CRIME & SAFETY
Repeat felon working as armed ‘security guard’ beat woman, threatened to shoot her outside Chicago liquor store: prosecutors
CHICAGO—As a prosecutor completed a petition asking a judge to keep Larenzo Bailey in jail on a new Class X gun charge, they summarized the state’s version of his life in a single sentence. It’s one you probably won’t see on LinkedIn. “He is a lifelong...
Visitation held for fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Mourners paid their respects Sunday afternoon to fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca a week after he was gunned down outside his home as he finished his shift. His family and colleagues are preparing to say goodbye as the manhunt to track down his killer continues. The line of mourners outside the Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn was steady all afternoon. Many of those paying their respects to Officer Luis Huesca are colleagues in the Chicago Police Department and first responders from multiple agencies from across the area. It's a painful and emotional process that happens in the...
Northbound Dan Ryan ramp to westbound I-290 shut down for shooting investigation
The northbound ramp on the Dan Ryan Expressway to westbound I-290 has been shut down for a reported shooting investigation, according to authorities. Delays in the area are expected as authorities investigate the shooting, Illinois State Police said. Illinois State Police later provided an update, stating that I-90 southbound ramp...
Illinois man extradited in Gary girlfriend’s death
A Riverdale, Illinois man was extradited earlier this month for allegedly killing his Gary girlfriend near their five young kids. Samuel Carlos Edwards, 37, was charged on Jan. 13, 2023, with murder in the Dec. 27, 2022 death of Ieisha Jefferson, 31, of Gary. He made his first court appearance on Wednesday. His next date is scheduled for June 13. Court records show he was arrested in Houston ...
Calumet City man arrested in connection with Champaign shooting
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - A Calumet City man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a February shooting in Champaign. Champaign Police were called at 7:31 p.m. on February 19 to the 700 block of W. Vine Street for a report of a shooting with injuries. After officers...
3 get federal prison for robbing UPS truck, carjacking victims in Chicago and suburbs
CHICAGO — Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for carrying out a string of robberies and carjackings in Chicago and the suburbs during a two-day spree in August 2020. Investigators caught a big break in the case when a witness recorded one of the crimes, the armed robbery of a UPS truck in Oak Park, and shared it with police.
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