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Wanted people seen running from police after crash on Chicago's Northwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Ring camera captured several suspects running away after a car crash in the Northwest Side's Portage Park neighborhood Tuesday night.Neighbors near Lavergne and Cornelia avenues said the wanted people were trying to get away from police after crashing into several parked cars.According to police dispatch reports, the car that crashed had been involved in a shooting on Lawndale Avenue near Fullerton Avenue in Logan Square.Three suspects were taken into custody about half an hour after the pursuit, according to dispatch reports.
Man stabbed after exiting store in the Loop
CHICAGO — Police are looking for the assailant who attacked a man with a knife in the Loop on Tuesday evening. It happened around 8:40 p.m. in the first block of West Van Buren, just outside the State-Van Buren El station. A 33-year-old man had just left a 7-Eleven...
St. Louis judge agrees to extradict Illinois man accused of killing brothers
Jeffrey Austwick, 54, of Highland Park, Illinois, has agreed to waive extradition proceedings and return home to face charges for the murders of his two brothers, Marc and John, who were found dead outside their home on June 5.
Winnetka Music Festival
It all started with small living room concerts. Now it’s a full-blown music festival taking over all of downtown Winnetka. The Winnetka Music Festival is *this weekend. There will be food, drinks and a chance to discover top emerging artists from across the globe. Founder Val Haller joins us with a look at the fest.
Shocking video shows moment out-of-control CTA bus slams into cars on busy Chicago street
Shocking surveillance video shows the moment an out-of-control CTA bus hit a building and plowed into multiple vehicles on a busy street Monday morning in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. The collision occurred at 10:41 a.m., when a CTA bus traveling northbound on Halsted struck a building, according to Chicago police. After...
2 men robbed, 1 pistol-whipped while walking in Lincoln Park
CHICAGO — Two men were robbed at gunpoint in Lincoln Park overnight, according to Chicago police. The robbers struck one of the victims in the face with a firearm, but no other injuries were reported. According to a Chicago police spokesperson, the men, ages 21 and 23, were walking...
Sign of Summer: Mosquitoes in Northfield test positive for West Nile virus
A batch of mosquitoes collected in Northfield on June 5 is the first in the area this year to test positive for the West Nile virus. Each year, the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District tracks the presence of the West Nile virus throughout its 14 communities, which include Wilmette, Winnetka, Northfield, Kenilworth and Glencoe. Typically, […] The post Sign of Summer: Mosquitoes in Northfield test positive for West Nile virus appeared first on The Record.
Chicago weather: 90-degree temperatures, high humidity and storms on the way
Summer may still be several days away, but hot and humid weather has arrived in Chicago. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, Wednesday's Chicago forecast calls for a mostly sunny and hot day, starting with a warm morning. "Temperatures are currently 20 degrees warmer than yesterday," NBC 5 Meteorologist...
Man charged with posing as carrier agent, nabbing $9.5M in goods
A Chicago man faces federal charges after authorities say he posed as a carrier agent, duping companies into releasing shipments to him and making off with more than $9.5 million in goods. Aivaras Zigmantas, a 39-year-old Lithuanian national who has lived in the Chicago area and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was...
Man gets 5 years for concealing the murder of his half-brother (and 7 more years for something he did in jail)
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for concealing the murder of his half-brother, but he received an additional seven-year sentence for something he did while in the Cook County jail. After 19-year-old Myron Richardson was found dead in the trunk of his burned-out...
City approves $50M settlement to ‘Marquette Park Four,’ men wrongfully convicted in 1995 double murder
CHICAGO — The city council approved Wednesday a $50 million settlement to four Chicago men wrongfully imprisoned for a total of 73 years. LaShawn Ezell, Charles Johnson, Larod Styles and Troshawn McCoy, known as the “Marquette Park Four,” were exonerated in 2017 after spending decades in prison for a 1995 double murder. The settlement, which […]
5 businesses burglarized on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - Chicago police issued a community alert this week after a series of burglaries on the city's South Side. The burglaries occurred at the following locations and times:. 2800 block of East 95th Street on May 23 at 3:20 a.m. 11100 block of South Michigan Avenue on May 25...
Bollards coming to Magnificent Mile this summer to prevent crash-and-grabs
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A West Englewood neighborhood liquor store early Tuesday became the latest Chicago business to be targeted in a crash-and-grab burglary—and one Chicago alderman in said his constituents are fed up with such crimes.In the incident early Tuesday morning, surveillance video caught a sport-utility vehicle backing into the doors of Rainbow Food & Liquors, 7100 S. Ashland Ave., and smashing through the doors. At least 10 people ran inside and stole thousands of merchandise.A series of similar smash-and-grabs have also occurred on the Magnificent Mile, and Ald. Brain Hopkins (2nd) said help is on the way. Protective bollards...
Man arraigned in fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago police officer
CHICAGO (AP) — A 22-year-old man entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer. Xavier L. Tate Jr. was arraigned on first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm charges in the April 21 slaying of Officer Luis M. Huesca.
Bronzeville Was Promised A Grocery Store. 6 Years Later, The Land Is Still Empty
BRONZEVILLE — A long-delayed plan to bring a grocery store to former public housing land in Bronzeville appears to have stalled once again. In 2018, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) announced plans for a Pete’s Fresh Market on the former site of Stateway Gardens housing project and the now-demolished Crispus Attucks Elementary at State Street and Pershing Road.
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