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Man accused of killing boy, stabbing mom admitted he had shown up at home but was not kept in prison
Crosetti Brand, 37, changed his story when he testified before parole officials, who ultimately decided to release him on March 12, a day before the attack at his ex-girlfriend’s North Side apartment.
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Thirteen of the robberies occurred between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday across the Avondale, Austin, Logan Square and Portage Park neighborhoods, though another occurred Thursday in the 2600 block of West Fletcher Avenue about 7:41 p.m.
A 25-year-old man was sitting on a porch in the 4200 block of North Kimball Avenue about 1:23 p.m. Sunday when two men walked up and shot at him, police said, hitting him five times.
Two cars were traveling in opposite directions in the 1500 block of West Augusta Avenue about 1:53 a.m. Sunday when one of the vehicles swerved into the path of the other. Two people were sent to hospitals.
A 20-year-old man was stopped in his vehicle in the first block of West 79th Street about 3:06 p.m. Sunday when a ‘known offender’ came up on foot and shot at the man, hitting him three times in the body, police said.
The incidents started in the 9100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue in June, with more fires occurring in July, September and October, police said. The most recent fire was reported March 2. Police have issued a suspect description.
Illinois State Police officers responding to a report of a rollover crash near 170th Street about 6:10 p.m. Saturday found a man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Gustavo Suarez, 27, was in an alley in the 5200 block of South Central Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when someone in a black truck opened fire, striking him in the chest.
The two men were in a parking lot about 5 p.m. in the 1500 block of East 75th Street when someone opened fire.
Sean Bailey, 45, was shot about 6:45 p.m. Friday. One person was being questioned by police.
Jayden Perkins was killed and his pregnant mother was critically wounded in the attack Wednesday morning in the 5900 block of North Ravenswood Avenue. Community members are raising money for the family.
Ricardo Rodriguez was released from prison in 2018, after saying he was framed by CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara. A year later, prosecutors claim, he joined a bungled ransom plot.
The two were sitting in a car about 5 p.m. in the 5000 block of South Western Avenue when they suffered gunshot wounds.
The man, 34, was standing in an alley around 11:55 a.m. in the 1700 block of West 95th Street when a blue vehicle drove by and someone from inside opened fire.
Officials have struggled to explain why Crosetti Brand, 37, was released from the Stateville Correctional Center on Tuesday — a day before the attack — after he had been sent back to prison earlier this year for menacing the woman while on parole.
Kendall Fleming, an Auburn Gresham resident, allegedly shot and killed Shannon Sago in the 8400 block of South Vincennes Avenue on Jan. 12.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Wheaton police officials said two teenage boys were charged with aggravated battery on public property following an investigation into the Feb. 28 fight.
Janet Kilkelly is accused of illegally giving thousands of dollars in credits to businesses that were applying for liquor and gambling licenses.
Jackie Wilson’s third trial for the 1982 murder of two Chicago Police officers collapsed amid allegations of prosecutor misconduct and police torture.
Two men were arguing when one of them, a licensed gun owner, shot the other, police said.