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The potential for severe weather looms over Chicago Thursday, with showers and thunderstorms already firing. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kendall and Will counties until 2:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The warning impacts southeastern Kendall County and northwestern Will County, with a...
79-year-old charged with murder in 1966 cold case of Illinois mother
The case became cold and was re-examined again by Calumet City police in Dec. 2022. In the last 16 months, the department said they located and re-interviewed witnesses and analyzed evidence which identified James Barbier as a suspect.
Murder charges approved against suspect in shooting of CPD officer
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office has approved murder charges against the suspect accused of killing Chicago police officer Luis Huesca on April 21. The suspect, identified as Xavier Tate Jr. was taken into custody Wednesday evening at a suburban Chicago apartment complex, and will face first-degree murder charges. “We...
Man charged with child abduction in Stickney Township
A Chicago man was charged last week with child abduction and luring of a minor after Cook County Sheriff’s Police detectives found he attempted to lure a minor into his vehicle, said Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. According to police, about 4:43 p.m. on Monday, April 22, officers...
Shots fired in Chicago Ridge Commons parking lot
Shots were fired Wednesday night in the parking lot at Chicago Ridge Commons mall. Police said they received reports of the shooting about 9:45 p.m. No injuries were reported. Multiple witnesses told police four men were walking through the parking lot from the XSport Fitness area. They approached two vehicles and separated with two entering a gold vehicle, possibly a Honda, and the other two subjects entering a black vehicle, possibly a Honda.
Romeoville Father Charged With Killing Son At Will County Forest Preserve in Plainfield
A former Illinois Department of Corrections officer from Romeoville will remain behind bars pending his trial. Fifty-six-year-old Fred Beaugard Sr. admitted to shooting his 19-year-old son to death, execution style at the Lake Renwick Forest Preserve. The shooting occurred Monday, April 29th just before 8 p.m. Beaugard’s son, 19-year-old Tayvion Beaugard was found lying near a picnic shelter at the preserve with two gunshot wounds. The shooting appears to be a domestic incident, and there is no threat to members of the public, said Forest Preserve Police Chief Tracy Chapman.
New Joliet deputy fire chiefs focus on connecting people with health, social services
The future of what it means to be a firefighter may be reflected in the two newest deputy chief positions created at the Joliet Fire Department. After years of being repeatedly called to the same residences to help with such issues as getting a disabled person out of a bed, the fire department is trying to get ahead of problems better handled by social agencies.
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