Teen dies after leaping from stolen van
A 14-year-old girl has died after jumping out of a stolen van being driven by a 13-year-old boy, Chicago Police said. Shonique Young, a freshman at Gage Park High School, died Friday night of injuries she suffered Thursday when she jumped from the van while it was moving.
A 14-year-old girl has died after jumping out of a stolen van being driven by a 13-year-old boy, Chicago Police said. Shonique Young, a freshman at Gage Park High School, died Friday night of injuries she suffered Thursday when she jumped from the van while it was moving.
Father, son were dead for weeks
A father and son were found dead in their Round Lake town home weeks after they died -- circumstances that authorities are calling "unusual'' but not suspicious. The badly decomposed bodies of Jeffrey Johnson, 65, and Tom Johnson, 33, were found last Sunday after a friend grew worried about them and called police, authorities said Saturday. A pet cat, however, was OK.
A father and son were found dead in their Round Lake town home weeks after they died -- circumstances that authorities are calling "unusual'' but not suspicious. The badly decomposed bodies of Jeffrey Johnson, 65, and Tom Johnson, 33, were found last Sunday after a friend grew worried about them and called police, authorities said Saturday. A pet cat, however, was OK.
Teen charged in murder of Sameere Conn, 13
A 15-year-old has been charged with murder for fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy in a Southeast Side grocery store on Oct. 1, police said.
Bellwood man killed in sewer accident
Police are investigating the death of a west suburban Bellwood man who apparently died when he fell into a sewer in his backyard, police said.
One killed in South Side shooting
A 17-year-old was killed and a second person was critically injured in a shooting Saturday night on a South Side street.
Man shot fatally on porch
A man died after being shot while sitting on a porch in the Southwest Side Marquette Park neighborhood Saturday night.
Three wounded in Lawndale shooting
Three people were shot late Saturday in the West Side's Lawndale neighborhood.
Two men say priest taught masturbation
Two men who say they were molested as teens by the Rev. Donald McGuire testified Friday that the now-defrocked priest convinced them that they were "addicted" to masturbation and needed to be "educated" on how to stop it.
Two teens shot, one fatally, on South Side
One dead, four injured in rollover Bishop Ford crash
Teen girl dies after jumping out of stolen van
Man fatally shot on West Side
7 cameras caught CTA bus killing
Person beaten with gun at South Side church
12 arrested in fights at Lincoln Park H.S.
Dogged cop tracks down man sought after crash killed 3 in '80
Muslim student attacked at Elmhurst College
Ten pit bulls seized from South Side home
Why did girl make up horrific rape story?
Two men who say they were molested as teens by the Rev. Donald McGuire testified Friday that the now-defrocked priest convinced them that they were "addicted" to masturbation and needed to be "educated" on how to stop it.
Priest made victim feel like 'a freak'
Ex-altar boy describes massaging 'holy priest'
Man charged in fatal CTA bus shooting
Man wanted in fatal CTA shooting surrenders Family recognizes relative as suspect Teen killed over hand bump on CTA bus
Lincoln Park High brawl leaves boy hurt
Bus shooting suspect denied bail
Man fatally shot on West Side: police
Student attacked: I was victim of hate crime last week
State trooper injured in crash
Four charged in beating death of teen
Chase ends when suspect runs out of gas
Woman found dead in park was strangled
Woman arrested after false report of rape at Wal-Mart
Woman found slain in Little Village garage
Brawl outside Lincoln Park High leaves boy hurt
Woman found in park likely slain: cops
Ex-altar boy describes massaging 'holy priest'
Only 2% of accused cops face discipline
A South Side man was charged Thursday with the shooting death of a high school student aboard a CTA bus -- one day after he surrendered at a South Side church, authorities said.
