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Chicago severe weather threat: Tornadoes possible on Tuesday
CHICAGO - After a bout of strong to severe storms on Monday, conditions have temporarily calmed in the Chicago area. Attention is now turning to Tuesday, with the Storm Prediction Center placing the western third of Chicagoland under an Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) and the remainder of the area under a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather.
Tornado Scale and Safety: Find out what you can do when a tornado strikes
Stay Weather-Ready: Continue to listen to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay updated about tornado watches and warnings. At Your House: If you are in a tornado warning, go to your basement, safe room, or an interior room away from windows. Don’t forget pets if time allows.
'I'm done waiting. I will do it myself': Woman conspires with secret lover and co-worker at McDonald's to murder her boyfriend, cops say
A woman and her paramour in Illinois are behind bars after they allegedly conspired to kill her boyfriend. The post ‘I’m done waiting. I will do it myself’: Woman conspires with secret lover and co-worker at McDonald’s to murder her boyfriend, cops say first appeared on Law & Crime.
Video shows knife fight between several men near Magnificent Mile
Several men were involved in a knife fight on Sunday near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago, footage posted on a crime-reporting app showed. Video posted on the Citizen app captured at least four men armed with large knives near Ohio and Rush streets. At least one man appeared to chase several others, when they abruptly turned around and confronted him in the middle of the street.
Beverly hit hard by afternoon storm
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood was hit hard by a storm Monday afternoon. 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea said there are reports of about 30 trees down. One of them fell on a home near 103rd and Campbell. The homeowner told WGN-TV she’s lived in the bungalow for 45 years and though they’ve had tree […]
Powerful animal sedative likely cause of overdose spike in Chicago
A potent animal tranquilizer is likely behind an increase in drug overdoses in Chicago this month, health officials warned on Monday. The overdoses happened between May 11 and May 14, and drug samples from those cases tested positive for elevated levels of medetomidine. This powerful veterinary tranquilizer is not approved for human use. Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.Animal sedatives combined with other drugsThe drugs tested in Chicago also contained other opioid and non-opioid sedatives, including fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, alprazolam, and netizens, officials said.Medetomidine can cause respiratory depression, which can worsen when taken with other sedatives. Because...
Offenders robbing victims at gunpoint in Rogers Park, Edison Park then fleeing the scene on bikes
CHICAGO - Chicago police are searching for the offenders involved in six armed robberies in Rogers Park and Edison Park this month. In each incident, the offenders approached victims on the street or in their garages, pointed handguns or rifles and demanded money and phones, police said. One of the...
12-year-old girl among 2 dead in high-speed crash on Chicago's West Side: ME
CHICAGO - A 12-year-old girl was among two killed in a high-speed crash on Chicago's West Side Saturday night. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the girl as Imani Epps. The coroner said an unidentified male involved in the crash was also pronounced dead. Chicago police said a vehicle...
Illinois man arrested for theft of more than $30,000 in Longview
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – The Longview Police Department is warning the public of a scam after they recently arrested a person for allegedly stealing between $30,000 and $150,000. Muhammad Muzammil, 23 of Bolingbrook, Illinois, allegedly used scam tactics to scam a local victim out of a “significant amount of money,” according to Longview PD. “Unfortunately, […]
Calls for increased police presence after violent weekend in Chicago: 'We have to do something'
CHICAGO - There are increasing calls to ramp up the city's police presence as Memorial Day approaches, especially after a violent weekend. Police reported 45 people were shot this weekend, one of them fatally. Local activists gathered Monday, urging more police patrols in several neighborhoods, expressing concern that gun violence...
Trucks kept backing into NW Side man’s house. Now, City Hall is after him to repair the damage.
Robert Christie has had enough. The Chicago man lives in a beige-brick bungalow at North Cicero Avenue and West Ainslie Street on the Northwest Side — a house that for years has been a magnet for reversing semi-trucks whose drivers don’t heed signs’ warnings and realize too late they can’t make it through a low-clearance bridge at Gunnison Street just south of his home.
Suspected ‘microburst' causes tree damage on Chicago's Far South Side
A suspected ‘microburst’ has led to tree damage in multiple neighborhoods on Chicago’s Far South Side, with some limbs crashing into cars and homes and closing down several streets. According to 19th Ward Ald. Matthew O’Shea, the suspected microburst occurred during a severe thunderstorm that impacted the...
15-year-old boy critical in Albany Park drive-by shooting
CHICAGO — A 15-year-old boy was critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Albany Park Sunday afternoon. The boy was walking in an alley in the 3800 block of West Lawrence when a black sedan drove by. A gunman fired shots and struck the boy in the left leg. The boy was transported to Illinois […]
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