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...
Married couple identified in apparent murder-suicide at suburban Chicago home
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (CBS) — A married couple was found dead inside a home in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning. Vernon Hills police said just before 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a single-family home in the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road for a report of two people dead inside the residence.
Illinois quick hits: Drug pipeline busted; National Guard crash on I-55
Drug pipeline bustedTwo Illinois men have been sentenced to prison as part of a federal investigation that dismantled a Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline.Sheldon Morales and Eduardo Santana conspired with a supplier in Mexico and two Texas prison inmates to traffic meth, fentanyl and cocaine from Mexico to Evanston and Morton Grove. The drugs were sent in packages from California and Arizona and later sold in the Chicago area. National Guard crash on I-55A vehicle from an Illinois Army National Guard convoy overturned on Interstate 55 Thursday, resulting in minor injuries to the occupants. Illinois State Police responded to the crash in McLean County.A Humvee vehicle was heading north when it rolled over, but was turned up right on the side of the highway. The convoy was based out of Springfield.Moving company tips With peak moving season starting in Illinois, the Illinois Commerce Commission is urging residents to research moving companies before packing any boxes. Intrastate moving companies in Illinois must be licensed with the ICC. Consumers can check to see if an intrastate household goods mover is properly licensed to operate in Illinois and view the number of complaints filed against each company on the ICC website.
Chicago woman sentenced in $16M COVID-relief fraud scheme
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain more than $16 million in small business loans and grants from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Milica Sumakovic, 33, was sentenced on April 25...
Gunmen rob 5 people in 30 minutes in Bucktown
CHICAGO — A carload of armed men swept through Bucktown on Thursday morning, robbing at least five people in under a half hour before hurrying out of the neighborhood. Chicago police confirmed that the same group had committed all the robberies. The crew, wearing masks and black hoodies, jumped...
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.
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