Man wanted in fatal CTA shooting surrenders Family recognizes relative as suspect Teen killed over hand bump on CTA bus
2 shot by off-duty cop during apparent robbery
Armed man sneaks into building, rapes woman
Body of woman found in Marquette Park
Armed robbery at store in Woodfield Mall
Man wanted in fatal CTA shooting surrenders
Teen's mourners ask how many more
Beating victim 'was just getting started with his life'
Man sentenced to 42 years prison for 5 bank heists
Suspect wanted witnesses 'gone,' prosecutors say
Man dead, 2 women hurt in Austin drive-by
Police forfeit home used to stash drugs
Lansing man fatally shot in Lynwood
12 hurt as driver plows into cars on S. Side
An off-duty police officer shot and wounded two men during an alleged attempted robbery late Wednesday in the Southwest Side’s Ashburn neighborhood.
Evanston cop shot responding to domestic dispute
Evanston cop shot responding to domestic dispute
Two shot in south suburb
Body found on tracks in Garfield Park
North Side 7-11 robbed at gunpoint
Man shot dead in Crest Hill break-in
Man expected to survive Hamilton Park shooting
Man robs Loop bank
Teen dies after weekend altercation
Ald. Munoz involved in 'altercation' at office
No injuries in Southeast Side fire
Family recognizes relative as suspect
Did mom blackmail boy with nude pics?
A domestic-dispute call turned violent Wednesday, leaving a police officer shot and a man seriously wounded in north suburban Evanston.
Teen killed over hand bump on CTA bus
An accidental hand brush between two men on a South Side CTA bus Sunday night led to the shooting death of a 17-year-old Chicago high school student. The shooting interrupted a typical teenage moment -- Kiyanna Salter was chatting with a friend on her cell phone when the shots rang out aboard the No. 71 bus traveling along 71st Street in Grand Crossing.
Video: Camera captures murder suspect
FBI on the lookout for 'Playboy Bandit'
Bond denied for man accused of shooting at police
Three shot -- one fatally -- on South Side
Man seriously injured in South Shore shooting
Marine giving orders for new elite cop unit
Metra shooting linked to murder-for-hire plot
Shooting in Dolton leaves man dead
Student attacks referee during soccer game
An accidental hand brush between two men on a South Side CTA bus Sunday night led to the shooting death of a 17-year-old Chicago high school student. The shooting interrupted a typical teenage moment -- Kiyanna Salter was chatting with a friend on her cell phone when the shots rang out aboard the No. 71 bus traveling along 71st Street in Grand Crossing. Video: Camera captures murder suspect
Man arrested for child neglect in infant's death
Man arrested for child neglect in infant's death
Two men found fatally shot on Far S. Side
A family friend is in police custody Monday after an infant girl died Sunday. Authorities said the bruises were found on the baby's body and reportedly suffered blunt force trauma.
17-year-old slain the night before homecoming
Man struck fixing flat tire on Kennedy feeder ramp
Homecoming dance cancelled due to bomb threat
Man in clown costume sought for approaching kids
Suburban mayor charged with forging license
2 wounded, 1 critically, in Lawndale shooting
A 17-year-old Chicago high school student was shot and killed Friday outside a pre-homecoming dance party in Roseland, authorities and his family said.
Injured man wonders: Got milk?
First came the gunshots. Then, a high-speed car chase. But the most memorable moment of Friday’s early morning burst of violence in the typically quiet Dunning neighborhood was the dairy-craving criminal limping up Dawn Riffert’s front steps.
Man fatally shot on Far West Side
Person fatally shot in Humboldt Park
24 arrested in fight at Foreman H.S.
First came the gunshots. Then, a high-speed car chase. But the most memorable moment of Friday’s early morning burst of violence in the typically quiet Dunning neighborhood was the dairy-craving criminal limping up Dawn Riffert’s front steps.
Boy, 13, killed at corner store
Eighth-grader Sameere Conn lived in a neighborhood where classmates can't be friends after school because they walk home to different gang territories. It's a place where kids tell stories about kill lists and where boys are told to throw down gang signs -- a sign of disrespect -- to prove they are not affiliated.
