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Jail time for Naperville puppy thief
A 21-year-old Aurora woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to undergo counseling after being convicted of stealing a puppy last fall from a Naperville pet store.
3 dead, 3 hurt in shootings across Chicago this weekend
Three men were killed and 13 other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday night.
Boy, 12, wounded in Little Village shooting
A 12-year-old boy was shot in an arm Saturday afternoon in Little Village.
Gov. Pat Quinn signs crackdown on social media ‘flash mob’ attacks
Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation on Saturday that doubles the maximum prison term — to six years — for anyone who uses social media and text messaging to organize violent “flash mobs” like those that have occurred on North Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile and in other tourist areas.
Jail inmate charged in killing last year in Robbins
A Robbins man who’s been jailed since September on a shooting charge in the south suburb has been charged with first-degree murder in a separate case, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Saturday.
Man charged with videotaping women in Elmhurst Hospital bathroom
A 49-year-old Franklin Park man is accused of using his cellphone video camera to record women in a unisex bathroom at Elmhurst Hospital.
Boy shot outside Skokie’s Old Orchard Shopping Center
A boy was shot and wounded Friday night outside Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, near where a carnival was being held, but the police would say little about what happened.
3 killed, 8 wounded in gun violence since Friday night
Three men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in violence around the city since Friday night. On the South Side, a 17-year-old was shot to death in the Chatham neighborhood, police said.
Three teens charged with raping girl, posting video on Facebook
Three teenagers sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and posted the attacks on Facebook, Cook County prosecutors said Friday. Justin Applewhite, 16, Kenneth Brown, 15, and Scandale Fritz, 16, attacked the girl at Fritz’ home in the 400 block of West 60th Place on Dec. 15, …
Chicago man defrauded people in four states, police say
Police in northwest suburban Park Ridge say a 63-year-old Chicago man conducted a fictitious business that defrauded people in at least four states and they are now looking for additional victims.
Female stabbed in the head on Far South Side
A female was hospitalized after she was stabbed in the head on the Far South Side early Friday, police said. The female, whose age was not immediately available, was stabbed about 12:50 a.m. in the 13200 block of South Vernon Avenue, said police News Affairs …
Two men wounded in Pullman shooting
Two men were wounded during a shooting early Friday in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The men were standing outside in the 11700 block of South Lafayette Avenue at 2:15 a.m. when they heard shots and felt pain, police News Affairs Officer …
Cops say woman fabricated story that men robbed her of jewelry, cash on Mag Mile
Her story was a lie. That’s the message Chicago police sent out Thursday night about a woman who claimed a group of young men robbed her of jewelry worth more than $175,000 and several thousand dollars worth of cash on the Magnificent Mile in broad daylight Wednesday.
Police: 15-year-old boy killed in Auburn Gresham shooting
A 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting Thursday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, police said. The shooting happened about 9 p.m. in the 8600 block of South Ashland, according to Fire Media Affairs. The teen was shot once in the face and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
Man gets 145 days for throwing punch that killed Beverly teen on Indiana beach
A Chicago man was sentenced to 145 days behind bars Thursday after admitting his role in a deadly Indiana brawl that claimed the life of Kevin Kennelly Jr., of Beverly, on an Indiana beach in July 2011.
