CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Judge denies pretrial release of a man charged with killing a Chicago police officer
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge denied pretrial release of a 22-year-old man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer during a court appearance Friday. Xavier L. Tate Jr. is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm in...
2 men charged in deadly Rogers Park shooting near CTA Red Line stop
CHICAGO -- Charges were filed Friday against two men in connection with a shooting last month that left one man dead and another wounded near a Red Line stop in Rogers Park. Deandre Loveless, 30, is accused of driving Jamarr Hill, 21, to the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue around 11 a.m. April 9. Hill got out of the car, chased one of the victims and fired shots before getting back in the car and fleeing the scene, Cook County prosecutors said.
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.
Pair shot in legs outside Wrigley Field
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two people were shot outside of Wrigley Field early Sunday morning. It happened around 1:13 a.m. in the 1000 block of West Addison Street. Chicago police said officers responded to the scene and found a man, 37, and a woman, 36, who were each struck in the leg by gunfire. They were taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition. The victims told police they were shot by an unknown man who left the scene in a dark-colored SUV. No arrests were made. Area 3 detectives were investigating.
Armed thieves on the run after robbing popular West Side bar, video shows
CHICAGO - Neighbors and business owners in the West Town neighborhood are on alert after a violent robbery at a popular bar. Irish Nobleman Pub, located at 1367 W Erie Street, has served the community for nearly a century. Around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, the bar was reportedly robbed at gunpoint...
Chicago man accused in deadly West Side shooting
CHICAGO — An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal shooting that unfolded on the city’s West Side in early December. Chicago police say 29-year-old Kameron Freeman, a Humboldt Park resident, was taken into custody on Thursday in the 1300 block of North Pulaski Road. Authorities say he has since been charged with two felonies, including armed […]
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