Boy shot in grocery store dies
Candy store owner drops gun, shoots self
Man: I thought was bludgeoned while drunk
Boyfriend charged with fatal stabbing of woman
Driver who killed 3 men is released
18 years for $60 million in tax fraud
Shootings, murders up so far this year in city
Eighth-grader Sameere Conn lived in a neighborhood where classmates can't be friends after school because they walk home to different gang territories. It's a place where kids tell stories about kill lists and where boys are told to throw down gang signs -- a sign of disrespect -- to prove they are not affiliated. Boy shot in grocery store dies
Boy shot in grocery store dies
A 13-year-old boy who was shot inside a grocery store Wednesday night has died, authorities said. The eighth-grader, identified by the Cook County medical examiner¹s office as Sameere Conn of the Southeast Side, was shot at the Hook Finer Food Store, 2501 W. 106th St. at about 8:30 p.m.
Bail set for cop in DUI case
West Side woman fatally stabbed at home
Judge will stand trial for drunken driving
Prosecutors: Suspect first threatened victim
2 injured in Southeast Side store shooting
Cubs fan arrested for throwing ball at Dodgers player
Man running with gun arrested in Loop
A 13-year-old boy who was shot inside a grocery store Wednesday night has died, authorities said. The eighth-grader, identified by the Cook County medical examiner¹s office as Sameere Conn of the Southeast Side, was shot at the Hook Finer Food Store, 2501 W. 106th St. at about 8:30 p.m.
Jailed Chicago cop in Iowa to go free
Chicago Police Officer Michael Mette said he can't wait to get on with his life after an Iowa appeals court Wednesday found he was wrongfully convicted for slugging a college student there.
At least 2 wounded in Humboldt Park shooting
Violence follows gang member, even in death
Man slain in West Pullman
2-week-old baby found alive atop garbage pile
Judge freezes $105,000 of Rezko's money
Suspect in custody in Aurora shooting
Chicago Police Officer Michael Mette said he can't wait to get on with his life after an Iowa appeals court Wednesday found he was wrongfully convicted for slugging a college student there.
Slain cop remembered as cautious
The day after he was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant, friends described Officer Nathaniel "Nate" Taylor Jr. as a rare combination of discipline and warmth.
• Photos: Officer Taylor shot
The suspect: Convicted of shooting at cop in 1990 Cop slain while trying to serve warrant
Palatine murder suspect turns himself in
Cops capture shooting suspect with swift action
Updated 9/30: Live baby girl found in garbage
Man wounded in South Side shooting
The suspect: Convicted of shooting at cop in 1990
With crime on rise, Daley to eliminate police jobs
The day after he was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant, friends described Officer Nathaniel "Nate" Taylor Jr. as a rare combination of discipline and warmth.• Photos: Officer Taylor shot
The suspect: Convicted of shooting at cop in 1990 Cop slain while trying to serve warrant
Cop slain while trying to serve warrant
Undercover officers waited outside the home of a Southeast Side drug suspect early Sunday to try to nab him outside -- generally safer than approaching the front door. But the surveillance ended with a police veteran fatally shot on the street -- struck by the suspect's fire as the man pulled up in his vehicle, police said.
• Photos: Officer Taylor shot
Officer critically wounded in shooting Drug suspect fatally shoots cop
Man charged with fatally shooting cop
Slaying reported on Northwest Side
Homeowner links cameras to city cops
Undercover officers waited outside the home of a Southeast Side drug suspect early Sunday to try to nab him outside -- generally safer than approaching the front door. But the surveillance ended with a police veteran fatally shot on the street -- struck by the suspect's fire as the man pulled up in his vehicle, police said. • Photos: Officer Taylor shot
Officer critically wounded in shooting Drug suspect fatally shoots cop
Police fatally shoot man on South Side
Police: Narcotics officer killed executing warrant
Man, 20, fatally stabbed in Ravenswood
5 shot after fight on N. West Side
Sources: Rezko, feds in discussions
Autopsy: Human bones found, death ruled homicide
Man fatally shot in McDonald's parking lot
Officer critically wounded in Southeast Side shooting
Off-duty cop helps nab suspect
Drug overdose suspected in deaths of 3
Chicago Police fatally shot a knife-wielding man Saturday night in the South Side’s Marquette Park neighborhood.
