CRIME & SAFETY
Migrant has been arrested 7 times since arriving in Chicago, including twice in April
CHICAGO — Here’s another “New Neighbors Update,” a chance to share some recent troubles Chicago’s newest residents have encountered with the legal system. Yuehigor Fajardo Gonzalez, a 30-year-old Venezuelan migrant living at the Standard Club shelter in the Loop, was arrested on April 9 after shelter staff members allegedly found him in possession of a single 9-millimeter bullet at the security checkpoint.
Motorist dies in fiery crash when vehicle plows into suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, police say
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle has plowed into a suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, engulfing it and the plaza in flames and killing the motorist. Illinois State Police say troopers responded to the scene early Thursday on a report that a vehicle had struck the Barrington Road Toll Plaza along westbound Interstate 90 in Cook County and become engulfed in fire. Police say the motorist was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chicago man suspected of stealing $837 in alcohol from suburban Mariano's
LOMBARD, Ill. - A Chicago man who allegedly fled from police after stealing more than $800 worth of alcohol from a suburban Mariano's grocery store on Wednesday has been charged with multiple felonies. Michael Howard, 43, appeared in court Thursday morning where a judge granted a request by the DuPage...
Vehicle crashes over I-355 wall near Addison; multiple southbound lanes shut down
ADDISON, Ill. - A vehicle crashed over the side of a wall along Interstate 355 near suburban Addison Friday morning, slowing down traffic. SkyFOX was over the scene at I-355 and Lake Street where a red vehicle could be seen stuck on top of the wall. The three left lanes...
Drive-by shooting caught on camera near Howard CTA station (video)
CHICAGO — Surveillance video of a shooting Sunday morning near the Howard CTA station shows a drive-by gunman opening fire on a group of people gathered around a car. Bullets are seen flying off the pavement of Howard Street as the shooter’s car speeds west. A 27-year-old woman...
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