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About 4:30 a.m., a 30-year-old man and another person were in the 7400 block of South State Street when an argument turned physical, according to Chicago police.
The male victim was found with a gunshot wound to the chest about 7:20 p.m. inside a car that crashed into a wall in the 6700 block of South Woodlawn Avenue.
The victim, Melissa Robertson, 45, remains in critical condition Friday. Authorities say the shooting was “racially motivated” because the victim’s two sons are Black.
Karol Chwiesiuk spent roughly 10 minutes inside the Capitol as a mob attempted to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential electoral victory.
Prosecutors in the case of Crosetti Brand said said they expect to file documents containing allegations of prior incidents involving Brand “which are not of public record and are of a sensitive nature.”
The man was walking in the 3900 block of North Pittsburgh Avenue when someone fired shots, striking him in the chest.
En 2023, la línea directa recibió la cifra récord de más de 17 mil 972 contactos para solicitar refugio, un 45% más que en 2022. Pero los defensores dicen que el estado no está equipado para hacer frente al aumento de la demanda.
During one heist in West Ridge the robber fired a gun at a liquor store staffer but no one was hurt, police said.
Officers conducted a well-being check at the home and found the 27-year-old on the kitchen floor with gunshot wounds to her body, police said.
One of the drivers attempted to leave the scene, but an off-duty Chicago police officer who witnessed the crash pulled over and held the driver at gunpoint until troopers arrived, state police said.
The crash occurred about 10:52 a.m. along North Rand Road between East Dundee Road and Winslowe Drive, according to police.
In 2023, the Hotline received a record-high 17,972 contacts for requests for shelter, up 45% from 2022. But advocates say the state is not equipped to meet the increased demand.
Joseph Weiss, brother of clout-heavy businessman James Weiss, has agreed to plead guilty to charges he lied to FBI agents looking into his brother’s ties to the Chicago Outfit. He will appear in court May 20.
No se han realizado arrestos en ninguno de los atracos similares, que ocurrieron en Pilsen, Bucktown y en Back of the Yards, dijo la policía.
A woman was driving east on 11th Street when she turned right onto South Wabash Avenue and hit the man who was riding a bike with the girl. The man and child were hospitalized in good condition.
In each robbery, four males wearing masks and black clothing got out of a gray Dodge Durango and pointed a gun with an extended magazine at the victims before demanding and taking their property.
The pair were standing outside about 3:11 a.m. Monday in the 3100 block of South May Street when a vehicle drove by and a male fired shots from inside, Chicago police said.
Community activist Baltazar Enriquez asked the police department to solve each homicide as quickly as it cleared the shooting death of Officer Luis Huesca, who was killed on his way home in Gage Park last month.
The driver of the dump truck was traveling north on Fairfield Avenue when it hit the side of a Nissan traveling west on Chandon Road about 8 a.m.
El joven se encontraba en el restaurante EL G-FE, situado en el 4253 W 47th St., a eso de las 2:30 p.m., cuando un hombre se acercó y comenzó a disparar, informó la policía. Fue hospitalizado en buen estado. Una escuela primaria cercana fue cerrada temporalmente.
Authorities arrest John Shadbar, 70, on suspicion of shooting his neighbor Tuesday afternoon near 144th Place and Rickerman Road.
No arrests have been made in any of the similar heists, which happened in Pilsen, Bucktown and Back of the Yards, police said.
The baby boys were found in June 2003 in a trash bin in Stickney Township and their deaths were ruled homicides. Detectives used genetic genealogy technology to track down Antoinette Briley in Michigan.
Guillermo Caballero Jr. was trying to drive home from a party early Sunday when violent participants of a street takeover, including one who jumped on the hood of his car, fatally shot him in the 2300 block of West 59th Street.
El concejal Raymond López (15º) dijo que fue informado por la policía sobre el tiroteo del Cinco de Mayo en la calle 59th y la avenida Western, una calle amplia que, según él, ya ha visto al menos dos tomas de posesión este año.
The girl was shot in the 8200 block of South Commercial Avenue shortly before 8 a.m.
Around 9 p.m., a 64-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 9100 block of South Stony Island Avenue when someone approached and shot him in the head and chest, Chicago police said.
A man and woman were standing outside the ballpark Sunday in the 1000 block of West Addison Street when a male approached them and opened fire.
In a series of incidents in April, the offenders exit a dark car and wear all-black clothing and black ski masks, police said.
Marable Timile, 58, was arrested Monday in the 700 block of East 111th Street in Pullman. He was being sought in connection with the shooting death Saturday of Jannica Evans.