CRIME & SAFETY
Body pulled from Calumet River on Far South Side
CHICAGO — Illinois State Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Calumet River on the city’s Far South Side on Saturday afternoon. According to ISP, troopers were called to the scene near East 135th Place and South Indiana Avenue, in Riverdale, just before 1:45 p.m. following reports that a body had been found in […]
Man dies after being found shot in crashed car on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - A man died after being found shot inside a crashed vehicle in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood Friday night. Officers responded to a crash in the 6700 block of Woodlawn Avenue at 7:20 p.m. after being waved down by a citizen. A car had crashed into a wall. There was...
2 in custody after man fatally shot while walking to work on Chicago's Northwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police have two people in custody after a man walking to work was shot and killed on the city's Northwest Side. It happened around 7 a.m. Friday in the Dunning neighborhood. CBS 2 is waiting for the Cook County Medical Examiner's report before publishing the victim's name, but he was a young father. Neighbors visited the family's home Saturday, offering comfort. They said they were stunned by the violence that took place in their neighborhood. Detectives could be seen peering into backyards, bushes, and alleys as they covered ground in the neighborhood. A home security camera captured a person running down...
Chicago police seek information on 12-year-old girl missing from Grand Crossing
Chicago police have issued an alert for a 12-year-old girl reported missing from the city’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. According to the alert, Jamyia Milligan was last seen in the 8000 block of South Drexel Avenue on Wednesday. She is described as a 12-year-old girl, standing 5-feet tall and weighing...
DEA report assesses illicit drug trade in Chicago, across US as 'deadliest drug crisis ever'
Fentanyl is now listed as the nation's greatest and most urgent drug threat as Mexican cartels remain at the heart of drug trafficking threatening Chicago and other American communities, according to a new DEA report.
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