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Missing pregnant teenage Chicago girl found, police say
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 15-year-old pregnant girl who had been missing since Thursday has been found safe, Chicago Police say. On Friday evening, Chicago Police asked for help from the public in finding Lezly Martinez, who had been missing for more than a day. Lezly had last been seen at 4:39 p.m. Thursday in the 7200 block of South Troy Street in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side. Police said Lezly is eight months pregnant.No further information was immediately available.
Chicago Braces for Showers and Thunderstorms, Potential Flooding and Severe Weather Risks
Chicago residents should brace for a bout of tempestuous weather as showers and storms roll through the area today, leading into a wet and possibly stormy week ahead. The National Weather Service's forecast for Chicago details showers and thunderstorms through mid-morning which, "may produce localized minor flooding." The forecast also warns of isolated to scattered storms which may reappear in the afternoon with a greater number expected to swarm the area late evening into overnight.
Severe storms again possible on breezy Sunday in Chicago area
Rain and thunderstorms that impacted the Chicago area are expected to end Sunday morning, but a threat of severe storms will once again emerge in the evening hours. According to forecast models, those showers and storms are expected to ease as the morning moves along, with mostly cloudy conditions expected.
Repeat felon working as armed ‘security guard’ beat woman, threatened to shoot her outside Chicago liquor store: prosecutors
CHICAGO—As a prosecutor completed a petition asking a judge to keep Larenzo Bailey in jail on a new Class X gun charge, they summarized the state’s version of his life in a single sentence. It’s one you probably won’t see on LinkedIn. “He is a lifelong...
Manhunt underway for man charged in killing of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca
A manhunt is underway to find a suspect in the April 20 murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca. Police said charges of first-degree murder were filed against 22-year-old Xavier Tate Jr., but no arrest has yet been reported.
Mild temps continue with an isolated late-day storm chance
CHICAGO (CBS) — A break in the rain comes midday through early afternoon. Chances for isolated pop-up storms heading into this evening. The highest rain chance is tonight. Warm temps stick around with highs in the 70s. Damaging winds and hail may accompany any strong storms that form.Storm Prediction Center has areas away from the lake at a Level 1 today on a scale of 1 to 5.TODAYWARM TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S. ISOLATED LATE DAY STORM CHANCE.TONIGHTSTRONG STORM CHANCE. MILD. LOW 62.MONDAYLEFTOVER SHOWERS. HIGH 72.
4 years for shooting at another driver on a Chinatown expressway ramp (while on probation for a gun case)
CHICAGO — A man accused of shooting at another driver during a road rage incident last year, just two months after being placed on “first-time weapon offender probation,” has been sentenced to four years in prison. Romeo Torres, 19, was facing attempted murder charges in the case...
Search underway for man missing from home on Northwest Side
CHICAGO — A search continues on Saturday afternoon for a man who police say is missing from his home on the city’s Northwest Side. According to Chicago police, 23-year-old Chilel Frank has been missing from his home in the 3300 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue, in Portage Park, since Sunday. Frank may be in the […]
Illinois man arrested in connection to THSB robbery
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)– The Terre Haute Police Department announced on Sunday it has arrested a man in connection to a bank robbery earlier this month. Rodney D. Brock, of Maywood, Illinois, has been charged with armed robbery following an incident at The Hometown Savings Bank on April 12th, police wrote. A release from THPD […]
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