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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Would-be robber flees after police involved shooting at hot dog stand

An armed masked man trying to rob a hot dog stand apparently didn’t see a uniformed off-duty Chicago police officer at another window and the two exchanged gunfire Monday afternoon on the Far South Side.



Cops: Fake fed flashed fake badge outside theater
A Hyde Park man was accused of pretending to be a federal agent after he allegedly approached patrons entering the Goodman Theatre and flashed a badge to a cop.

Accused killer's alleged victim tells of brutal rape, beating
A 54-year-old woman allegedly attacked by accused serial killer Andre Crawford testified Monday, describing how her hooded assailant savagely raped, stabbed and repeatedly struck her with a two-by-four, then left her under a mattress in an abandoned South Side building.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Woman testifies about brutal attack in Crawford case

A 54-year-old woman who allegedly survived a brutal encounter with accused serial killer Andre Crawford testified today how her hooded attacker savagely raped, stabbed and beat her with a two-by-four before smothering her with a mattress in an abandoned South Side building.



$80K bond for man charged with planting fake explosives Man orders sandwiches, then robs suburban Subway Motorist charged with elbowing cop who pulled him over Man indicted in teen girlfriend's beating death $350K bond for woman charged in sexual assault of girl Body found floating in Lake Michigan Police find more than 900 grams of heroin inside SUV Robbers use concrete slab to break into Wicker Park boutique Pattern emerges in Rogers Park robberies Man outside Goodman arrested for impersonating federal agent

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Woman charged with sexual assault of female relative

A Northwest Side woman has been charged with sexual assault of a child who is a female relative.



Motorist shot in head, crashes into South Side church Man fatally shot in Dolton Woman held at Cook County jail dies Teen shot at birthday party in Joliet Township Man shot on Near North Side

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Son accused of pushing down wheelchair-bound mom, 80, robbing her

A man was charged with allegedly pushing his 80-year-old wheelchair-bound mother to the ground and robbing her early Friday, police said.



Ironworkers charged with beating 67-year-old at gym Bond hiked in Andrews taping Drug charges filed in North Side shooting, crash 3 charged with robbing victims lured via Web site Police association to look into alleged skimming Feds here link 15 to Mexican drug cartel Robber in Park Ridge trips over cigarette butt Barrington police say they busted man of 1,000 fake IDs

Friday, November 20, 2009

President accused of stealing from police sergeants' union
Chicago Police Sgt. John Pallohusky, president of the Chicago Police Sergeants Association, was arrested this morning on allegations he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the association, sources said.

Barrington man charged with making hundreds of fake IDs Man charged with fatal shooting at Denny's restaurant Girl, three men beat man with baseball bat FBI seeking suspect who killed man over rent money 250 kilos of cocaine, $8M seized in Mexican drug cartel bust Car stolen while woman loads groceries Veteran killed trying to make VFW deposit Police: School bus driver showed sex videos to kids

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Midlothian VFW commander dies after attack

The commander of a south suburban VFW post, who was beaten and robbed while depositing money from a fundraiser on Monday, died Wednesday from injuries suffered in the attack.



Midlothian VFW commander dies after attack Correctional officer charged with smuggling pot into jail DNA hit leads to life sentence for convicted sex offender Witness, dye trail lead cops to Zion robbery suspect Teen fatally shot near Southeast Side bus stop Man charged with attempted murder of cop in 2008 Columbia College professor charged with transporting child porn Authorities seek man wanted in '98 murder Police seek three attackers in sexual assault of girl, 11 Thousands of child porn images found on computer: Feds Robbers strike Rogers Park pizzeria Winnetka woman carjacked on West Side, three held Motorist arrested after struggle with cop during traffic stop Two captured, one sought in Northwest Side shooting Two men wounded in South Side shooting

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Niles motorist who crashed notches 3rd arrest of month

An allegedly drunken motorist is in police custody at an Evanston hospital after reportedly stealing a station wagon and plowing into a tree so hard it uprooted and came to rest 12 feet away early Wednesday on the Northwest Side, police said.



Police: Woman charged for Tinley Park hate crime Aurora babysitter convicted for assaulting child Cabbie charged with public indecency, assault 2 wanted in hair salon robbery, shooting Murder investigation tied to case of clerk's bribe Cops nab suspect who fled with $2 after 4 robberies Man critically injured in Lincoln Square shooting Man slain in West Side shooting

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Cook Co. mom pleads guilty to 5-year-old daughter's death

A woman accused of beating her 5-year-old daughter to death in 2007 pleaded guilty to the charges Tuesday.



