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Driver who killed 78-year-old woman while fleeing a locksmith he didn’t want to pay gets probation
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to probation for crashing into another car and killing a 78-year-old woman as he sped away from a locksmith he did not want to pay. Kurell Purnell, 20, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide with a motor vehicle on Wednesday, according to court records.
Dolton trustees appoint acting mayor amid political turmoil
Trustees in Dolton this week voted to appoint an acting mayor amid ongoing political turmoil in the Chicago suburb. Trustee Jason House will now fill in for embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard in certain situations after Henyard, who is at the center of a series of subpoenas and lawsuits, missed 25 Board of Trustees meetings, the trustees decided.
Hunt killer in ‘drifting’ slaying
Police are appealing to the public to help find those responsible for the slaying of a 20-year-old West Englewood man during a takeover of the intersection at 59th and Western at 3:21 a.m. Sunday, May 5. The victim–identified as Guillermo “Memito” Caballero Jr., of the 7000 block of South Winchester–was...
Cook County man arrested after police find alleged crack cocaine during traffic stop in Naperville
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - A Cook County man was arrested after police found alleged crack cocaine during a traffic stop in Naperville this week. Erskine Wheeler, 44, of Harvey, faces two petty traffic violations, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Just before...
Police find car in Chicago connected to May 8 shooting
Local law enforcement recovered a stolen car in Chicago last week believed to have been driven there from Evanston by the offender or offenders who shot a 20-year-old man at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Foster Street Wednesday afternoon, May 8. According to the Evanston Police Department, the 20-year-old...
Cicero Public Library Employees Claim Frustration with “Toxic Work Environment”
Editor’s Note: Names that include an asterisk(*) are pseudonyms for sources due to fear of retaliation. Over the last two decades, the Cicero Public Library has been offering educational programs to the community, such as their Seed Library and one-on-one tech tutorials to help people prepare to work from home.
Chicago weather: Summer-like weather coming this weekend
CHICAGO - On Wednesday, there was a notable east-west temperature gradient. The lakefront topped out at 62 degrees, Waukegan hit 64, O’Hare maxed out at 67, while Midway and West Chicago hit 70 degrees and Aurora made it up to 73. Today, it looks like 70s area-wide despite increasing...
Chicago weather: Showers, storms return Thursday but so does the warmth
CHICAGO - Chicagoans enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday as sunshine prevailed and temperatures hovered in the comfortable range of the 60s and 70s. Tonight, skies are expected to be mostly clear to partly cloudy, with overnight lows dipping around 50 degrees. However, the calm weather won't last long as showers and...
New policy would overhaul long-criticized Chicago Police Dept. traffic stop-and-search tactic
Even if a gun, drugs or stolen property is discovered during the search of a vehicle, the proposed policy states prosecutors would "decline to prosecute" cases if the search originated from a "non-public safety," according to a draft policy obtained by the I-Team.
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