Five shot on Near West Side
Maywood man murdered near home
Three found dead in Lake View
Man arrested after carjacking attempt
Stebic family: CBS 'reckless' and 'malicious'
Bones found on S. Side may be missing homicide victim
They took his van, but he just wants his dog back
Five people were shot on a Near West Side street early Saturday after a reported altercation between two men.
Students back on Malcolm X campus following bomb threat
Students have been let back into campus buildings at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side following a Friday morning evacuation due to a bomb threat.
Man convicted in 2003 gang-related double homicide
Garrett Popcorn cashier gets 7 years for ID theft
Man fatally shoots ex's new boyfriend
Report: Nurse amazed by patient's survival
Students have been let back into campus buildings at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side following a Friday morning evacuation due to a bomb threat.
Dozens of gang leaders face drug charges
Dozens of gang leaders face drug charges
Schaumburg's masked robber strikes for ninth time
DUI crash injures 2 in Loop
West Side shooting leaves 1 dead, one wounded
Reported gang fight leaves 3 teens wounded
Federal and city officials decapitated a gang that controlled one of the most violent areas of the city, charging 40 people Wednesday in a massive takedown that disrupted a multimillion-dollar drug operation.
Bail set for brothers accused of beating man to death
Man outside Obama's home 'wanted job'
71-year-old man smashes glass door at City Hall
Bullet-riddled body found in S. Side alley
Man found dead near Midway was shot and stabbed
Murder charge in Cub fan's death
Cop indicted in deadly Thanksgiving crash
Alleged sex abuser resigns from school
Plainfield cops bust 4 in alcohol sting
Jeanette Sliwinski to go free
Body found in trunk in Franklin Park
Child stranded after wheelchair stolen
'Recycler' injured in South Side hit-and-run
Passenger fatally shot on South Side
Two brothers charged with beating a 41-year-old man to death outside a Southwest Side tavern over the weekend were ordered held on $400,000 bail today.
Rex Grossman's sister robbed at gunpoint
Rex Grossman's sister robbed at gunpoint
SUV stolen with three children inside
Cubs fan beaten to death in bar brawl
Threats sent to police, Naperville museum
Man fatally shot near Midway Airport
Boy, 9, shot in murder-suicide dies
One dead from West Side drive-by
Man slain in Little Village
Spuhler sentenced for stealing $78K from school district
Three shot on the West Side
1 charged in scuffle over cheese
Cops: Man drove to Barack Obama's house with gun
The sister of Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman was robbed at gunpoint last week as she parked her car at her North Side home, sources said.
Chicago FBI solving more bank heists than ever
Man found stabbed to death on St. Charles sidewalk
Teen held in accidental shooting death of friend
Couple indicted in South Loop attack
Juvenile sexually assaulted near Seward Park
West Side shooting leaves one dead, two wounded
Woman killed, man shoots himself and lives
One held in shooting of couple
14-year-old shot on NW Side
Man shot on West Side street
Last weekend, a pair of alleged bank robbers -- including a former prep football star -- led cops on a high-speed chase, sending a Chicago Police officer to the hospital.
Southwest Side man beaten to death
Cops investigate death of teen found on S. Side
6 hurt, 4 critically, in West Side crash
Police: Man fatally shot in Humboldt Park
Rezko lawyers want conviction tossed, slam Levine testimony
A Southwest Side man was beaten to death Sunday morning in the Archer Heights neighborhood.
Lawsuit: Construction firm killed my beloved dog
Man shot in East Garfield Park grocery store
Batavia man arrested for stealing dog
Teen fatally shot while leaving S. Side party
Feds bust 21 in visa fraud sweep
Cops kill 2 of 3 pit bulls mauling boy
Man killed in I-55 rollover crash
Police seek two men in fatal South Side shooting
A Chicago man who is grieving the loss of his beloved German Shepherd has sued a construction company he believes is responsible for the dog's death.
Missing Aurora girls return safely
Two sisters, 13 and 3, who disappeared after going to a grocery store near their west suburban home Thursday evening were found unharmed Friday afternoon.
