CRIME & SAFETY
New developments unfold in criminal investigation in Dolton
New developments are unfolding in the criminal investigation in south suburban Dolton this week as another subpoena was delivered at the Village Hall, NBC Chicago has confirmed. The subpoena, which was delivered earlier this week, requested specific information about Mayor Tiffany Henyard and other key figures in her adminstration. A...
Body found in Chicago ID'd as missing man who vanished after making mysterious final phone call to mom
Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. A body that was recovered by police from the Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side Wednesday has been identified as a missing 24-year-old man from South Chicago. According to family, the man has been identified as Jovon...
Man arrested in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer who was heading home from work
CHICAGO (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was slain while off-duty and heading home from work, police said. Xavier L. Tate Jr., was taken into custody Wednesday evening by the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the murder of Officer Luis M. Huesca, 30, Chicago police said in a post on the social platform X.
Witness saw road rage on DuSable Lake Shore Drive that led to shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) – A road rage incident, captured on video, nearly took a deadly turn on DuSable Lake Shore Drive and 66th Street Wednesday afternoon when one driver sideswiped another, and then shots rang out.The argument between two drivers on DuSable Lake Shore Drive at around 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday quickly spiraled out of control when a silver SUV smashed the driver's side door of a black sedan and nearly hit a woman. The woman then hopped back into her car and proceeded to give chase.Deonte Barbee saw it all unfold when he was driving home. He said he was stunned...
Married couple identified in apparent murder-suicide at suburban Chicago home
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (CBS) — A married couple was found dead inside a home in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning. Vernon Hills police said just before 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a single-family home in the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road for a report of two people dead inside the residence.
Chicago Shooting on Lavergne
The Chicago shooting on Lavergne murderers are Ronnie Allen, 19, Knowledge Lemons, 21, and Lamont Dixon, 23. They have been charged with one felony offense of first-degree murder, one felony count of murder with a significant risk of damage or death, one felony count of murder (another forcible felony), and three felony charges of attempted first-degree murder. Allen has also been charged with one felony crime of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Additionally, Lemons has been hit with one felony offense of unlawful use of a weapon. Dixon has also been charged with one felony count of receiving, possessing, or selling a stolen car.
6-year-old girl, 2 adults die after crash in Ford Heights
FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. — A crash in Ford Heights killed three people, including a 6-year-old girl Thursday night. The crash happened around 7:55 p.m. near Lincoln Highway and Cottage Grove Avenue. The Cook County Sheriff’s Police says the driver of a Chrysler was driving east on Lincoln Highway when they hit a Nissan. The driver […]
Photos show 3 suspects in Chicago Red Line train robbery
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mass Transit detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a group who robbed a passenger on a CTA Red Line train last month. The robbery happened on April 7 around 8:30 p.m. at the Cermak-Chinatown stop in the 100 block of West Cermak Road.
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