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2 robbed while walking in Bucktown, Old Town on Wednesday morning
CHICAGO — Police are investigating two robberies that occurred within 20 minutes yesterday morning in Old Town and Bucktown. First, three or four men jumped out of a white sedan to rob a woman as she walked in the 1200 block of North Clybourn. It happened around 5:35 a.m. According to a witness, the robbers made a U-turn, then stopped to rob the woman at gunpoint of her bag and phone.
New census data shows declining population in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, but some leaders aren’t buying the results
New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau paint what may be a clearer picture of population shifts in the region. And some aren’t buying the results, including the governor and some suburban mayors.
Six months after Yellow Line crash injured more than a dozen, investigation continues: ‘This never should have happened’
Six months ago, Stephen Helmer set out with his wife, daughter and toddler grandchildren to go sightseeing downtown, grab lunch and meet a friend. They never made it. About 10 minutes into their CTA train ride from Skokie, there was a “boom,” he told the Tribune, as their Yellow Line train slammed into a snowplow on the tracks ahead. Then panic, mayhem and screaming. He and his family were ...
Teen arrested in connection with robbery of Wilmette jogger
Local authorities on Tuesday arrested one of two alleged offenders in an armed robbery earlier this month in Wilmette. An 18-year-old Chicago resident is charged in connection with the crime after being apprehended by Skokie and Lincolnwood police on Tuesday, May 14. The arrestee reportedly was in a stolen car, according to a release from […] The post Teen arrested in connection with robbery of Wilmette jogger appeared first on The Record.
Slain 11-Year-Old Has Dance Scholarship Created In His Honor
The 11-year-old boy who lost his life trying to protect his mother will have a dance scholarship named in his honor. The 11-year-old boy who died trying to protect his mother from a serial domestic abuser will have a dance scholarship named in his honor. Jayden Perkins was stabbed to...
Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago
Police began dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday at DePaul University in Chicago, hours after the school's president told students to leave the area or face arrest.Officers and workers in yellow vests cleared out tents and camping equipment at the student encampment, leaving behind yellow squares of dead or dying grass where the tents had stood. Front-loaders were being used to remove the camping equipment.Just across the street from where the encampment was spread across a grassy expanse of DePaul’s campus known as “The Quad,” a few dozen protesters stood along a sidewalk in front of a service station,...
Cook County man faces gun, drug-related charges following high-speed crash in Palatine
PALATINE - A suburban man was arrested for gun and drug-related charges following a crash in Palatine last Thursday. Darius Redmond, 22, of Palatine, was traveling as a passenger in a black SUV on May 9 at 10:30 a.m. when the driver of the vehicle led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into other cars.
FBI raids Lincoln Square home in gang investigation, officials confirm
FBI agents conducted a raid at a residence on the North Side Thursday stemming from a gang investigation, sources and officials confirmed. A FBI spokeswoman said a warrant was executed but provided no further information. “There is currently no known threat to public safety at this time,” the spokeswoman said. A law enforcement source said the raid stemmed from an ongoing gang violence ...
Assailant at-large after woman attacked on trail near Niles, police say
After a woman was attacked and seriously hurt by a man along a Forest Preserve trail near Niles last week, police are asking the public for help in tracking down the suspect. Investigators said it happened on the afternoon of May 12.
It’s ‘Play ball!’ for Midway Baseball & Softball
It’s ‘Play ball!’ for Midway Baseball & Softball. Spread the love. If smiles were home runs, the boys and girls of the Midway Baseball & Softball Association were clearly the champions of West Lawn last Saturday, as they paraded through the streets of the community before beginning their 2024 season. – Photos by Steve Neuhaus.
Police find car in Chicago connected to May 8 shooting
Local law enforcement recovered a stolen car in Chicago last week believed to have been driven there from Evanston by the offender or offenders who shot a 20-year-old man at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Foster Street Wednesday afternoon, May 8. According to the Evanston Police Department, the 20-year-old...
All you need is love … and a seat at American English’s concert benefiting Cancer Resource Centre
Come together for an American English concert benefiting Cancer Resource Centre in Munster. The well-known Beatles tribute band will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, June 21 at Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. American English features Eric Michaels as Paul McCartney, Jim Irizarry as John Lennon, James Paul...
New policy would overhaul long-criticized Chicago Police Dept. traffic stop-and-search tactic
Even if a gun, drugs or stolen property is discovered during the search of a vehicle, the proposed policy states prosecutors would "decline to prosecute" cases if the search originated from a "non-public safety," according to a draft policy obtained by the I-Team.
Hunt killer in ‘drifting’ slaying
Police are appealing to the public to help find those responsible for the slaying of a 20-year-old West Englewood man during a takeover of the intersection at 59th and Western at 3:21 a.m. Sunday, May 5. The victim–identified as Guillermo “Memito” Caballero Jr., of the 7000 block of South Winchester–was...
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