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Jazariah Ridley: Chicago girl, 15, missing from LeClaire Courts
CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl. Jazariah Ridley was last seen on May 12 in the 4400 block of S. Leamington Avenue, according to police. She was wearing a pink skull cap, camo pants, white Nike shoes, and a gray backpack.
GoFundMe Launched For Family Of 24-Year-Old Father Fatally Shot Friday On Far NW Side
DUNNING — The shooting of a 24-year-old father in the Irving Woods neighborhood has the quiet community on edge. Zet Rodriguez was fatally shot around 7 a.m. Friday in the 3900 block of North Pittsburgh Avenue, police said. Rodriguez was shot in the chest and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Chicago Police Issue Community Alert for Garage Burglaries in 16th District
Residents of Chicago's 16th District are on high alert after a spree of garage burglaries, prompting an official community alert from the Chicago Police Department. Between April 16 and May 12, there were multiple break-ins with the thief targeting tools and lawn care equipment by forcibly entering through the side doors of the garages, as per the Chicago Police Department.
Burglars strike Northwest Side wholesale hardware store over and over again
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police have connected three people to more than 30 burglaries since the start of the year—with power tools appearing to be the target in each incident.B.E. Atlas Company, at 4300 N. Kilpatrick Ave. in the Northwest Side's Mayfair neighborhood, has been burglarized so many times that the staff say they now have an archive of surveillance video, and have identified a piece of clothing that may tie one of the suspects to the crimes."In March, they came day after day," said Stephen Byer, an administrator at B.E. Atlas.Since March, Byer has tried to keep up with...
Parolee tied up 2 men during Lakeview armed home invasion just 10 days after getting out of prison, officials say
CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged a man with committing a violent armed home invasion in Lakeview on Monday evening, just ten days after he got out of prison on parole. During a detention hearing on Tuesday afternoon, Kaabar Venson, 30, was jailed as a public safety risk by Judge William Fahy.
Chicago Welcomes Sunny Skies and Seasonal Warmth, with Weekend Thunderstorm Possibilities
Chicagoans can expect sunnier skies today as the clouds make way for sunshine with temperatures peaking around 60 degrees, indicating a north-northeast wind blowing at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight, the forecast persists with mild conditions and partly cloudy skies expected, a low hovers around 51 degrees, while the winds are set to calm down to 5 to 10 mph with possible gusts as high as 15 mph, as reported by the National Weather Service.
Search underway after CTA Pink Line passenger badly beaten
CHICAGO — Authorities are asking for help in the search for a man who badly beat a passenger on a CTA Pink Line train on Friday night. According to police, the attack happened just after 11 p.m. on the Pink Line train in the 1700 block of West Polk Street. Authorities say the man approached the […]
Cicadas may emerge earlier in Illinois as climate changes, experts say
As Illinois awaits a massive, rare double-brood emergence of cicadas, entomological research shows that the insects may come earlier.This year, two 'periodical' cicada species—Brood XIII and Brood XIX— will emerge simultaneously. Maps of Illinois show where each brood is expected to flourish. According to Jennifer Rydzewski of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, brood XIII occurs in the Chicago area only every 17 years, while Brood XIX occurs every 13 years."So the 13-year and 17-year life cycles only align every 221 years," Rydzewski told CBS Chicago in an e-mail."Periodical cicadas have typically emerged in late May or early June in...
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