Feds arrest 21 in Little Village raid
Police fatally shoot man on Near West Side
Lake County sheriff rips city's crime. Do you agree?
Teens robbed in Plainfield
Suspect in killing spree charged in 4 more murders
Two sisters, 13 and 3, who disappeared after going to a grocery store near their west suburban home Thursday evening were found unharmed Friday afternoon.
Warrant issued for suspect in abduction attempt
Warrant issued for suspect in abduction attempt
Coach suspected in bank robbery in court
Girl raped in three-hour ordeal
'Straw Hat Bandit' wanted in three bank heists
Man found dead on Bucktown rooftop
Mayor rejects 2nd worker on booter crews
2 men killed in separate gang-related shootings
An arrest warrant was issued Thursday morning for a 22-year-old man wanted for the attempted abduction of a woman near a Roscoe Village neighborhood elementary school on the North Side last week.
Ex-prep star fired as coach after arrest
A former University of Miami lineman -- now a DuSable High School football coach -- was relieved of his duties Tuesday after he was charged in a weekend bank robbery. Shon Williams' arrest this weekend in a violent bank robbery and high-speed car chase shocked friends and colleagues.
Yourseason.com: Chicago-area high school sports
Bond revoked for alleged 'Groucho Bandit'
Original suspect confesses to 1982 cold-case killing
Burglars hit Hobart restaurant despite nearby flooding
Three Valparaiso men charged in bar brawl
Cops kill teen in traffic stop
SW suburban woman dead in I-57 rollover
Man fatally shot in Gage Park neighborhood
Atlanta murder suspect arrested on N.W. Side
Booters on edge after co-worker is shot
Cop who shot his kids had wanted his ex-wife back
Boy, 15, fatally shot on South Side
Teen charged with slaying at Joliet park
A former University of Miami lineman -- now a DuSable High School football coach -- was relieved of his duties Tuesday after he was charged in a weekend bank robbery. Shon Williams' arrest this weekend in a violent bank robbery and high-speed car chase shocked friends and colleagues. Yourseason.com: Chicago-area high school sports
11-year-old in custody for West Side stabbing
Teen sought in attempted sexual assault of jogger
17-year-old fatally shot by police
'North Side rapist' gets another 120 years in prison
Former Patterson pal gets break from federal judge
Tasered groom gets 45 days in jail
Man sentenced to 30 months for smuggling cigarettes
City worker shot while booting car
Off-duty cop killed himself, shot his kids: police
Ex-prep football star charged in violent bank robbery
'Groucho' suspect freed, robs again: cops
A reported 11-year-old boy is in custody for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy with a bottle Monday afternoon on the West Side.
Collared on camera: Angels go high-tech
Surrounded by six red-bereted Guardian Angels on the Armitage L platform, a man accused of snatching a fellow passenger's phone starts to weep. "Look at the bad man! They caught the bad man, girl!" he calls to an unseen woman. He asks the Angels to advise the woman that he is well-endowed.
The Ride: Updates from our blog
City employee shot while booting car on S. Side
Buffalo Grove bank heist suspects charged
Man shot on West Side
Girls accidentally burned on West Side
Apartments evacuated during Evanston restaurant blaze
Girl dies, brother wounded, cop father shoots self
Back-of-the-Yards shooting leaves teen hospitalized
Surrounded by six red-bereted Guardian Angels on the Armitage L platform, a man accused of snatching a fellow passenger's phone starts to weep. "Look at the bad man! They caught the bad man, girl!" he calls to an unseen woman. He asks the Angels to advise the woman that he is well-endowed. The Ride: Updates from our blog
Man found shot dead in West Side alley
Man found shot dead in West Side alley
Police seek man in Lincoln Park robbery
Buffalo Grove bank heist sets off chase, crash
A 66-year-old man was found shot to death in a West Side alley late Saturday.
Pot farmers growing marijuana in public parks
Pot farmers growing marijuana in public parks
Police chase ends in South Side crash
Carjacking charges now murder case
With the U.S.-Mexico border being tightened, law enforcement is seeing more locally grown marijuana -- often with dope farmers using public lands such as parks and forest preserves.