Subpoena issued in Circuit Court clerk bribery case State has good shot at Gitmo inmates: officials Boy, 16, shot in South Shore gang related attack Fight about bedtime leaves 7-year-old hospitalized Blue van sought in Englewood slaying

Monday, November 16, 2009

Death row: Now what?
Eric Hanson, of Naperville, convicted of killing his sister, parents and brother-in-law, is there. So is Brian Nelson, who beat to death and later set on fire his ex-girlfriend, her brother, their father and the father's girlfriend in Will County.
Photos: Illinois inmates on Death Row

Rod Blagojevich's brother wants separate trial State Rep. Collins robbed at gunpoint on South Side CPS board chairman's death ruled a suicide Durbin: Gitmo plan opponents play on fears Driver charged with reckless homicide in double-fatal crash

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Man shot, but dies after hit-and-run on South Side

A Park Forest man who died early Sunday after being shot on the South Side was hit by a car following the shooting -- and officials determined the car, not the gunshot, killed him.



CPS beefing up force of traveling security officers Missing 9-year-old found safe with grandmother Man charged after girl, 3, hit in head with brick 2 shot -- one fatally -- on South Side

Saturday, November 14, 2009

18-year-old accused of shooting at cops

A man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting at police while attempting to flee from them on the South Side Friday afternoon.



18-year-old accused of shooting at cops Urlacher sought leniency for 'father figure' Vrdolyak Suit over Jewish doorpost symbol hangs in there Teen shot in South Shore drive-by Teen dressed as a woman to rob bank, police say Man stabbed in forehead in West Town Brick thrown through car window seriously injures 3-year-old Alleged hate crime probed in Tinley Park

Friday, November 13, 2009

Brighton Park man charged in Lincoln Park murder denied bond

A man charged in the murder of a Burr Ridge man after a Sunday morning argument at a Lincoln Park jazz club was denied bond Friday as detectives continued to talk to a second man, named as a person of interest in the murder.



Child pornography warrant ends in $27,000 marijuana bust Former Water Management found guilty of bribe Loyola student recants rape story Man fatally shot at South Side bus stop Man found shot in leg on Kolin Ave. Businessmen attacked, robbed in Oak Lawn

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Dugan sentenced to death in Nicarico girl's death
It took more than 26 years for Brian Dugan to finally face judgment for his vicious 1983 murder of Jeanine Nicarico. A DuPage County jury took less than 11 hours to decide Wednesday that Dugan should die for kidnapping, raping and beating the 10-year-old girl after breaking into her Naperville home.
Photos: React on Dugan's death sentence
Timeline of Dugan case
Five Chicago residents accused in Ohio robberies CTA bus driver injured when gunfire hits bus on South Side Norwood Park firefighter charged with forgery and theft Ryan sorry for putting 2 on Death Row in Nicarico murder Police nab man who shot man on NW Side Teen girl wounded in South Side shooting Shoplifter nabbed on Mag Mile Alarm scares off Mia Francesca restaurant burglars Crime 101: Chances of being a statistic

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Dugan sentenced to death for '83 murder of Nicarico girl
Juror Ronald Ford looked into Brian Dugan’s eyes today as the convicted rapist and killer’s death sentence was handed down for the 1983 murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico.
Timeline of Dugan case Jurors weigh Dugan death penalty case
Brief standoff ends safely in Uptown Father charged in death of South Side baby girl Body recovered in water near Loyola campus $1M bond for woman charged in murder of Elgin teen Michigan man arrested after calling 911 for a ride home Suburban link probed after home of police official burglarized Jurors weigh Dugan death penalty case Off-duty officers fires shots in Bridgeport; nobody struck Assailant shoots motorist in head in Hamilton Park Far South Side residents affected by Hammond, Ind., gas leak

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Shotgun lands off-duty fire department lt. behind bars: police

An off-duty Chicago Fire Department lieutenant was charged for having a sawed-off shotgun with an unlawful barrel length which he fired at a person breaking the windows of his minivan Monday morning on the South Side, police said.



Police officer's pet tracks alleged thief Ald. Stone ally on trial for vote fraud Grisly details come out in Crawford murder trial Couple burglarized home while kids were in van, police say Gov. Quinn defends plan to release up to 1,000 inmates Jurors deliberating on life in prison or death in Dugan trial Student sexually attacked at Northwestern, alert issued North Sider's DVDs linked to Danish terror plot Alleged home invader shot dead by resident on SW Side Clean getaway for four who try for diamonds but only take shampoo

Monday, November 9, 2009

Man steals bubbly from Whole Foods, prompting 63rd arrest

A 70-year-old West Side man who racked up his 63rd arrest after allegedly stealing three bottles of champagne from a Lake View neighborhood Whole Foods store on Sunday has been charged with felony retail theft.



