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Driver killed after being shot, crashing into parked cars in Calumet Heights
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 38-year-old man died after being shot multiple times inside his car in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. The shooting happened just before midnight in the 2400 block of East 91st Street. Chicago police said the victim was shot twice in the arm and once in the chest. He then hit multiple parked cars before jumping a curb and stopping near 90th and Yates.The victim was unable to provide details about the shooting, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and later died.No arrests have been made. Area 2 detectives were investigating.
Mom upset teacher allegedly cut son’s hair without permission
CHICAGO, Ill. (WBBM) – A mother in Chicago said her son’s teacher was out of line for allegedly cutting his hair without permission. Taisa Glass said she noticed some of her 7-year-old son’s hair missing when she picked him up from school last week, and now she wants answers.
Chicago Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Shooting of 27-Year-Old
A Chicago man has been cuffed for the attempted murder of a 27-year-old male, authorities said. According to Chicago Police, 35-year-old Jeremy Wormack of the 1100 block of W. 102nd St was collared by members of the Chicago Police Department Fugitive Apprehension Unit. Wormack was nabbed on May 15 at...
Chicago weather: A string of 80s is in our near future!
CHICAGO - Showers and a few thunderstorms moved through the Chicago area on Thursday, but will gradually diminish by this evening and overnight. Residents should expect areas of dense fog by daybreak on Friday, with overnight lows hovering in the upper 50s. Once the fog dissipates in the morning hours,...
Tragically, the Chicago Ride of Silence included 3 locations where 2 people were injured or killed on bikes
Yesterday evening there was lovely weather and scenery for a sad and solemn, but ultimately life-affirming bicycle event, the annual Chicago Ride of Silence. It's part of a global movement to call attention to importance of creating safer streets, and honor people who have been critically injured or fatally struck while riding bikes.
Some Chicago area police departments resell guns that go back into public circulation
Each year, tens of thousands of guns, once used by police officers, have been discovered at crime scenes, according to federal records obtained after a lengthy legal battle.CBS News and nonprofit newsrooms, The Trace and Reveal, surveyed 200 police agencies nationwide and found a majority sell their guns when they decide to upgrade their arsenal. Chicago police do not not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs. However, because of federal law, it's impossible to know whether any of those weapons were ever used in a crime later on, a CBS 2 investigation found. Local impactChiquita Jones...
In Some Chicago Neighborhoods, Almost Half Of Teens And Young Adults Are Not Going To School Or Working
CHICAGO — The portion of young Chicagoans neither going to school nor working is returning to pre-COVID levels — but it’s an uneven recovery that has left behind Black teens as well as adolescents in the city’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Overall, about 45,000 16- to 24-year-olds...
Man dies after being shot multiple times while driving on South Side
CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a driver was fatally shot on the city’s South Side. The shooting happened in the 2400 block of East 91st Street around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. Police said officers responded to a call of shots fired and found a vehicle in the 9000 block […]
Chicago weather: Dense fog advisory in effect with ‘sudden, dramatic' reductions in visibility
A dense fog advisory was in effect for some parts of the Chicago area Friday morning, with the National Weather Service warning commuters of "sudden, dramatic reductions in visibility." According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, the dense fog advisory was impacting all areas to the west, south and southeast,...
Chicago weather: Feeling like early July this weekend
CHICAGO - We start the day with areas of dense fog. An advisory for fog is in effect until 9 a.m. for most of Chicagoland, excluding the metro and far-northern counties as of the writing. The fog will go bye-bye and skies will become mostly sunny. It will be a...
1 dead, 2 injured in Englewood parking lot shooting
CHICAGO — A man died and two others were injured in the parking lot of an Englewood strip mall Tuesday night. CPD said the three men, ages 35, 38 and 34, were standing in the parking lot of 71st and Halsted Plaza when shots were fired. The 35-year-old sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body […]
Chicago man allegedly struck victim in head, shot him multiple times during fight: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was arrested this week after allegedly shooting another man multiple times during a fight on the city's South Side earlier this year. Jeremy Wormack, 35, faces one felony count of attempted first-degree murder. On March 21, Wormack was allegedly involved in an argument with a...
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