Congress Parkway when he was shot in the leg, police said.
Frontline service, care and technical staff will strike Monday at the West Side hospital. They want a living wage, as job vacancies in some sections are between 25% and 35%.
A 16-year-old and a 19-year-old were near a sidewalk in the 5200 block of West Ferdinand Street when someone fired shots just after 7 p.m. They are hospitalized in good condition, police say.
On July 10, Marvin Collins, 37, was inside a vehicle in a parking lot in the 3900 block of West Cermak Road when someone approached on foot and opened fire, police said.
Jamice Wright was shot in the eye and pronounced dead at Loretto Hospital, police said.
The man, 41, was shot in the abdomen and back about 9:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of North Parkside Avenue.
The firefighter was taken to West Suburban Medical Center, where he was listed in serious condition, fire officials said.
The man heard gunshots and backed his car into a utility pole, causing his car to catch fire, police said.
Tyrone Clay was freed 12 years after his arrest in the shooting death of Officer Clifton Lewis. Co-defendant Edgardo Colon spent 10 years behind bars.
Outdoor dining in Austin was relatively unheard of until the pandemic, thanks to efforts by the neighborhood chamber of commerce and the city’s Alfresco program.
Stamps was one of six candidates interviewed Tuesday evening by Democratic leaders representing the Chicago wards and suburban townships that make up the district that Johnson was previously elected to serve as a Cook County commissioner.
Five men were arguing inside a garage when someone pulled out a gun and opened fire in the 5400 block of West Crystal Street, police said.
The boy was shot on the hand and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
The woman, 57, was found inside the apartment in the 200 block of South Lavergne Avenue around 2:15 a.m. Friday, police said.
The man, 54, was arguing outside with another man, who pulled a gun and started shooting. The man was struck in the head and pronounced dead at a hospital.
Relatives and friends release balloons to honor Terry’a Adams, 25, who was looking forward to going to school to become a nurse in August.
The shooting happened about 1 a.m. in the 4800 block of West Iowa Street.