Man steals bubbly from Whole Foods, prompting 63rd arrest Police investigators too educated? Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend over bounced check Man allegedly bites off part of girlfriend's ear CPS student fatally shot in Lawndale, two others injured Teen arrested for robbery after jumping from roof to roof Man stabbed by girlfriend's son, 10, charged with domestic battery Man shot dead while driving on South Side Man steals bubbly on North Side, prompting 63rd arrest Police seek missing local musician, writer

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Man accused of biting off part of girlfriend's ear during fight

A woman was hospitalized Sunday morning after her boyfriend allegedly bit off part of her ear during an argument in the Southwest Side Brighton Park neighborhood.



Man accused of biting off part of girlfriend's ear during fight Man fatally shot in Lincoln Park 3 men, 1 woman shot in lot on Near North Side Police: Trash, not baby, found in garbage can Man fatally stabbed, allegedly by girlfriend Man stabbed by girlfriend's son, 10, on South Side Man shot during robbery in Lake View Man fatally shot on South Side

Saturday, November 7, 2009

4 charged in lottery scam targeting elderly Hispanics

Police arrested two men and two women earlier this week who allegedly ran a lottery ticket scam that targeted elderly Hispanic victims.



4 charged in lottery scam targeting elderly Hispanics Aurora man who robbed 16 banks caught again in Kentucky Fourth teen charged in Fenger beating Buffalo Grove police charge alleged fire, police impostors Three teens shot at Southeast Side party Shooting outside of Burbank bar leaves man in critical condition Two men shot in West Englewood 19-year-old shot in legs in Englewood Prosecutors: Correctional officer stole from inmates entering jail Cubby Bear attacker was 'laying in wait'

Friday, November 6, 2009

4 'main offenders' in Fenger beating now charged, Weis says

With the arrest of a 14-year-old, Chicago Police believe they have now charged the four “main offenders who struck the critical blows” that killed Fenger High School student Derrion Albert, but they’re still looking for three others.



Armed robber attacks Cubby Bear manager Naperville businessman charged with bribing 'city agent' Weis: Chicago cops stick to LIDAR guns Woman sexually assaulted in Lincoln Park alley Dugan among very worst in psychopathic traits: expert Cops say paint on stroller backs up mom GM exec pleads guilty in kickback scam 4th teenager charged in beating death

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Suspects held without bail in slaying of DePaul student

A Cook County judge today ordered two reputed gang members held without bail in the killing of a DePaul University student at a Halloween party on the North Side last weekend.



Brian Dugan expressed remorse for killing girl Cops recover truck with 1,250 cases of stolen liquor Second guilty plea in Chicago bank teller's killing Gang member stabbed by rivals at Cook County Jail Woman charged for driving into house with toddler in car Man charged with murder in fatal crash involving police Teen girl dies two weeks after Cicero shooting Burge seeks trial delay, citing cancer Man murdered in Humboldt Park Two arrested after stolen truckload of booze found on South Side

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Cops: Party ejection led to murder of DePaul student
A gang member shot up a weekend Halloween party — killing a respected 21-year-old DePaul University student — because several of the gang member’s pals were kicked out of the party earlier, Chicago Police said Wednesday.
Shooting at Halloween party leaves DePaul student dead
West Side man arrested in beating death of teen mom Three shot trying to detain South Shore burglary suspect Feds tie Chicago terror suspect to India plot 'I turned into Mr. Hyde from Dr. Jekyll:' Dugan City inspector caught on tape: 'I'm completely fabricating'

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

CTA mother: 'Miraculous' daughter survived

Ebere Ozonwu says it’s “miraculous” her 22-month-old daughter survived after her stroller was caught in the door of a CTA train.


Witness: 'She was yelling . . . the train had hit her baby'
Deliveryman pistol-whipped, robbed of food and cash Suspect in burglary gives judge middle finger, gets 6 months Hit-and-run driver kills bartender: Rachel 'will be sorely missed' Brother thwarts man’s attempt to lure, kidnap girl in park: police Male stabbed during Southwest Side robbery

Monday, November 2, 2009

Bystander killed at party

Jennifer Clark had three children at a young age but tried hard to improve her prospects, continuing her education after high school and working as a home health-care aide.



