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30+ shots fired leaving man injured near downtown diner
CHICAGO — At least 30 shots were fired near a popular all-night diner on the Near North Side overnight, leaving a 34-year-old man injured. Chicago police said the shooting began as a “verbal altercation.”. The victim, 34, encountered the other man in the 300 block of West Locust...
Police search for missing man who may need medical attention
CHICAGO — Police are asking for help in the search for a man who officers say may need medical attention. According to the Chicago police, 61-year-old Pedro Hernandez is missing from the 2100 block of South California Avenue, in the city’s Little Village neighborhood. Officers say the missing man was last seen on Tuesday but has not been heard from since. […]
Cops eye Avondale shootout after 2 uncooperative men show up at hospital with gunshot wounds
CHICAGO — Two men who showed up at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with gunshot wounds on Friday evening weren’t cooperating with Chicago police investigators, the department said. But early indications were that the men may have been injured in a shootout between the occupants of two cars in Avondale.
Wife of man accused of shooting neighbor in hate crime under investigation
LOCKPORT, Ill. — The wife of a man accused of shooting his neighbor in a racially motivated incident is now under investigation. Investigators say 70-year-old John Shadbar’s wife works as a correctional Sergent at Cook County Jail and that she was home when her husband allegedly shot their neighbor. She has been de-deputized, pending the […]
Stormy 16-days produced 2,522 U.S. Severe Weather Reports
Very active 16 day stretch coming to an end—here are the details from the Storm Prediction Center Quiet weather settles in for the weekend before the next round of showers and possible thunderstorms early next week Saturday’s Severe Weather Outlook The quietest weather overall across the country in more than two weeks. Only one small area […]
How will cicadas affect my garden? Here's what to know as the emergence begins
Though the Chicago area has still yet to see the historic full-blown cicada emergence anticipated this year, the insects have started to appear, which has left many wondering how they will interact with the world, from their pets to their cars to their garden. While the cicadas have yet to...
Feds charge man with robbing postal worker of master keys (while on pretrial release for possessing a stolen postal service master key)
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors have charged a man with robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier last November. And, guess what? At the time of the robbery, the guy was on pretrial release for allegedly burglarizing a U.S. Postal Service mailbox. You may remember Richard Thompson. We introduced you...
OSF, other medical professionals found liable in $41 million malpractice lawsuit in Illinois
A jury in the Circuit Court of Cook County has awarded $41 million to a 72-year-old lawyer whose cerebral artery stroke was brought on by medical mismanagement at the Peoria-based OSF HealthCare System, according to a news release from the law firm representing him. Craig Pierce was awarded the verdict...
Armed robbers hit 6 businesses overnight on Chicago's Northwest Side
CHICAGO - Three liquor stores, two restaurants and a convenience store were held up at gunpoint Thursday night across Chicago's Northwest Side. In each robbery, two-to-three armed suspects entered the business, stole cash or cash drawers and fled the scene, according to the Chicago Police Department. In one incident, shots were exchanged between the suspects and the store clerk.
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