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Abnerd Joseph, 32, was killed by another tenant after Joseph was “wildly” knocking on doors and “yelling incoherently,” according to a police report. The resident who shot him was released without being charged.
He rose from barking at passers-by on Michigan Avenue to take a boat ride, first to deckhand and ultimately a long career piloting sightseeing and architecture cruises.
The 25-year-old victim had been arguing Thursday night with a man who stabbed him in his arm in the 200 block of South State Street, he told police.
The Loop lunchtime crowd can catch a Friday show by bands and dancers in town for the game Saturday at Soldier Field.
Plans would divide the corridor between Wacker and Ida B. Wells drives into three distinct districts highlighting arts, retail and education.
Police said the glass window to the front door was smashed and merchandise was stolen by a group of robbers.
Some streets near Grant Park will remained closed through Aug. 13.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the CTA will run historic 4000-series cars from its “Heritage Fleet” around the Loop in celebration of its 100th service anniversary.
The Loop looked like the set of an action movie as the city’s police and fire departments showed off their response skills Wednesday.
The man was shot in the first block of East Lake Street then ran to a nearby hotel lobby in the 200 block of North Wabash Avenue.
“Disability is not the end of life; it’s the beginning of a new version of your life,” said Ladonna Freidheim, who is organizing the festival on Saturday at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City, said many participants have never visited downtown’s famous sites although they only live a few miles away.
The closing of major thoroughfares for the stock car race in Grant Park will present challenges in getting patients quickly to area hospitals.
The 26-year-old was arguing with a man who then stabbed her in the chest, Chicago police said.
Several streets in Grant Park are being transformed into a high-speed race track as the city prepares for the NASCAR race and related events the first weekend in July.
Police found Kevin Powell unresponsive on the platform of the La Salle Street Blue Line subway stop in March.
“I grew up with the Super Bowl Shuffle,” said Wednesday, before a video chat with Bears President Kevin Warren. “We want to make sure that we can keep shufflin’ here in the city of Chicago with the Bears.”
Chuck Valauskas is recovering from a 1-inch gash on his head. A family of falcons has made its nest on a Wacker Drive high-rise, and the momma is protective of her young, an expert says.
Rosco Blackman is charged with witness tampering. He is suspected of threatening a witness during a break at Romeo Blackman’s racketeering trial Tuesday.
The two-time Daytona 500 champion stopped by Chicago as other drivers offered ride-alongs on the track in an SUV. Earnhardt rated each bump, crest and imperfection.
The level of gun violence was the worst since 71 people were shot over the 2016 holiday weekend.
A detention hearing is scheduled Friday for Leonard Delaney, who is charged with assaulting a federal judicial employee May 3.
Jordan Parks, 19, and Antoine Blakes, 16, are accused of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the April shooting of Cameron Rayford, prosecutors said. A 15-year-old boy is also charged with murder in juvenile court.
Chicago police, postal authorities are probing the break-in early Monday in the Loop. A rash of recent robberies has targeted master keys that unlock multiple mailboxes.
The woman was arguing with a man on the train when she pulled out a gun and shot him in the 1100 Block of South State Street, police said.
The man, whose age wasn’t released, was attacked by a person with a sharp object in the 300 block of South State Street at Van Buren.
The proposals to revitalize the LaSalle Street corridor represent investments of $320 million and would add about 600 housing units to the Loop, almost half “affordable” under city rules.
Chief of Patrol Brian McDermott acknowledged the Chicago Police Department was caught flat-footed when groups of young people descended on the Loop last month.
The worker told police he was cut Saturday when he confronted a would-be shoplifter who pulled a knife from his waistband and swung at him.
The lawyer and bar owner who holds the liquor license for Lollapalooza violated lobbying rules when he asked a City Hall official to help secure business licenses to operate parking lots on Chicago Public Schools property.