Woman charged with causing death of infant Shooting at Halloween party leaves DePaul student dead Ex-con charged with running down Cook County deputy at jail $1M bond set for teen charged in Halloween shooting Little Village man slain near Malcolm X College Austin neighborhood youth supervisor slain on West Side Pregnant woman shot trick-or-treating CTA commuter robbed at gunpoint on train Accomplished DePaul student killed at Humboldt Park party Charges filed against suspect charged with lighting man on fire Police chase ends in crash, four in custody Gang-related attack in Englewood leaves man dead

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Man charged in murder of his wife
A Chicago man plotted the murder of his wife to collect a $100,000 insurance policy and cover up his brother's rape of his wife several weeks earlier, prosecutors said Saturday. Darron Brewer, 22, of the 3700 block of West Belden, was ordered held without bail Saturday on a first-degree murder charge.

Man charged in murder of his wife Bullet strikes pregnant woman trick or treating on NW Side Woman struck, killed in hit-and-run accident on North Side Woman fatally shot, teen wounded at West Side party Man dead, woman injured in Humboldt Park shooting

Saturday, October 31, 2009

No bond for man accused of murdering sister-in-law

A man accused of murdering his sister-in-law to hide his rape of the woman weeks earlier and to help his brother collect a $100,000 insurance policy was held without bond Saturday.



Bond set for four men in Bridgeport kidnapping Mother and daughter found slain in Gary Four men charged in South Side drug-related kidnapping One dead, one wounded in shooting outside West Side party Man shot by group who wanted him out of their 'area' Judge OKs testimony on Dugan brain 'deficiencies' Jail worker accused of smuggling marijuana

Friday, October 30, 2009

Husband accused of plotting murder to cover up brother's rape of wife

A Chicago man plotted the murder of his wife to collect a $100,000 insurance policy and cover up his brother’s rape of his wife several weeks earlier, prosecutors said today.



Threatening note puts Naperville school on 'soft lockdown' Police capture suspects involved in drug-related kidnapping Woodlawn fight culminates with man stabbing brother

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Murder charges filed in McClendon slayings

Murder charges were filed Thursday morning against two Hammond teens charged in the slayings of Ruby and Milton McClendon.



City plans to prosecute those lying about police misconduct Businessman accused of defrauding investors out of $28M Husband charged in murder of woman found in shot trunk Sting nets over 100 people on drug, gun, prostitution charges Terror suspect duped by friend, lawyer says Police: Man accidentally shoots mother during fight with sister Suspicious package in Loop rendered safe Starkesia Reed's killer sentenced to 150 years in prison Police review board urged to give reasons for decisions Disturbance in liquor store ends with customer, employee shot

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

$1M bond for man charged with harming infant

A man was charged early Wednesday with aggravated battery to a child after allegedly biting an infant boy, breaking five ribs and puncturing the baby's liver in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side Friday, according to police.



Two children shot in South SIde drive-by Chicago terror suspect claims he was 'duped' by friend Not guilty pleas entered for teens in McClendon murders Targeted Danish cartoonist feels safe, but angry Fenger student charged with concealing a homicide Two dead, two injured in Englewood shooting South Side drive-by leaves 18-year-old dead Humboldt Park man charged with stabbing on S. Side Man accused of touching sleeping womens' legs pleads not guilty One dead, two hurt when chased vehicle hits tree 2 accused of stealing from mourners' cars at cemetery

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Former fugitive Maday ordered held without bond

When U.S. marshals escorted former fugitive Robert Maday into a Rolling Meadows courtroom, Cook County Judge Thomas Fecarotta welcomed him back, then sentenced him to 13 years in prison for carrying out four robberies.



Former fugitive Maday ordered held without bond Terrorism suspect a heroin smuggler with striking eyes Deputy U.S. marshal gets four years in prison in mob case Body of woman found in trunk 20 stitches for guard slashed by Theraflu-stealing shoplifter Motorist over twice the legal limit plows into fire truck: police

Monday, October 26, 2009

17-year-old sitting in car killed by robber
Dequarrius Cannon was headed for the armed forces. But police said a would-be robber cut those plans and the 17-year-old's life short, shooting him in the head Saturday night outside the Washington Heights home of a friend.

Nightclub patron describes shooting of Tank Johnson's bodyguard Suburban bank to plead guilty to conspiracy Chicago cops told to Taser suspects in the back Services held for CLTV host's parents Chicago student shot, killed Rev. Sharpton joins Fenger parents to spotlight violence Man found dead at Northwest Side police lockup Pedestrian who ran out of gas hit by semi, knocked into ditch Austin shooting claims life of man Two armed robberies reported in Rogers Park Motorist fatally shot in head on West Side Man fatally stabbed in South Holland domestic
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