Belmont Cragin
La mayoría de los incendios comenzaron en porches o garajes y se extendieron a las viviendas. Al menos un incendio comenzó en un contenedor de basura.
Earl Lory, de 34 años, murió después de revisar unos fuegos artificiales que en un principio no explotaron el jueves por la noche en la cuadra 3000 al norte de Kostner Avenue.
Most of the fires began on porches or garages and spread to homes. At least one fire started in a dumpster.
Earl Lory, 34, was killed after checking a firework that initially failed to explode Thursday night in the 3000 block of North Kostner Avenue.
The man suffered a cut to the neck Friday in the 2100 block of North Neenah Avenue. He was pronounced dead at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, police said.
The investigation into the death of Chrys Carvajal led to last month’s highly publicized FBI raid in Lincoln Square.
The Northwest Center plans a “healthy housing” workshop for residents Saturday at Belmont-Cragin School.
A man, 32, was near the sidewalk in the 5600 block of West Diversey Avenue just before 6 p.m. when someone approached him and shot him with a handgun, police said. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital where he later died.
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The largest of the settlements — for $45 million — goes to Nathen Jones, who suffered a massive traumatic brain injury after an unauthorized police chase. The settlements were approved at a Council meeting that also saw Mayor Brandon Johnson introduce an ordinance authorizing drawing of boundaries for a security footprint around the Democratic National Convention.
Ricardo Rodriguez was released from prison in 2018, after saying he was framed by CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara. A year later, prosecutors claim, he joined a bungled ransom plot.
Officers responding to a call in the 2300 block of North Laramie Avenue about 7:02 p.m. Monday swerved to avoid hitting two people on a scooter. The squad car struck a parked car and caught fire.
Last year, the city transportation department released its “Cycling Strategy,” billed as a “community-driven approach” to creating a “more connected, healthy and sustainable” city, with the goal of “designing and implementing 150 miles of bikeways in the coming years.”
Two men were on a gas-powered scooter in the 2300 block of North Cicero Avenue about 12:42 a.m. Monday when they hit the side of a gray sedan, police said
Nearly 4,900 robberies happened between July 1 and Nov. 26, a more than 55% increase compared to the previous five months. That’s the largest percentage increase in robberies between consecutive five-month periods since at least 2001.
A 23-year-old man was shot in the 2900 block of North Neenah Avenue about 1:24 p.m. Monday, police said. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
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An autopsy released Tuesday found the man died of traumatic brain injuries from an assault. His death was ruled a homicide.
About 12:45 p.m., a 39-year-old man entered a home in the 2100 block of North Meade Avenue. He was shot twice in the chest by a man inside the home, Chicago police said.
Miguel Huerta, 34, was fighting with someone about 11:40 p.m. Saturday when the other person pulled out a handgun and opened fire, authorities say.